Amazon’s proposal for delivering packages via drones has triggered a huge wave of press coverage … and controversy. Wilddancer has been watching to see if and when they will get used to record dance routines, especially those that move around the dance floor (like waltz, foxtrot, cowboy two-step, or polka). The Parrot company in France introduced a model several years ago that can be controlled by an iPhone or iPod, which can also record the video stream sent back from the tiny video camera built into the drone. Thus far the Parrot seems to have been used mainly by the same sort of hobbyists who enjoy flying remote-controlled model planes. But maybe now with this publicity dancers (at least during practice and competitions) will consider using them to record their performances, and those of their competitors, it’s an idea whose time has come. Brookstone has been selling them for some time, and eBay usually has a bunch ofused ones listed. And the Christmas season is bringing them out in force, including from such unlikely-sounding retailers as Bed Bath & Beyond (selling the Quadricopter for $179). But the heavier-duty AR Drone 2.0 seems to be pegged at $299 (including at the Apple Store).