Stir Fry with Buttons

Interaction
Blade move
Techniques & Concepts
Step
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Instructor Notes:

Introduction

STEM From Dance instructors created a routine to the song "Stir Fry," featuring LED strips on their torsos and knees. Drawing inspiration from the STEP dance style, they used sharp, rhythmic movements to trigger sensor-based state changes with buttons, switching the lights between purple and yellow in sync with the choreography.

Materials

Electronics

Button LEDs

Supplies

Tape Scissors Velcro

Circuit Assembly

Code

Subcomponents

Placement of LEDs

LED strips are placed around their knees and across their torso and secured with pieces of velcro so they don’t move around as much when dancing.

Placement of Buttons

Buttons are placed on both their knees. When the dancer taps it, the LEDs switch from purple to yellow. The buttons are also secured with tape and pieces of velcro. The velcro is attached to the back of the buttons so that the buttons can be easily accessible.

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