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MUVE Dancing Games



Ignite party fun with any number of guests
or family members with a MUVE Dancing Game.

MUVE Dancing Games inspire creativity, boost self-esteem and teach leadership and following. They give families and friends an exhilarating experience and a fun activity together. Players switch leading positions within their group. MUSES (lead dancers), move in different advancement patterns. Outgoing personalities become MUSES, shy individuals dance along without the pressure of having to lead.

Anyone can enjoy a MUVE Game, no matter their age or physical shape, because with MUVE everyone adjusts movement size and energy level to fit their personal needs. MUVE dancing Games are loads of fun and a healthy physical workout.

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Dance Games for Kids, Teens, Adults and Elderly _ Edge

Dance Games for Kids, Teens, Adults and Elderly _ Edge

(Edge of Glory) A group of teenagers dance to Lady Gaga song. This is a MUVE Dancing Game where players inspire each other with easy to follow dance moves. MUVE dance activity ideas are great for groups of youngsters and seniors alike because the dancing is improvised and can suit any ability. You always make it your own style/speed/shape. MUVE dancing is a creative opportunity to shine, and to share in fun and play with community. Special for this particular dancing game is the added fun of manipulating toys (objects). There is a Dancing Grid of 7 Triangles marked on the ground. Each Triangle features a set of toys. As the Caller calls for a rotation ("MOVE",) dancers drop their toys to move to the next Triangle. [watch video - dance along]

Exercise Activities for Kids, Teens and Grown-ups

Exercise Activities for Kids, Teens and Grown-ups

(Gotta Feeling) Teenagers and staff of the Winners' Camp in Hawaii, dance exercise in MUVE dance work shop. This group activity for teens is one of the MUVE Dancing Games. It is called a Muse-Circle Game with Center Muse. The whole group follows the lead of the Center-Muse loosely. Seven Muses alternate to lead the dancing exercises. MUVE Dancing Games are also great school exercises for kids and teens. You can MUVE in between subjects to refresh body and mind, or implement the MUVE School Curriculum, a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP.) [watch video - dance along]

Fun Activities for Teenagers – Gaga Song Telephone

Fun Activities for Teenagers – Gaga Song Telephone

(Telephone) Dance exercise and MUVE workout for teenagers. This MUVE Dancing Game is called a "Revolving" Game because with each "Call" every player moves to a new spot on a dancing-grid marked on the floor. There is an Outer and an Inner Circle. The Inner Circle is called the Muse-Circle, because it's dancers lead the whole group as they reach the "Center-Muse-Spot." Revolving Dancing Games require attention and cooperation. MUVE Dancing Games are also great dancing exercises for school. You can MUVE in classroom or create a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) for your whole school! [watch video - dance along]

Teenage Games with Music and Dance – Fun Exercises for Teenagers _Floor

Teenage Games with Music and Dance – Fun Exercises for Teenagers _Floor

(On the Floor) This MUVE Dancing Game has a complicated Movement Pattern. It is called: "Independent Muse Circle with Huli Huli". Not only are the 7 Muses rotating on the Inner Muse Circle, to independently inspire each Triangle; a second signal calls for "Huli Huli" (clockwise rotation by one position within the Triangles). Special attention is needed because of the two different Movement Patterns. You might be moved onto a Muse-Spot and all of a sudden leading your Triangle. The next minute you are "Move"d on the Muse-Circle to inspire the next Triangle. These teens are new to MUVE and they are doing amazingly well figuring out where to go. The rule is, when you loose your way, just take the next available spot, the group movement will take care of itself with a little help from your friends. Learn about the many MUVE Dancing Games and get the Instructions and the MUVE School Curriculum at the MUVE website. [watch video - dance along]

Physical Activity for Teenagers – Dance Games for Kids and Teens LMFAO

Physical Activity for Teenagers – Dance Games for Kids and Teens LMFAO

(Sexy and I know it) Dance exercise in MUVE dance work shop at Winners' Camp. Use the MUVE Dancing Games as teenage party activities at home or in school, to give students the opportunity to playfully exercise, explore creatively, and build community. This MUVE Dancing Game is called a "Revolution" Game because at each "Call" every player moves to a new spot on a dancing-grid marked on the floor. There is an Outer and an Inner Circle. The Inner Circle is called the Muse-Circle, because it's dancers lead the whole group as they reach the "Center-Muse-Spot." Revolution Dancing Games require attention and cooperation. MUVE Dancing Games are also great school exercises for kids and teens. You can MUVE in between subjects to refresh body and mind, or implement the MUVE School Curriculum, a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP.) You can find the various MUVE Dancing Game Instructions and the MUVE School Curriculum at www.muve.com. [watch video - dance along]

