Energy Circle

This game is a great exercise for the very beginning of the session.

Purpose:

• Warm up body and voice
• Get loose nervousness
• Simple communication

How to:

1. Make a circle. Decide the leader.
2. Leader says a single word to the person who is standing next to him/her with a simple action. Word can be a simple greeting such as "Hi!", "Yo!", or "Meow". Action also should be simple such as waving a hand, thumbing up, or making a high-five.
3. The person who received the word and the action passes the same word and action to the next person, but increase the volume and action slightly bigger. 
4. Keep passing the word and action in the circle. Each time the volume and movement has to be increased louder and bigger. 
5. Keep going round the circle twice or three times, trying to make both voice and gesture really loud and excessive.
6. Leader stops the flow, give everyone an applause. 

Variation:

• Go reverse. Start from a very loud voice and a big action, then gradually diminish the power.
• Instead of a greeting, choose a name of an everyday object such as "Banana", "Elephant", or "bicycle". Then try to pass on that object instead of the action. The object gets bigger and heavier as it is passed onto.