Wireless dance mat, base device and method of operation

Apparatus comprising:

• a base device, wherein the base device is configured to be in wireless communication with at least one remote dance mat, wherein each dance mat is configured to have a respective person dance in contacting engagement therewith,
• wherein each dance mat includes
• a plurality of pressure sensors, wherein the pressure sensors are operative to sense person contact with an area of the dance mat, a wireless transceiver and transmission controller circuitry,
• wherein each dance mat is configured to transmit wireless signals on a uniform periodic time basis and in a sequential order, wherein each wireless signal from a respective dance mat includes data corresponding to pressure being sensed by the at least one of the pressure sensors of the dance mat at the time of signal transmission, and a position of the respective transmitted signal in the respective sequential order of signals transmitted by the respective dance mat,
• wherein the base device includes, base device circuitry,
• wherein the base device circuitry is operative to
• receive the transmitted signals from the at least one dance mat, and responsive to the data corresponding to the position included in the transmitted signals from a respective dance mat, determine when at least one of the signals from the respective dance mat has not been received.