Dance Praise

Our dear friends in Palo Alto, a homeschooling family of 7, introduced us to a new game a couple of years ago: Dance Praise (click on Dance Praise at the bottom of the screen). It's like Dance Dance Revolution, except with encouraging, wholesome songs and lyrics. Just as energetic and boppy. Upbeat songs by people like the Newsboys, Audio Adrenaline, Delirious?, ZOEgirl, Out of Eden, tobyMac, Steven Curtis Chapman, and David Crowder Band.

So about a month ago, we finally decided to get it for ourselves. We don't have a whole arcade game in our home, no - it's just a computer CD-rom which plays on our laptop screens, and two soft, foldable pads on the floor, so two people can duel or cooperate to make higher scores. I use it for exercise; there's a special mode for that which keeps track of time spent (or even calories burned, if you're into that). The time flies because I get so focused on stepping on the arrows at the right time, grooving to the beat...but as hard as I try, my kids are both always better than I. Come to our house and try it out...you'll want one, too. A great Christmas present: good for body and soul, interactive and social, and gets you farther away from the good old computer screen. No one paid me anything for this ad. I just love this game! It's almost too good to be true - but not quite.