DanceTown offers a new strategy to promote physical activity. It is a fitness system designed for older adults, but appeals to individuals of varying ages and abilities. Players dance to music on a square dance pad that is marked with directional arrows and connected to a personal computer and display device (i.e. television). Dancer's movements are guided by a system of scrolling arrows; players must step on corresponding arrows on the dance pad.

Dance pad games have the advantages of video games (interaction, rapid feedback, progress, rewards for persistence) but also create energy expenditure and can help build up endurance, strength, coordination, and balance. Since dance pad dancing requires attention, concentration, and visual spatial skills, it also has the potential to serve as a form of cognitive training.

With the DanceTown 2-Player System, two people can dance at the same time, at the same or differing ability levels. DanceTown also has a web-based system for recording a player's performance and tracking progress over time, and because it does not require a lot of space, you can have your own dance party in the comfort of your own home! DanceTown can be a great way to motivate inactive people of varying mental and physical abilities to get up and move.

To read the summarized web version of a whitepaper about the health benefits of the DanceTown system, go to http://www.dancetown.us/benefits/benefits.asp.

To watch online user videos, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/DancetownFitness.

For more information, go to http://www.dancetown.us/products/products.asp or contact Touchtown Inc. at Info@dancetown.us or 412-826-0460.