Toddlers & DDR -- How young is too young

PÄÅÄ¡Å©Ä«Åâ¢ â¶â · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jul 2005

My sister is 9, has been playing for two months, and can do 9's.
9's a good age ==

SakuraJon10 · Trick Member Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Location: Where am I?

I started when i was 10 (Im 12 now) and i passed Sakura and Max 300 when i was 11. Me and my friends go to the arcade and we see a seven year old playing DDR and like someone already said "HE WAS DAMN CLOSE TO PASSING SAKURA!"
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penguin1232323 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Aug 2005

I say start at 5 or 6.
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FABO!!! · Trick Member Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Location: Georgia

when both of your feet cant stand on left and right at the same time

woopsy_girl · Basic Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005

Well once when I was at the arcade there was this girl and she was 7 ytears old and playing ddr on heavy. She was doing beter then I was at the time! But I'd say 4 or 5 would be a good age to really start playing. But I would atempt to start teaching him how to play, and hit the arows, as soon as he has mastered walking.
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that loser in the corner · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jul 2005

umm...no specific age...I think they're too young when they need to run/walk to the next arrow in order to hit it. But at least old enough to pay attention long enough for the 3 songs.

DDRIS133t · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jul 2005

my 7 year old bro has been playin for about a year, and he can pass almost all 9 footers, all 8's, and has AAed all the Max's on Standard. DDR has helped him in everything, and he loves it. As do I...LOL

0verKill · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject:

I think it is a great idea to expose children to DDR because of both the music and healthy exercise. However, you should be cautious if the child wants to play at an arcade...

Boardwalk @ North Wildwood, NJ. - August 23rd 2005 - Ed's Funcade 3

I spotted this small child playing DDR in a crowded arcade on the boardwalk. He was actually doing well and passing light songs. Unfortunately, the people you see gathered around him were in a massive screaming fight over who was up next, and the poor kid almost caught a few elbows as ignorant people waved their hands in eachother's faces. He failed his last song do to the people and ran away from the crowd, I didn't know who was supposed to be watching him but I bet it was not an adult.

I've seen DDR players get nasty towards eachother really fast in a crowd, especially when the arcade is in a popular location like a large mall or boardwalk. I would recommend playing at a dedicated arcade location such an amusement center that caters to kids, if you were to play outside the home that is.

Just as another anecdote, about 2 years ago before I could pass Max 300, a slightly chubby 7-year-old girl beasted me on hvy. Then she got close to passing LoM hvy on double! It was unbelivable.
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sacratoy · Trick Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Location: Longmont, CO

i would say 5 years old. i have some cousins that are about 4 and i think there coordination is just a bit too low. but i must say if there balance is good enough and they are big enough to reach the buttons then earlier the better. i would get the child into some sort of team game though because DDR does not infuence social interaction to a good extent. i personaly started at about 9 years old and i got it down semi quick. strive for 5 baby...but of coarse there are your naturals

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[quote:053ff83133="PBoy227"]I made love on a DDR machine once....[/quote]