How To Make A Dance Mat

Cut a piece of carpet padding that is as big as your cardboard box dance mat.

How to make a dance mat.

Welcome to dance mat typing an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 11 years. Like playing dance dance revolution but don t have an arcade in your area. These mats and covers are extremely durable and produce very nice sound over wood. Decide what materials you will use to make a sturdy dance pad.

I m a big fan of ddr as a game and form of exercise but since by foam pads and ps2 died i haven t played for a couple years. The padding can be removed once you are more adept at breakdancing and no longer require the added protection. There are four levels to play each divided into three stages. A dance mat is my favorite solution because you don t need to build or attach anything permanently and your wood will never get damaged.

Place the carpet padding in your dance area and put the box on top of the padding. Tired of playing on soft mats which limit the difficulty of songs you can pass. I figured if i got stepmania setup on my pc and build some hard pads i could get my butt in gear and start playing again. Helpful 0 not helpful 0.

Cardboard is stiff and can be used as a base. When folded it can flex and acts like a spring to open and close a circuit. If you are uncomfortable playing by yourself bring a friend. Most will be a thin durable material similar to that of a yoga mat.

Connect the dance pad to one of the usb slots on the computer. Most computers will automatically install the drivers. Inexpensive hard ddr stepmania dance pad controller. However if the dance pad comes with a cd specialized software may need to be installed.

If you need the support of the bar but own the home version of the game with a soft dance mat you can put a chair backwards behind the dance mat and use the headrest as the bar. This top layer usually costs 2 4 per sqft 0 2 0 4 meters squared.