{"id":18274,"date":"2020-03-16T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T11:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=18274"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:17:42","slug":"zip-zap-boing","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/zip-zap-boing","title":{"rendered":"Zip Zap Boing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Zip Zap Boing<\/h1>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone stands in a circle. With a lot of energy the first person passes a \u201czip\u201d around the circle. &#8220;Zap&#8221; goes across the circle. &#8220;Boing&#8221; returns the zip to the person who just zipped, and they zip again in the other direction or zap.<\/p>\n<h2>Teaching Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>A good warm-up for building group connections. Although we\u2019re in the same room physically, it gets people in the same room mentally. People might be thinking of work or worrying about something, so this warm up gets everyone in the same zone. Because you have to focus,\u00a0 it gradually gets people thinking about the same thing.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Tips for Playing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be ready to pass, leaning forward slightly helps the energy and speed.<\/li>\n<li>Try and make eye contact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter containing helpful improv resources, casting calls for new shows and news about the UK improv scene please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/161372030694784\/\">facebook group<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooplaimpro\/\">facebook page,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hooplaimpro\">twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hooplaimpro\">instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hoopla are the UK\u2019s first improv theatre and the UK\u2019s biggest improv school with fun and friendly improv\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-comedy-club-london-bridge.html\">shows<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\">classes<\/a>\u00a0every day of the week in London and across the UK. 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