In my house, we’re heading into week three of working from home full time. Normally when my game-obsessed husband begs me to play video games with him I’m too busy, I have a lot of work to do or I’m wrapped up in one of my own interests/hobbies. Something always prevents me from giving a chunk of my time to a video or computer game. However, given the vast amount of free time I’ve found myself with recently, he’s convinced me to try several new games, this week was Just Dance 2020 on the Nintendo Switch console.

Now I’m no stranger to the Just Dance franchise. I have vivid memories of Saturday night sleepovers in high school where my friends and I would spend hours playing Just Dance 4. Back then we played on Nintendo’s Wii console and the list of songs on the game included pop hits such as “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepson, “Disturbia” by Rihanna and “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj. However, it also included classic songs, such as “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder, “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Boys Town Gang. While it was a long time ago, I remember at least recognizing every song included in the game.

When my husband set up the game, however, I was floored. I recognized only a few titles and hadn’t even heard of many of the artists featured. While some of that may just be that I don’t listen to a lot of current pop music, it was probably also due to the large number of artists and songs from other cultures in a variety of languages that were featured. Don’t get me wrong – I appreciate the diversity and having a variety of genres, however personally I always find Just Dance more fun when I know the songs.

The game is played similarly to the Wii version, you hold a controller in one hand and follow the moves of dancers on the screen. We danced to one song on each level: easy, medium and hard. There is a fourth, extreme level, but we hadn’t played enough to unlock that. Easy was, indeed, quite simple with a variety of hand motions.

The medium level gets slightly more difficult, involving more leg movements. While the movements are only tracked through the hand you’re holding the controller in, it’s hard not to shimmy your shoulders or move your feet as your character does. The hard level builds once more and makes the moves more complicated.

Each song – despite my complete lack of dancing skills – was so much fun. After the initial jokes about embarrassing ourselves and being awful dancers, we started the dances. Soon, we found ourselves laughing, trying to not bump into each other in our tiny living room.

Another perk of Just Dance is that if you’re as competitive as we are and truly get into the game, it can serve as a way to get in a few moments of exercise. At the end of three songs I was starting to sweat and could feel my heart rate increasing, something I needed after three weeks of sitting on my couch.

Another positive of Just Dance 2020 is that if you’re playing it on the Nintendo Switch, there is a kids mode of play. When in kids mode there’s a specific list of age-appropriate songs that children can dance to including Baby Shark, Happy Birthday, Kitten Kitchens and My Friend The Dragon. It should be noted, however, that adults can dance to Baby Shark in regular gameplay as well.

One of the few drawbacks to the game is the limited amount of songs in kids mode. While the regular play has dozens of songs to choose from, kids mode only allows for a choice of nine songs. The last thing that may be a problem for large families is that only four players can dance at one time. While this wasn’t an issue for my husband and I, families with more than four members may have to alternate who is dancing. While it’s not the end of the world, and there is an easy solution that involves taking turns, it is something to keep in mind.