Shuffle Shaper’s mission is to make learning to shuffle accessible to everyone - no matter what their background, age, or dance ability. The product opens the door to a complex dance style that can be intimidating to many people. The current tools on the market consist of YouTube videos and Tiktok/Instagram tutorials, but not everyone can pick up the dance from watching a few reels. It takes an understanding of the dance count, and then repetitive and consistent practice of the foot placements that are the backbone of the movements. The mat makes the link between the beat, the body positioning, and the mind.
The mat was designed by someone that had ZERO dance ability and very low foot coordination. I used to be the one standing at the edge of the dance circle at the music festival listening to my favorite artist, wishing I had the confidence or ability to join them. I designed the product in my garage to first teach myself, but with the goal of teaching EVERYONE like me that feared learning and feared how i would look in public dancing. Everyone who likes EDM will love moving their body to the music, and our goal is to spread the knowledge as efficiently and quickly as possible to spread the love of the music and movement.
Shuffle Shaper was designed to teach beginners, but even after mastering the dance moves, the mat is perfect for a dance surface at home or on the go.
Even expert shufflers prefer to dance on the mat due to its slight cushion vs a hard surface, but slick top that enhances the advanced glides and slides (you will be there soon too!)
Learning to shuffle dance has way more benefits than you would initially expect. It's an excellent workout for both your body and your mind. You get to move your body to your favorite music, all while getting healthier. It's an all-around great addition to or replacement of your normal workout routine. Physical benefits include improved stamina, full body strengthening & toning, and weight loss. Mental Benefits include stress relief, self-esteem/confidence boost, and entering flow state.
+ Full-body workout that can be done anywhere, anytime
+ Great cardio workout - you can burn 500-1000 calories per hour and greatly increase your stamina
+ Improves balance and hand-eye coordination
+ Strengthens and tones your legs, calves, and butt
+ Fantastic AB workout because of the leg lifts and twists involved
+ Strengthens your joints and ligaments - ankles, knees, hips
+ Weight/fat loss
+ Stress reliever and natural serotonin/dopamine boost
+ Learning to shuffle is a challenge but you can quickly reach new milestones, which gives you a huge feeling of accomplishment every time you level up your moves
+ Boosts self esteem and confidence
+ Gives you a great excuse to listen to your favorite music
+ Gives you the courage to dance in public or at your next music festival
+ Gives you a community to be a part of
+ Deeper connection to the music
+ Allows you to enter flow state
+ Improves your overall vibe
During the lockdown last year, I used the downtime to learn something I have always been too scared to start: The EDM Shuffle Dance. Even though I am a visual learner, watching YouTube videos didn't cut it. I need to see patterns, shapes, colors, and numbers. After drawing the shuffle dance foot placements on my garage floor to drill the moves, it hit me that there's likely many more people in the world that learn like I do. And even more likely...there's a lot of people that are fearful of starting to learn the dance. At that moment Shuffle Shaper was born with a mission to spread the love of electronic music and dance to everyone and to make learning the shuffle dance as easy as possible. -Derrek (Founder)
SKBD LLC
4023 Kennett Pike Ste 50441
Wilmington, DE 19807
