Offer your group to perform a simple and straightforward
body warm up exercises: starting with head and going down through shoulders,
arms, back, hamstrings, and calves.
Spread everyone out at the dance floor: explain that there
are no right or wrong moves or reactions, and the students should just
concentrate on their own performance, trying to avoid focusing on what other
people are doing, unless that is the explicit requirement from the facilitator for
the particular exercise.
Provide something for your students to think about, triggering
the process of their imagination activation, letting them to perform according
to the imaginary task, processed in the brain. That may be situation (getting
late for the class), sport (playing chess), emotional state (being in love),
animal (happy dog), or any descriptive words (raising sun).
If the group is responding well, the leader can give more
complicated instructions, offering an additional level or levels of response.
For example, chess players might be winning the game, happy dog dropping on the
floor to enjoy the paddle, or raising sun is hiding in the clouds.
