Roi Et - Clowning with the kids - Day 2

Today the kids are much more engaged! I think it helps to have smaller groups. Now about 40 per class -- three groups instead of two. They are warming up to things.

We work on movement and sound. For now I lead and initiate the creative movements, but ultimately I want them to initiate and come up with expressive movements on their own. We'll get there (I hope). It's a challenge to get them to do it at all. But they are starting to follow along more and do the movements. And they look to be having fun, even if still a little embarrassed. The older kids, too, so much more into it today! First day, they were way "too cool." (The typical junior high school kid.) I work on loosening them up a bit, get them to play and express themselves freely. They find the "woosh" and "boing!" game very funny (silly); laughing and giggling. (A simple theatrical warm-up game: passing a "woosh!" around the circle -- or "zip!" or a clap -- and when someone jumps and shout "boing!" the woosh reverses the other way around circle.)