Performing Spontaneous Dancing Games with "Switch" (W Trav) Dance along workout young adults

Performing Spontaneous Dancing Games with "Switch" (W Trav) Dance along workout young adults

This dance along video shows how you can perform a MUVE dance along for an audience or camera. Whoever dances in the center position is the lead dancer also called the Muse. In order to rotate all players through the Muse-Spot we are using the standard Triangle rotation and then switch the outside positions to move two new Muses into the center Triangle. Result is that all players get to be the lead dancer (Muse) and their position changes are nice and smooth with no-one disrupting the view of all dancers and especially the Muse. [watch video - dance along]

Spontaneous Dance Workout Game for Teens to Taylor Swift Song

Spontaneous Dance Workout Game for Teens to Taylor Swift Song

MUVE Dancing game "independent Triangles" to Taylor Swift song. This is a new kind of dancing lesson for Teenagers. Instead of following an instructor these young adults create their very own dance improvisation. They inspire each other in groups of three. This spontaneous dance party shows you how the concepts of the MUVE Dancing Games can animate large groups to dance for physical health. But mainly it's for fun - they don't even realize that they are doing a high intensity aerobic dance workout. Benefits are physical as well as emotional. Dancing improves cardiovascular health, exercises muscles and improves dexterity. It can wipe away worries and relax your mind. Free dance brings happiness through the physical joy of movement through music. [watch video - dance along]

Spontaneous Dance Along Game Workout for Teens, School Students, Older Adults or Party Guests

Spontaneous Dance Along Game Workout for Teens, School Students, Older Adults or Party Guests

MDG • Bajo Un Mismo Sol - Winners' Camp teens in their first "All Triangles MUVE." This is a dancing game set up where every person in the game gets to rotate into the center spot to lead the whole group! Again the grid on the floor is made up of Triangles. After all players in the center triangle have rotated to the "MUSE" Spot (leading spot) the 3 people of each Triangle move to the next Triangle on the grid and a new group of 3 dancers take over the center Triangle and the "lead" for the whole group. Dancing along is always loose and spontaneous. The MUVERS pick up the basic dancing idea from the MUSE and make it their own by interpreting the dancing in their very personal style. I play this dance game towards the end of the workshop when the kids have gotten used to the basic ideas of inspiring each other. They have already led each other in the more "private" independent triangles set up, where they were just leading each other in groups of 3. Now the whole group is watching, and it can bring up some insecurities for the novice, who is now put before the eyes of everyone to procure a creative idea. Simple dance moves are the answer! MUVE dancing games are dancing workouts for people of all ages. You can easily set up this easy dance workout with your groups of seniors, your party guests or your school class. For info on the Winners Camp for Teens on Oahu Hawaii please contact: Hawaii Leadership Academy. Life Skills Training for Teenagers, Personal & Academic Success at www.WinnersCamp.com • success@winnerscamp.com [watch video - dance along]

Mercy – Infinity Game

Mercy – Infinity Game

Pre-school teachers create movements inspired by the ideas of the MUVE Animations. You can download the "Animation-graphics" as a PDF, then print it out and start playing. Divide your group in pairs, line them up and divide them into two circles. It is not important to have even numbers. It's actually nice to end up with different partners each time to start down the line. [watch video - dance along]

Creative Movement Dancing to "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga • Playful workouts for teenagers

Creative Movement Dancing to "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga • Playful workouts for teenagers

How do you get a group of teens to dance exercise? Let them play! The MUVE Dancing Games (MDGs) provide simple game instructions to liven up any group at school, at home, or at a party. This MDG is called "Catwalk in Pairs." Two parallel lines on the ground create a runway. Couples parade down the middle, split up at the bottom and move back to the top on the sides, while cheering on the next couples. This game has elements of creative movement exploration and the beginnings of performance skills training. The kids in this dance video are campers from the Spring Winners Camp in Hawaii. Lady Gaga's "Born this way" gets the teens in the spirit for letting loose their "locomotor skills" ( walking, jumping, skipping...) and even "non-locomotor skills" (bending, turning swaying ...) For info on the Winners Camp for Teens on Oahu Hawaii please contact: Hawaii Leadership Academy. Life Skills Training for Teenagers, Personal & Academic Success. www.WinnersCamp.com • Phone: 808-306-8008, success@winnerscamp.com [watch video - dance along]

FREE Multi-Generational Family Party Entertainment – Dancing at home made easy!

FREE Multi-Generational Family Party Entertainment – Dancing at home made easy!

• Tight Rope • Grooving to the music relaxes your brain and makes your body feel good. It's a great stress buster. Break out of the box and get up and dance with us. It's so easy and it feels so good. I hope you will try it! This dance exercise video shows 9 dancers in 3 groups of three. It is called and "independent" TRIANGLE dancing game because each TRIANGLE has it's own "Muse-spot." The dancer on this spot will create the movement idea which the other two pick up as an inspiration for their own expressive spontaneous dance. As always we follow loosely. Get the free instructions for the MUVE family and group dancing games at www.muve.com. There are also many more dance workout videos online to dance-along at home. Find these easy cardio workouts at the site's MUVE-along video blog. [watch video - dance along]

Party and Exercise Play for Grownups – Community group dancing game and family entertainment

Party and Exercise Play for Grownups – Community group dancing game and family entertainment

Me Pregunto • MUVE is always spontaneous; a dance action never to be repeated in the same way again, always new and unpredictable. There is nothing that needs to be remembered but the flow and beat of the music. MUVE is a mind relaxing, fun activity for physical release and rejuvenation. And anyone can do this joyful dance. MUVE dancing is a social event. It's not a competition to be better, but to inspire each other. We have permission to move simply and enjoy harmony of music and body. Exercise is a side effect, because the music rouses our energies. Movement means muscles working. Music animates your body-parts. End result is a physical dance workout that feels like play. If you are comfortable in your body, you can experience a state of bliss. If you are not used to dancing you might feel stiff and inhibited at first. Try dancing along with easy basic MUVES (see http://www.muve.com/method.html for MUVE dancing instructions.) and see how easy dancing can be. It's really great fun for everyone. MUVE can be great dance exercises for elderly people, middle-aged people, teenagers, schoolchildren and little kids. Everyone can groove to the music in their own way. We learn movements from each other on the fly. A lead dancer in MUVE is called a "Muse." In this dance improvisation video, the dancers have created 3 individual Triangles. Each Triangle has one "Muse-spot" and two "following spots." As they rotate clockwise, another player gets to lead the spontaneous dance. The Muse demonstrates her/his MUVES while the others follow loosely. As you follow, you are encouraged to explore your own spin on the MUVES presented by the Muse. There is never a need to be perfectly in sync because we don't worry about how it looks to the bystander, but only how it feels to the dancers. You are free to create your own MUVES anytime during the dance. Check out the MUVE Video Blog http://www.muve.com/blog/ and dance along for free any time of the day! Song: Me Pregunto by Julietta Venegas [watch video - dance along]

A Group Dancing Game is Exercise disguised as Play – Circular

A Group Dancing Game is Exercise disguised as Play – Circular

www.muve.com • This dance was created at a MUVE workshop for Girlfest 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The dancers have lined up in a circle. One spot is marked on the ground as the "Muse" spot. The basic principle behind the MUVE dancing games (MDG) is, people inspiring each other by creating dance moves on the fly. The lead dancer is called the Muse. In this MUVEdance, the role of Muse is shared by all dancers. As they rotate clockwise another player gets to lead the improvised group dance. The Muse demonstrates her/his moves while the others follow loosely. As you follow, you are encouraged to explore your own spin on the moves presented by the "Muse." There is never a need to be perfectly in sync because we don't care about how it looks to the bystander, but only how it feels to the dancers. MUVE is not a performance, even though it can be presented to an audience. What makes it a MUVEdance, is the fact that it stays free from pre-engineered movements that call for mental concentration and perfection. MUVE is to be a fun activity for the reason of physical and mental enjoyment. And anyone can do this joyful dance. You are having fun playing together, and before you know it you actually got a workout done.These moves are great dance exercises for elderly people, middle-aged people, teenagers, school and little kids. Everyone can MUVE at their own pace. Check out the MUVE Video Blog http://www.muve.com/blog/ and dance along for free any time of the day! Song: Faster Kill Pussycat, by Paul Oakenfold [watch video - dance along]

