Rhythm · Dance
Nouns Dance Party
A rhythm dance game starring the Nouns.
Strike the moves on the beat with the Nouns! Dance to 6 original songs with the keyboard, touch pads, a controller or your real hands via the webcam.
- Genre
- Rhythm · Dance
- Price
- Free, no ads, no sign-up
- Songs
- 6 original songs, from slow and happy to very fast
- Levels
- Easy, Normal and Hard for every song
- Moves
- Left hand, right hand, hooray, clap, and holds
- Controls
- Keyboard, touch pads, controller, or your hands with a webcam
- Plays on
- Phones, tablets and computers
- Dancers
- 16 Nouns, 6 to start and 10 to unlock with stars
What is Nouns Dance Party?
Nouns Dance Party is a rhythm game for kids and families. Move cards slide along the track toward a ring in time with the music, and you make the move just as each card reaches the ring. There are only four moves, so anyone can join in: raise your left hand, raise your right hand, both hands up for a hooray, and clap.
Your Noun dances whatever you do on a light-up disco floor, under a giant Noggles sign and a spinning disco ball. Two backup Nouns dance the routine right on the beat, so you can watch and copy them, and a crowd of Nouns grooves along at the back.
On a computer with a webcam you can dance with your real hands: hand tracking (MediaPipe, running in your browser) sees when you raise a hand or clap. The video never leaves your device.
Watch the Nouns Dance Party trailer
41 seconds of real gameplay, filmed in the browser. Download the trailer (about 7 MB) to share it.
Nouns Dance Party screenshots
Features
Four simple moves
Left hand, right hand, hooray and clap: easy to learn, and the routines repeat in 4-bar phrases like a real dance, so you learn them as you go.
Dance with your hands
Turn on the camera and raise your hands for real. A little mirror in the corner shows the hands the game can see, with a line to raise them above.
Copy the backup Nouns
Two backup Nouns dance every move right on the beat, so even little dancers who cannot read the cards yet can follow along.
Party Time
Dance well to fill the Party meter. When it is full the floor goes rainbow, confetti flies and your points double for 16 beats.
Holds
Cards with a long tail are holds: keep the pose until the tail ends for bonus points.
Stars and dancers
Every song and level gives up to 5 stars and a grade from D to S. Stars unlock more Noun dancers, from RGB and Moonbow to Cordless Phone.
Fair timing
A tap test sets your timing to your speakers or headphones, and the camera gets a wider window because arms are slower than fingers.
Calm lights
Turn on Calm lights for a gentler floor with no flashing.
How to play
- Press Dance and pick a song and a level.
- Watch the cards slide toward the ring at the left of the track.
- Make the move just as a card reaches the ring: the closer to the beat, the better.
- Keep holds held until their tail ends.
- Fill the Party meter for Party Time, and finish for your stars and grade.
Controls
Keyboard
- A · ←
- Left hand
- D · →
- Right hand
- W · ↑
- Hooray (both hands)
- S · ↓
- Clap
- Esc · P
- Pause
Touch
- Dance pads
- Tap the pad for each move
- ⏸
- Pause
Camera
- One hand up
- Left or right hand
- Both hands up
- Hooray
- Palms together
- Clap
The songs
Nouns Dance Party questions
Is Nouns Dance Party free?
Yes. It is free to play in your browser, with no ads and no sign-up.
Is the camera video sent anywhere?
No. Hand tracking runs in your browser on your own device; the video is never uploaded or saved. The camera is off unless you turn it on.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. Tap the big dance pads at the bottom of the screen. Dancing with the camera is for computers with a webcam.
The moves feel late or early. What can I do?
Open Settings and use the Tap test: tap along to the beat and the game sets its timing to match your speakers or headphones. You can also nudge it by hand.
Ready to play?
Free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. No download, no sign-up.
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