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Freeze Dance: the setup, laid out

Freeze Dance

Music on, music off. Five minutes, no setup, works every time.

Ages
18 mo–9 yrs
Play
5–15 min
Prep
none
Mess
barely any
Energy
wild
Where
on the floor

You’ll need

Nothing at all. Just you.

Optional

How to play

  1. Put music on and dance.

  2. Stop the music without warning. Everybody freezes.

  3. Anyone who moves does a silly forfeit — one star jump.

  4. Change the rule each round: freeze like a statue, freeze on one leg, freeze low to the floor.

  5. Let them control the music for the last few rounds.

What it helps with

Make it different next time

  • Dance in slow motion until the music stops.
  • Freeze in the shape of an animal they call out.

Cleanup: None.

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