The Lure of DDR

Now that I think about it, I seem to have a fairly long history with DDR or for the uninitiated Dance Dance Revolution. I first saw (and tried out) a version of DDR in Japan about 10 years ago. Since that time DDR has taken off in the US and with a little prodding of my niece whose as whiz at this thing, I became a fan and I have to admit I even recently bought the Wii version.

What's the attraction? It's fun exercise.

Now it seems that some schools are seeing the light of DDR...not terribly surprising.

From Little Falls Times...

The Little Falls City School District recently received a $4,000 grant from the Dale Memorial Trust Fund to purchase three Dance Dance Revolution fitness bundles to accommodate large and small class sizes.

Based on current plans, more than 2,500 schools are expected to use the game by the end of the decade. Born eleven years ago in the arcades of Japan, Dance Dance Revolution has become a small craze among a generation of young Americans who appear less enamored of traditional team sports than their parents were and more amenable to the personal pursuits enabled by modern technology.