In praise of dancing.

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Some of the most popular machines in video arcades are the dance party games. In these, dancers stand on a foot pad and follow cues on the screen to perform the latest moves to current hits. The problem is that some of these rap and hip hop songs contain lyrics that may not be appropriate for all children.

Digital Praise, Fremont, Calif., offers one solution with Dance Praise ($49.95), a PC game that turns your computer into a dance arcade game. With a dance pad that connects to a USB port, Dance Praise contains over 50 top Christian hits from today's most popular artists.

The music provides for energetic dancing with uplifting messages that reinforce values such as love, goodness, and forgiveness. It has four key modes of play: Dance, the basic game with scores for the performance; Arcade offers scoring plus onscreen...