This kit allowed the game to run offline, although optional online support remains available indefinitely.

Another 19 licensed songs (including "Night of Fire" by Niko) and one Konami original ("Kind Lady" by Okuyatos) were available for online play at arcades, but were removed prior to the release of the offline kit.

[8] Dance Around uses a pair of cameras mounted on either side of the cabinet to detect the player's body using parallax.

Most of the prompts are rounded rectangles that show the areas where the game expects the player's hands and feet to be in or moved into.

However, if using "Performance Style", the game moves the avatar into a window in the corner, and it mimics the players movements in the real world.

"Performance Style" unlocks the ability to record the player's movements on certain songs, and play them back on a Web-based interface later.

[11] GameSpot said in their review, "though the novel camera feature fuels some goofy fun, DanceMasters only holds lasting appeal for dedicated dance fiends...you'll probably tire of the game shortly after the novelty of the live action camera wears off...though there are better video game dance opportunities available, heading out onto the floor with DanceMasters is still good for a few kicks.