DDR in Schools

Joel Stud?! · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Location: The ILSTU

My band teacher applied for a DDR Club for after school about two months ago (after we had it at a band party). Guess what! The person in charge of the decision on after-school activities (who got back to her the same day she applied for a jazz band) still hasn't replied! Yay! Hopefully after break it will be accepted and we can fundraise for two cobalt fluxes and a PS2.

It will become a Music and Rythym Game Club once Beatmania US comes out!

The Letter J · Trick Member Joined: 27 May 2005

I started DDR at my school just before Xmas break.
I was in a stupid depression state for a while and my counselor noticed this and also saw that I dropped out of all my clubs (art, science, etc) and stuff. My grades were also slipping, so when my counselor made a meeting with my mother and me, she brought up the dropping out of clubs issue. She asked why i did what I did, and i simply answered that I hated them. She turned the situation around and asked me what I did like. I almost shouted DDR when asked. She then offered to help me bring DDR to the school and try to start a group. One of the staff members who was present at the meeting told me that one or two students that she sees a lot also loves DDR and she would try to get them to be involved in this "club". I am a fool for competition and possible friend-making, so I agreed and since then, I have tried to put up flyers and stuff for the group to meet after school. Unfortunately. stupid jocks and the uncool "cool" people diss it and patronize me about playing DDR. Also, a lot of people have torn down a lot of the flyers!!! THIS PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH.
Anyways, I had developed a rule system that seemed to eliminate all problems. Home dance pads would be used and the person would be required to bring thier own pad. This ensures that the person would be DDR-active and be responsible for thier own property. This keepis the amount of people low and stable and not chaotic full of n00bs. (i hate myself for saying that, but chances are, an average person at my school would not take the time to learn DDR. They would just try it out, look retarded, probably do some damage in the process, and never come back.) This also eliminates the r-tards who mess up and/or break the pads and act stupid and try to make real DDR players look dumb. I supply all the games (MAX, MAX2, and Extreme) and the equipment. I also am trying to get extra pads for people who really want to learn, and/or play DDR but doesn't own a pad, and/or forgot thier pad, etc. The DDR itself is in the cafetieria, but if enough people get invloved, then the group shall get it's own room in the school.
So far no one has came to the meetings >_< but hopefully when break is over, I am gonna really try to make this work and get people to play. I KNOW that there has to be some people at my school who like DDR, but do not know of the group yet.

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The Letter J · Trick Member Joined: 27 May 2005

Well do you think my ideas are good, or are there any tips that you guys can give me?

Cambion · Basic Member Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh

My college has a game room, but no DDR machine. There's an arcade about 5 minutes from the school and I always see people from school down there playing DDR. I seriously wish the school would invest in a DDR machine or start a club or something - I know there's quite a few people who play DDR in my school. Had we a machine, there would probably be a line going up the staircase to the second floor of people wanting to play DDR.

It's not as if the game doesn't exist at all in the school...every other quarter, this thing called "Up All Night" is held. All the labs are open so students can make up late work or do work on projects. Also, there's activities going on in certain rooms. LiOne such activity is a room full of people playing video games. DDR tournaments are held, and cash prizes are given to those who place first in each category (Light, Standard, Heavy).

Still, we need a DDR club..
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The Letter J · Trick Member Joined: 27 May 2005

OMG, I wish my club idea works >_<. I don't know why, but I am just addicted to playing against other people!

Da-Risin-Smoke · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject:

all my friends switched to ITG, so im usually the best one there.

i only see beginners, lights, and ppl who are depedent on x2, boost heavy.

but, once in a while, i see someone very good
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Reven(G) · Trick Member Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Location: My House

lol u think a middle school would ever invest in something like that? i just hope its not in phys ed thou...my teacher is a frikin *****

MetallicBlue · Basic Member Joined: 12 Nov 2005

stfu bill, you're a f ucking homo, get a life and understand that teachers make like 20 thousand a year. Wouldn't you be a *****? Give him some money to buy food.

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Kachan · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Behind you.

well um...personally i think it would be great to have DDR in my school. i mean its not like the blasted place cant afford to buy a friggen machine but then again theres the motions i and every other DDRer in the school ::which isnt that many people to my knowledge:: would have to go through just to get the idea approved. but seriously though, it would help a lot if schools actually thought about putting a machine or two in their gym or something. just look at how many kids will actually want to go to P.E. then...
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Sayaell · Basic Member Joined: 15 Jan 2006

As much as I would love to have DDR in my school, the population of students wouldn't react well to it.

I know very few other students that play. The rest of the school, unfortunatly would probably just damage the machines or pads purposely.
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BabyLonLon · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

I never thought of having DDR in school before. We have a midterm week right now so I couldn't do anything now but after midterms I'm gonna try to start a club. Thanks to previous post (don't remember who said it now) I'll make it so people bring their own pads to prevent jack***es and noobs.

ElvishStar · Basic Member Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Location: Ohio

My school would never start something like this. They'd complain about having to fund it or allot time for it or find an advisor for it or blahblahblah. Besides that, I know of VERY few hardcore DDR players at my school. I've been called a geek because I'm a girl and I talk about DDR all the time cuz I <3 it,lol.

But then some kid at school works at an arcade I went to and after seeing me play he told everybody how cool I was

Phr34k_TeN · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject:

our ddr club has like no help whatsoever from anyone. we have to get money, supplies, and rooms ourselves. so far we're not exactly doing great, but hey, we're hanging in there

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angeldemon9923 · Basic Member Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Location: In Your Mom

Our school sucks for DDR.....Almost the Entire school is against DDR (I WAS one of them.....but not for the reason they have.....I thought I had horrible balance) I olny know about 6 or 7 people who play at my school.
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A. Phillips · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: Visalia, CA

it would have been fun. most of the kids would have been sweeting after 3 or so 3-4 footer songs.... 30 9-footers later... oh look a sweet drop on my head... i love playing Drop Out 3 times in a row.
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phonyreal · Trick Member Joined: 17 Mar 2005

my middle school started out with a ps2 and a pair of cobalt fluxes 3 years ago

just got an arcade machine from what i hear
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wschmrdr · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: Central NY

Well, this isn't exactly a school, but this is at a teen center geared towards middle/high-school-aged children:

Over a summer, I decided to bring in a dance pad and StepMania so the regulars who went to this place could play. Obviously not everyone liked it, but there were a few who enjoyed, and played all summer. Then the center bought a PS2 and 2 soft pads so that the kids could just go in and play on their own.

I've been trying to talk the local school into it (obviously being in college I won't ever play there), and who knows, they might invest. The game started only being played by a few of the females in town, and start growing in number when I introduced it to that teen center.

linkismyhero · Trick Member Joined: 13 Jun 2005

We're currently trying to get an actual cabinet at our school. What we're worried about is n00bs breaking the machine because they stomp (I know they would ignore the signs on the machine.)

I think I have a solution though. Make n00bs play on softpads and the PS2 version (or SM, for that matter) and only the good players can use the cabinet.

But first we gotta write the letter. *sigh