diff --git a/demos/rewind2/Makefile b/demos/rewind2/Makefile
index 09875cab..db419765 100644
--- a/demos/rewind2/Makefile
+++ b/demos/rewind2/Makefile
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ qload.inc:	generate_common QLOAD
 #	./generate_common -a 0x1200 -s do_wipe_center qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0x1200 -s hgr_page1_clearscreen qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0x1200 -s hgr_page2_clearscreen qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x1200 -s check_timeout qload.lst >> qload.inc
 
 
 ####
diff --git a/demos/rewind2/dancing/dancing.s b/demos/rewind2/dancing/dancing.s
index 4e98c829..f37c6706 100644
--- a/demos/rewind2/dancing/dancing.s
+++ b/demos/rewind2/dancing/dancing.s
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ dancing:
 
 	; wait a bit
 animate_loop:
+	lda	#5
+	sta	IRQ_COUNTDOWN
+
 	bit	PAGE1
 
 	ldy	DANCE_COUNT
@@ -61,7 +64,12 @@ animate_loop:
 ;	ldx	#$70
 	jsr	copy_to_400
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+
+wait_10hz:
+	jsr	check_timeout
+	bcc	wait_10hz
 
 	inc	DANCE_COUNT
 	lda	DANCE_COUNT
diff --git a/demos/rewind2/irq_wait.s b/demos/rewind2/irq_wait.s
index 7a9dda03..dce89070 100644
--- a/demos/rewind2/irq_wait.s
+++ b/demos/rewind2/irq_wait.s
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ setup_timeout:
 	rts
 
 	;===========================
-	; countodown second timeout
+	; countodown 50Hz timer
 	; also check for keypress
 	;===========================
 	; carry set = done
+
 check_timeout:
 	; check keyboard first
 	lda	KEYPRESS
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ check_timeout:
 timeout_not_keypress:
 	lda	IRQ_COUNTDOWN
 	bne	done_check_timeout_notdone
-irq_countdown_zero:
-	lda	SECOND_COUNTDOWN
+;irq_countdown_zero:
+;	lda	SECOND_COUNTDOWN
 	beq	done_check_timeout_done
 
 	; otherwise we need to decrement and update
-	dec	SECOND_COUNTDOWN
-	lda	#50
-	sta	IRQ_COUNTDOWN
+;	dec	SECOND_COUNTDOWN
+;	lda	#50
+;	sta	IRQ_COUNTDOWN
 
 done_check_pattern_notdone:
 done_check_timeout_notdone: