Playing the "Down" Improv Game

Video Transcript

"Hi, guys. We're here showing you guys how to do some improv warm-ups, and today we're going to show you the dance-based warm-up, called "Down." To play "Down," you're going to have your group assembled in a large circle, and you're going to take turns--or, collectively as a group, you're going to sing this song. And it goes like so: D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. Uh-huh. D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. Uh-huh. At what point in time--at that point in time then, whoever in the circle has the focus is going to ask another person this following sequence of interactions: Hey, Daniel. Hey, what? Hey, Daniel. Hey, what? You show me how you get down. No way. Show me how you get down. Ok. D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. Uh-huh. D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. Uh-huh. Hey, Matt. Hey, what? Hey, Matt. Hey, what? Show me how you get down. No way. Show me how you get down. Ok. D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. Uh-huh. D-O-W-N. That's the way we get down. And the energy just gets passed around the circle, like so. Everyone dances and has a good time, gets loosened up. And that's how you play "Down.""