Stepping like a star.

• Position: What's New? - Brief Article - Product/Service Evaluation

There are a lot of choices on the market for practicing dance steps using bulky mats, but Wham-O, Inc., Emeryville, Calif., has come up with the innovative Star Steps dance lights to get your kids up off the couch and moving.

Star Steps have five lights that flash in patterns to represent five different dance moves such as shuffle back and forth, twirl around, or step side to side. Once the child has strapped one of the pink and green devices onto her shoelaces, she just needs to step in the direction of the...