How to set up the MUVE Dancing Game Grid

Watch how the MUVE Dancing Grid is set up. On instruction how to create the MDG-Grid-Maker-Tool see the curriculum pages at the MUVE Dancing Game Page of the muve.com website [watch video - dance along]

School Dancing Games foster Physical Activity and Creativity

School Dancing Games foster Physical Activity and Creativity

This video shows a large group of 3rd grade students engaged in a MUVE Dancing Game. All students are new to MUVE. At the start of the session they learned to danced along to several dances lead by Maggie and some of their more outgoing class mates. Now it is time to lead each other in independent triangles. Each little group has 3 dancers. Everyone gets to be the lead dancer (Muse) for their triangle. The student/Muse decides how long to stay on as the lead dancer. When ready he/she claps hands and initiates the little group to turn clockwise to the next marker, and a new student/Muse takes over the lead. This game is physically engaging, a real aerobic dance workout, and no one is left behind. It's like putting your whole class on automatic pilot. The teacher doesn't even have to instruct or dance along. Aside from the physical activity students learn to experiment creatively, inventing movements on the fly. There is also an aspect of social skill development in a MUVE Dancing Game. Students dance with different classmates each time. Children who might not normally "hang out" together now have a chance to connect in dance. MUVE Dancing Games are exercise routines for kids and stress relief activities for kids.Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The physical, mental and social benefits of regular physical activity for youth are well documented. Along with physical education classes, students need physical activity opportunities throughout the school day. MUVE Dancing Games (MGDs) provide inspiration and motivations to students of all ages and physical shapes. MUVE dancing is a physical activity opportunity that meets the needs and abilities of most students, including children with disabilities and those who are overweight. MUVE dancing energizes large groups physically and creatively. It activates in a non-competitive way. The focus is on releasing physical inhibitions and sharing ones creative movement ideas with others. Find out more about MUVE Dancing Games at www.muve.com [watch video - dance along]

4-year-old preschooler leads improvised group dance – Fun Dance along workout for YOU!

4-year-old preschooler leads improvised group dance – Fun Dance along workout for YOU!

Little Allen leads us here at a workshop for GirlFEST. Just watching the video will not give you the whole experience, so we invite you to actually get up and dance along with us! As always, the leading Muse only supplies ideas that you can pick up or ignore. There is no must do in MUVE. Follow loosely. The three Muses in this dance along workout demonstrate a Basic Triangle MUVE dancing game. MUVE Dancing Games are group dances and excellent exercise activities for kids as well as older adults. The spot in front is where the MUVE is created. This "Muse"-spot, and the positions of the other dancers are marked on the ground. There are different MUVE Dancing Games for any number of players. They offer stress relief for kids, exercises for older adults and workouts to get in shape for the whole family. They can get the family up and moving for better health and happiness. Learn how to play the MUVE Dancing Games and get healthy dance aerobic exercise right at home at muve.com. [watch video - dance along]

Just Dance Workout to Lady Gaga – Cardio Funk Disco Dance Moves

Just Dance Workout to Lady Gaga – Cardio Funk Disco Dance Moves

Maggie is creating workouts for teenagers and young adults. This dance workout video it's full of simple dance moves that anyone can dance along to. However, you might want to pace yourself, we are entering aerobic dancing territory! The young adults you are seeing here in this dance improvisation workshop are loosely following the lead dancer (MUSE) in the center. Take a deep breath and jump in! It's a great stress buster! -- For this, the second dance of the workshop, Maggie asked for volunteers to help her lead the group. So two participants get their first taste of being a Muse. All others dance along loosely. They are instructed to turn within their own triangles each time the Muses turn. This prepares them for the next step, the Multiple Triangles Dancing Game, where they all will be leading the dance within their individual triangles. [watch video - dance along]

