📛Names

Setup and launch

• Participants stand in a circle.
• Goal: quickly get acquainted and memorize names through association and repetition.
• Suggest two modes: "name with epithet" and "chain with gesture." Explain which one you're starting with and how the group supports the speaker.

Flow

Option A — name with epithet

1. Each person introduces themselves in turn: "Hi, I'm [Name] [Epithet]" and strikes an expressive pose (like a statue).
2. The whole group responds simultaneously: "[Name], [epithet]!" and reproduces the same pose.

Option B — chain with gesture

1. Choose a person whose name you don't know, approach them, and learn their name.
2. Addressing them by name, show a gesture-image of how you see them right now (any image works: from a military salute to a pas de deux).
3. The recipient simultaneously says their name out loud and repeats the gesture.
4. You take that person's place; they go to the next person in the circle whose name they don't know yet, and repeat the sequence.
5. Those who have already been approached place a hand on their head — a sign of "already shown."
6. The chain closes when the last participant approaches the very first one and mirrors their gesture.
7. Repeat the established route several times without changes. Aim for pairs to meet in the center of the circle: the person waiting comes forward and tracks their turn.