This project has moved to Codeberg, any new choreography and tracks for 2025 are there
Synthercise is an 8-bit dance fitness programme developed for Electromagnetic Field.
It's a 40-45 minute chiptune dance fitness workout approachable for beginners, with options for experienced exercisers - you don't have to think of yourself as fit, or a dancer, to enjoy Synthercise!
This set has a focus heavy on high-energy 90s numbers. The choice is driven by work I could find that's not DRM-encumbered. MP3s of most of the retro tracks were provided by the lovely Raxlen Slice, the rest are plundered from the music archives of demozoo
A low-impact warmup track with simple dance moves that stretch muscles in legs, shoulders and torso
Line-dancing, but with bleeps
A pulse-raising techno track with a gradual introduction
A track focused on strength development with boxing moves, introducing some gentle squats and lunges
Youtube - Raxlen Slice An upbeat, relaxed track with simplified versions of the movie choreography
A high energy track to get the heart working, with karate-inspired movements
Youtube - Raxlen Slice A recovery track with a lot of waacking-style arm movement
Demozoo - Aki and TDM / AY Riders
Finest nu-disco pop with combo move borrowed from the music video
Demozoo - Steel / Genesis Project
A cooldown track with stretches for different muscle groups
Set of pilates / gi gong / yoga / iaido warmup exercises designed to counteract the posture effects of doing too much of other specific things. One day these might gain a timing soundtrack
Unplugged: Tech Neck antidote to spending too much of one's life hyperfocused over a small screen or a keyboard. No soundtrack at present, and a work in progress
Unplugged: Hip It antidote to spending too much of one's life doing repetitive weight-lifting exercises and/or playing videogames, resulting in a lack of hip motion
The choreography is made available under an Attribution-ShareAlike licence. Anyone is welcome to offer a Synthercise class, but if you add new choreography and tracks, please contribute them to this repository. It's designed for to be delivered by a Level 2 Group Exercise to Music qualified instructor.
Suggestions for new tracks to add are also really welcome!