Musicians proceed up the eastern and western steps, and take their designated positions. Dancers carrying tasselled staves lead the dancers from the east and west, converging in the Main Courtyard, from where they diverge and climb the eastern and western steps to take up their positions.
The deacons also separate and march to their proper positions where they can perform their duties.
All these musicians, dancers and deacons (consisting of junior or senior high-school students, elementary school students and college students, respectively), advance to the beats of the Jin drum with making five steps and one Kou Tou in between beats.