• accreting mass of people in the center of the square.
  • 'parasitic' gemini. One person starts out gemini with someone in the square, and they change who they're attached to whenever it's convenient.
  • 4 or 5 calls each replaced by an arbitrary OTHER sound effect - bell, horn,
  • Do something (silly - sound effect, pirouette, ...) at the end of each call.
  • Walking backwards.
  • Gender swap. on cue.
  • Push-me-pull-you - 2 dancers joined back-to-back.
  • changing 'forward' on cue
  • 'Improv' Tandem - front dancer no hands, rear dancer's hands used instead.
    • (W/blindfold??)
  • 4 calls at a time. ("relay the deucy, men run, right and left through, ladies chain" then Ted relaxes for a while.)
    • ... or called in reversed order.
  • Passing object through the air, square to square.
  • Change squares on a given call.
  • Color. Swap squares to Not the same color square...
  • No Hands
  • Phantoms
  • Physical phantoms:
    • Brooms
    • IV Stands
    • Desk/Rolling chairs
    • Giant Stuffed animals
  • Black Hole
  • Gemini
  • Tandem
  • Siamese
    • 1 each of the above.
  • Pavlov
  • Blindfolded
  • Walking Through Squares
  • Rope down center line
  • 3/4 time
  • Progressive squares - Can pass through other squares
  • Flippers/Shoe Boxes/Slippers
  • Don't Look Down/Stuff On Head
  • Ted Says
  • Balloons (Though, latex allergies.)
  • Moat
  • Beach Balls
  • Mirror
  • Strobes
  • Barstool
  • Noses
  • Hold Rope Up
  • Hot Potato
  • Ropes Between Partners
  • Exchange The Squares

  • > Nothing is ever original, but hey.  I'm not sure when this was last done.
    > Tape a circle on the floor.  Size and placement can vary. The idea is that
    > you cannot step into the circle.
    > So, for instance, one instantiation could be that there's a circle where
    > someone would stand if the square squared-up. Or in parallel waves (one
    > way, but not the other).
    > The trick is that somehow you need to indicate the centre of the square,
    > because otherwise it's pretty easy to shift so that you don't fall into the
    > black hole.

    dave!

  • > Hi JB,
    >The class spends almost 3 months with club helping them.  I'd love
    > to see a hack that "turns the tables"
    > The best I can come up with is having every class member square up
    > with a blindfolded club member.  Traditionally these tips have the
    > class dance without the club, so I'm not sure how people will feel
    > about this.  On the other hand, I think the club and class would both
    > enjoy it.  Especially if Ted calls easy. =)
    >-Heather