Get kids moving with dance game exercise programs
Dance games reach the kids who sit out of sports. No experience needed, just a beat and a few arrows.
In development
Whole Class Mode Program
A new kind of dance game class: one projected screen, three levels of steps side by side, and a taped grid on the floor for each student.
Every kid dances at the same time
Nobody waits in line for a turn.
Big savings on equipment
No dance machines to buy. A projector, a laptop or TV box, and floor tape.
Get involved
Find your way in
For schools
Dance games in PE
An eight-week PE unit built around one dance machine and four rotating stations, so every student plays a song on the machine every class.
For gyms and community centers
Exergame!
An entertaining fitness program for school-aged kids that promotes exercise through interactivity. A drop-in activity for gyms, YMCAs, rec centers and after-school programs.
For supporters
Support the foundation
Get Up and Move Foundation is a private foundation, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), dedicated to improving the health and happiness of children through entertaining fitness programs.
For schools
Program documents and demo
Everything a PE teacher or principal needs to look at the program closely. Free to download and share.
PDF · 8 pages
Program proposal
For principals and PE teams: why dance games reach kids who avoid exercise, how a class runs, and how students track their progress.
Download PDF
PDF · 16 pages
Teacher kit
Ready to print: the class plan, floor setup, four station posters, a log-in and badges poster, step-pattern cards, logs and the week-by-week plan.
Download PDF
Web app · made-up students
StepUp demo
A working prototype of what students would see: their songs, personal bests, levels and badges. Logging in on the machine with a card or a phone is planned.
Open the demoRhythm game makers since 2000
The people behind Get Up and Move have been developing music and rhythm video games since 2000.
In that time, they’ve seen dance games change lives for kids and adults alike. They make exercise fun and challenging, and they reach many people who don’t enjoy sports or other kinds of exercise. Many of their friends and acquaintances have used dance games to lose weight, stay fit and build confidence.
Dance games we made have been used in schools and after-school programs around the world. Now we’re building the classroom program to go with them.
What the research says
Why dance games
Dance Dance Revolution in a school
The DDR-based exercise intervention improved children’s cardiorespiratory endurance and math scores over time.
Six exergames in the lab
All games used in our study elevated energy expenditure to moderate or vigorous intensity.
Dance Dance Revolution and Wii in the lab
Energy expenditure during active video game play is comparable to moderate-intensity walking.
Tell us about your kids
PE teachers, principals, coordinators and program directors: tell us about your kids, your space and what you’d want from a dance-game program.
Send us feedback