My contribution to the Close Encounters gathering on artistic research in dance at the University College of Dance in Sweden addressed an area of contemporary research gaining in physical, social, and philosophical momentum: the use of mobile devices in our cities. I concentrated on mobile phones but many communication and mobile media devices could have been considered. This area has been called ‘locative media,’ and has cap- tured the imaginations of geographers, media artists, architects, engine- ers, and philosophers. Now is the time for dancers and choreographers to contribute to the critical and creative activity around bodies and mobile devices in social contexts.