SDC in Vancouver

Under the motto "Come share your energy" BC Hydro is organizing a very cool unofficial hub event during the Olympic Games of 2010. It's a zero charge gathering place in downtown Vancouver, very close to the Olympic grid. Of course the Sustainable Dance Floor will generate its positive energy during the full lenght of the games at this special venue.


Club Energy will be open from noon until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and until 8 p.m. from Sunday to thursday. Deejays will be spinning all types of music for all ages, and dance students and professionals from Harbour Dance will be leading visitors in salsa, swing, hip-hop and country two-step dances.

Every day at 3 p.m. there will be a So You Think You Can Dance competition. And at 5 p.m. is a Fastest Feet Competition, to see who can generate most energy by moving their feet.

On Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. local time, b-girls and b-boys will spart one-on-one break-dance battles on the energy-generating floor. Throughout the Games, Club Energy will be measuring which country is able to generate the most power by dancing in the BC Power Smart Dance Challange. So if you are in the neighbourhood it's definitly worth a visit!

Source: http://www.sustainabledanceclub.com/index.php?t=newsd&n=75

summary

During the Olympic Games there is a company called BC Hydro that will install a sustainable dance club in Vancouver. This is a floor that generates energy so that there doesn't need to be any extra electricity for the lights or tv-screens. To get some action there are different activities organised during the games, such as, So You Think You Can Dance, B-Boys contests,... And there will be different kinds of music being played by a Deejay.

So in shorts it's a very cool and innovative way to make green energy!

Opinion

I think it's a wonderful idea to introduce these dance floors all over the world. People like the thought of being "green" and the thought of helping the climate, so this should be a hugh success.

In addition to that, I believe that it would motivate people to dance more and to kill those quiet moments in the beginning of the evening when nobody's on the dance floor.

Can't wait to try this floor!