High School Musical • Spontaneous Dancing Workouts for Teenagers

High School Musical • Spontaneous Dancing Workouts for Teenagers

www.muve.com A Group Dancing Game at a Winners' Camp staff workshop, 8/2010. This spontaneous dance video demonstrates how much fun a large group of people can have with a stack of paper plates. Toys are often used in MUVE Dancing Games (MDGs) to ignite creative play. Having two plates in your hands shifts the focus from thinking to playing. This super lively improvised dance is an "independent TRIANGLES Dancing Game." All players have formed groups of three, and each triangle has it's own "Muse," as we call the lead dancer in MUVE. Independent means that the inspiration comes from within the each triangle, and not from a singular, central Muse-spot, which is common in many MUVE dances. All triangles are continuously rotating, and everyone gets to be the lead-dancer (Muse) for as long as they choose to. Being a dance leader to just two other dancers is less intimidating for the novice. All dancers in this games are new to MUVE, which proves the point that you do not need to be prepared to do a MUVE-dance, just willing to let loose and have fun with your friends at home, in school or anywhere you can find a dance floor. MGDs are great disco party games, a wonderful way to connect with friends and loved ones in an easy cardio workout that is full of fun, excitement, creativity and community. Download the FREE instructions to this and other MUVE Dancing Games at www.muve.com. [watch video - dance along]

Shake It Off – Multiple Triangles Dancing Game

Shake It Off – Multiple Triangles Dancing Game

Here all participants are creators. Each triangle has a "Muse-Spot". Whoever lands on the spot is the lead dancer. To initiate a change, the "Muse" claps hands and turns, before moving on clockwise. [watch video - dance along]

We Got The Party- Multiple Triangle Dancing Game

We Got The Party- Multiple Triangle Dancing Game

Three groups of 3 dancers demonstrate at the Senior Expo 2010, how a simple set-up with markers on the ground can animate any group of willing participants. NO practice or rehearsals are necessary because a MUVE dance is always spontaneously created. This is an easy way to get motivated to get in shape at home with your own family. Try it out with your kids. They can use the exercise as a break from their many hours of sedentary fun at computer games and television. And you can probably use some invigorating movements too. Chances are you don’t give yourself enough time to play. Dancing games relax your mind and invigorate your body – they are a healthy physical activity that doesn’t cost you a penny. As you can see 4 and 84 years olds can play this dancing game together. Play it with your guest at your next party! [watch video - dance along]

Molina – Circular Dancing Game

Molina – Circular Dancing Game

This MUVE Dancing Game is called "Circle" for the simple reason that the "Muse-Spot" is marked on a circle created by the dancers. Whoever lands on it is the Muse. This video was part of the "classic rock" shoot of May 2008. It might actually be the very first MUVE Dancing Game ever, come to think of it. [watch video - dance along]

Shake it up – Circular Dancing Game

Shake it up – Circular Dancing Game

This shows one of our first attempts at a dancing game. Here we rotate onto the front "Muse-Spot" in a circular fashion. If you were playing this without an audience/camera, all dancers should face to the center of the circle. [watch video - dance along]

Blue Suit Boogie – MATRIX Dancing Game

Blue Suit Boogie – MATRIX Dancing Game

This MATRIX MUVE Dancing Game shows 5 dancers taking turns to lead. You can download the detailed instruction with the link below. In this set-up two triangles are created with the Muse-spot the middle. This is one of my favorite games because you never know when you'll be up next. It's always surprising how quickly a dancing game will get your energies flowing. [watch video - dance along]

Acoustic Swing- Dancing Game

Acoustic Swing- Dancing Game

November 2009 - This is a TRIANGLE 5 Dancing Game. Three dancers in the middle take turns leading. Even small children can dance as a Muse. Whenever they loose concentrations, call a rotation within the center Muse-triangle ("Huli-Huli"), and move a "fresh" Muse into the lead. This dance also demonstrates a "switch." After each of the three Muses had a chance to lead, I "called a switch" for the outside positions. This rotates two new Muses (lead dancers) into the triangle. [watch video - dance along]

Dance – TRIANGLE 5 GAME

Dance – TRIANGLE 5 GAME

Jacob (9), Kai (10), Taylor (11), Wallen and Maggie dance a TRIANGLE 5 Game at home on 11/02/09. [watch video - dance along]

Fearless-MATRIX Dancing Game

Fearless-MATRIX Dancing Game

Spontaneous Dancing Game created on 01/01/10. Dancers from left to right: Wallen, Alex, Maggie, Ka'imi and Susan. [watch video - dance along]

Hello Bonjour • Triangle 3 MDG

Hello Bonjour • Triangle 3 MDG

Young MUVE 06/14/08. James, Maggie and Rachel F [watch video - dance along]

Tamarindo • Matrix 5 MDG

Tamarindo • Matrix 5 MDG

MUVE Dancing Games at home 01/01/10. Wallen, Susan, Maggie, Alex and Ka'imi [watch video - dance along]

Unsociable

Unsociable

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