This activity was written and prepared by Stacey Blakeman who currently serves as the Dance in Schools and Communities Manager for the San Francisco Ballet. Thank you Stacey, for introducing me to this activity!

*Permission to post granted by Stacey Blakeman

Additionally, here is a list of prompts I used for my classes. Some are from the activity and some I created / added:

Stand on your paper
Jump of…
Walk around…
Jump over…
Balance on…
Crawls under…
Fly across….
Float above…
Push against…
Sneak up behind…
Sit below….
Run by…
Lie alongside….
Look at…
Get beneath…
Wiggle beside…
Stand between your paper and the ceiling.
Hop near…
Run past…
Skip toward…
Dance with…
Place one hand to the right of…
Put your left hand on…
Put your left foot on…
Put your right foot on…
Put your right hand on…
Go under…
Bend across….
Tear the paper in 1/2 using only your feet.
Stand between your two pieces of paper.
Skip around your pieces of paper.
Walk through your pieces of paper.
Tear your paper into as many pieces as possible.