Out Ofstep brings Morris into the 21st century. Working in conjunction with some of the country’s leading universities, the JMO has developed mobile phone based technology designed synchronise a sides’ performance. Using motion capture technology and EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) the performance of one dancer can be “imposed” on to another.

 

As No 1 takes a step, sensors detect the movement and instantly trigger small electric shocks in the muscles of the rest of the side, resulting in near perfect synchronisation. An app can be used to link the correct muscle combinations. By Selecting the relevant tradition you can have outside foot, right foot, left foot, ranting, single step, the list is virtually endless.

 

Lasers, widely used in industry, are deployed to give perfect straight lines. Research has shown that the smell of burning flesh (your own flesh in particular) encourages dancers to stay in lines that foremen can only dream off. When combined with the wizzy spinny things used in supermarket scanners, the lasers weave complex patterns that make rapper look positively tame.

 

To minimise cost Morris sides are encouraged to join the same mobile phone network. O2 have agreed to offer a special tariff, to be known as JMO2.