Nano Dancing: Have Nano, Will Dance!

I love dancing! I love all kinds of dancing - ballroom, latin, swing, rock, circle, square, line, zumba - you name it. Moving to music, especially with a partner - what can beat that for exercise, stress reduction, fun, and pure pleasure?

Now, I've discovered Nano Dancing, and I want to share this with the world!

What is Nano Dancing? And how do you do it?

Nano Dancing is just dancing to music that you listen to through an iPOD Nano (with ear buds).

If you love to dance, and you have a Nano (a miniature version of the iPOD, designed to be compatible with iTunes - and no, I'm not an Apple rep - in fact, I don't yet own a Nano, but I'm working on it), you're on your way to being in business. You can, of course, dance all by yourself; but like any dancing, it's more fun with a partner and/or a group.

Lately, I have been doing Nano Social Dancing with my friend, Bob - often in one of our kitchens, or at the local Y. What fun! And the Nano Dancing is his concept, his "baby". Later on, I'll tell you more about his Nano Dancing project.

Now, why would you choose to dance to music via a Nano instead of say, listening to music played on a radio or CD player or by a DJ or a live band?

Well, here are a few possible reasons:

1. You can dance to music anywhere, at any time - [What about the beach or a park in summer? A dance floor at a bar on a night when no dance music is provided? Your kitchen or living room or ...?]

2. You don't have to have a DJ or a live band or cumbersome playback equipment in order to dance - alone, with a partner, or in a group. [If you have a partner or especially a group, you probably do need a couple of other small and very portable pieces of equipment.]

3. The sound quality is superb - you can actually hear the beat - much better than the echoey, distorted, way-too-loud sound you often find at a dance venue. [Ideal for people with hearing issues, too.]

4. If you are dancing with a partner and/or with a group, you can synchronize your Nanos so that each person is hearing the same music at the same time.

5. You can adjust the volume to suit your own individual taste.

6. You set up your own playlist. You can dance to exactly the songs or types of dance music you prefer.

7. You can play your dance music as loud as you want, as late at night as you want, and you won't disturb your neighbors.

8. No radio commercials or dance intermissions. You choose when you want to start and stop dancing. You can repeat your favorites as often as you like.

Other reasons? Well, I guess there are people who just love to play with gadgets. [That's not me, particularly, but all the other reasons work for me.]

So, if this kind of dancing appeals to you, and if you happen to live in the Boston area - especially on the North Shore or on Cape Ann - you can learn more about Nano Dancing, and better yet experience it, by joining Bob's Meetup Group, Boston and Northshore Nano Dancers, http://www.meetup.com/Nano-Dancers/.

Talk about Happy Feet! Enjoy!