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Circle Dialogue ยท Reflection and Learning

Energizer: Memorize my moves

Energizer: Memorize my moves is a circle dialogue exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Step 2 Explain: One person will begin the game by showing everyone a quick dance move or movement, for example, stomping feet, jumping in the air, or spinning in a circle.
  2. The person to their right must copy the dance move, then create their own.
  3. The third person must copy both dance moves and create their own, and so on, until everyone has had a turn.
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Step 2 Explain: One person will begin the game by showing everyone a quick dance move or movement, for example, stomping feet, jumping in the air, or spinning in a circle.

The person to their right must copy the dance move, then create their own.

The third person must copy both dance moves and create their own, and so on, until everyone has had a turn.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Energizer: Memorize my moves. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Step 2 Explain: One person will begin the game by showing everyone a quick dance move or movement, for example, stomping feet, jumping in the air, or spinning in a circle.; The person to their right must copy the dance move, then create their own.; The third person must copy both dance moves and create their own, and so on, until everyone has had a turn.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from UNICEF; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including UNICEF.)
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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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