Interlingual Energizers/I like to dance

Facilitator
amount	1
language level	(medium)
Participants
age	6+
group size	5-20
Setting
materials	nothing special
space	free space
time	5-10 min
Outcome
getting to know each other, ice breaker, introduction to pantomime / acting

The activity I like to dance (Deutsch: Ich mag es zu tanzen., română: Îmi place să …) is part of the collection of interlingual energizers. See a list of all activities.

Introduction

The introduction is also available in 1 other languages: Deutsch

Let's start with introducing our selfs. I think it's always hard to remember a lot of names at once. In order to remember as many names as possible we're going to connect every name with a movement.

Deutsch
Stellen wir uns ein bisschen vor. Ich finde es immer schwierig, mir viele Namen auf einmal zu merken. Damit es ein bisschen einfacher ist, verbinden wir jeden Namen mit einer Bewegung.

Rules

The rules is also available in 1 other languages: Deutsch

1. I say my name in the following way: "My name is Paul and I like to dance" (I make a movement which illustrates dancing.)
2. Now everybody repeats what I did.
3. You (the person next to me) continue in the same way: "My name is … and I like to …"

Deutsch
Ich sage meinen Namen so: „Mein Name ist Paul und ich mag es zu tanzen“ (Ich mache eine Bewegung, die Tanzen illustriert.) Jetzt wiederholen alle anderen was ich gemacht habe. Du (die Person neben mir) machst genauso weite: „Mein Name ist … und ich mag …“

Possible extensions

• Instead of saying what you like you can just make the movement and let the others guess. This emphasizes the theatre aspect.
• There is another less theatre-focused version called It itches here.

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