Tag: dance technology

Introducing: Robo-Pointe-Shoes

(Courtesy Lesia Trubat, via Designboom) There’s been a lot of buzz lately about new technology designed to capture to capture the movement of dance. The latest development? PREPARE FOR THE ATTACK OF THE ROBO-POINTE-SHOES! JK. But you have to admit, they look a little Terminator-y. This new invention, which is actually called E-Traces Pointe Shoes, […]

MJ's Holographic Appearance

Last night, the ghost, err, hologram of Michael Jackson appeared in Las Vegas, in a very dancey performance at the Billboard Music Awards. The computer-generated King of Pop sang “Slave to the Rhythm,” from XSCAPE, and while he did moonwalk during the dance break, I think it may be safe to say that holograms don’t […]