Out of the box

Singing and dancing help a lot in overcoming language barriers and connecting with each other. Few things are needed to initiate the movement. Just give participants free access to: - some acoustic music instruments (guitars, flutes, tambourines…); - lyrics books with tablatures; - a white board (to write additional songs); - a computer with an efficient sound system and playlists with music from various cultural areas. If needed, give the first impetus at the beginning of the training course. Spontaneous jam-sessions and dances will most probably occur in the following days, contributing strongly to the group dynamic.

In order to create better interconnection within the participants and to encourage caring for others among the group, you can call the “buddy”. A buddy is a participant that will take care of another participant. When needed, he/she will make an effort to be available to help his/her mate, for example to express feelings after a moving session, debrief, release tensions…. To create pairs, you can for example ask the participants to walk and move in the living room randomly while a song is playing. When the song stops, they have to go the nearest person and form pairs: their mate will be their “buddy” as long as the seminar goes.