{"id":2706,"date":"2018-05-03T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2020-02-16T21:11:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T21:11:14","slug":"hoopla-teacher-rhiannon-vivians-top-5-tips-beginners-warm-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/hoopla-teacher-rhiannon-vivians-top-5-tips-beginners-warm-games\/.html","title":{"rendered":"Hoopla teacher Rhiannon Vivian\u2019s Top 5 Tips for Beginners & warm up games."},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhiannon Vivian\u2019s Top 5 Tips for Beginners<\/h3>\n

So I think the best advice has to come from your own experience. Despite having done improv for ten years now, I still remember my first class as clear as day. With that in mind, here\u2019s my top 5 tips for beginners that you can apply in any of our courses<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t worry about what other people think of you. I remember going to class thinking people would think I wasn\u2019t well versed in things, good enough at accents, didn\u2019t stand up straight enough, good enough in general\u2026The list goes on. First of all, you\u2019re awesome for just showing up! Second of all, everyone else will be so preoccupied with themselves that no offence, they probably won\u2019t notice any of the stuff you\u2019ll be worrying about – real or imagined!<\/li>\n
  2. Be as present as possible. Don\u2019t plan what you\u2019re going to say or try and second guess the game or what your teammate might say. You won\u2019t be able to. And that\u2019s part of the joy. It\u2019s one of the few times in your life you\u2019re actively asked to be underprepared. Celebrate that freedom!<\/li>\n
  3. Be kind and open and listen. Listen to what people say in scenes. Not just a bit, but right to the end of their sentences. That\u2019s often where the gold is.<\/li>\n
  4. You might be nervous. That\u2019s cool. Imagine your nerves as a big wave you\u2019re gonna ride. Don\u2019t try and get rid of them or get cross with yourself for having them. They\u2019re totally normal. It\u2019s just a question of getting used to that tidal wave of mild, brief (or maybe in some cases strong) feeling of nausea. Imagine your nausea as a regular, normal if slightly annoying next-door neighbour, that you say good morning to. Normalise it!<\/li>\n
  5. Make the other person look good. Give people gifts. If your teammate loves sci-fi maybe drop some into a scene. If they love doing accents maybe endow them with one and watch them light up with joy. Make them look epic and you\u2019ll look epic in the process. Use your intuition and try to avoid deliberately wrong-footing people or endowing them with something you know they\u2019ll hate. For example, I can\u2019t think of a single female improviser who is glad to be endowed with being a prostitute. Just so y\u2019know. Maybe don\u2019t go there \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Rhiannon Vivian\u2019s Top 5 Warm-up Games<\/h3>\n

    I love surreal stuff, wordy stuff and character games. They can really get you out of your sensible brain which is what we want:<\/p>\n

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      1. What\u2019s on your stupid T-shirt. I love this warm up because it\u2019s so daft and so simple. There\u2019s a chant of \u2018what\u2019s on your stupid T-shirt,\u2019 then in a circle, players endow someone next to them by describing what\u2019s on their imaginary T-shirt. The player who owns that T-shirt then has to caption it. Simple as! Puns are fun, but the best ones are the bonkers ones that make no sense at all.<\/li>\n
      2. Character dial-up. Taking a small character quirk and line of dialogue and passing it across the circle, each time cranking up the affectations by 1%. By the end, when you\u2019ve got 4 or 5 going, it looks like an absolute nonsense mess and is extremely funny.<\/li>\n
      3. Mind Meld. I love words and this is a simple game where you say a word at the same time as someone else. Then all the players have to do is try and find a word in the middle of those two words, that encompasses both and say it at the same time as another player. Mind Meld!<\/li>\n
      4. Not gonna lie, the best time to make up new improv games is after a few beers. If they still stand up in the morning, they\u2019re going to get released into the improv universe. I made up a game with Lloydie from the Maydays that is a verbal version of Dutch Clapping (the cool clapping game where if you both put your hands in the same direction you celebrate with a high ten). You\u2019re In The Army Now is just that, but with words! You\u2019ve got four options: Left Tennant, Down Tennant, Up Tennant and Right Tennant. Just say them at each other at the same time. If you accidentally say the same one at the same time, then you celebrate by shouting \u2018You\u2019re in the Army Now!\u2019 Easy! I implore everyone to make up at least one new improv game during their lifetime.<\/li>\n
      5. This one is from Chicago. Thanks Chicago! Ever wanted to make a remix machine out of humans? Yeah you do! Using clapping at the same time, different sets of words that would suit a rap or dance track (yeah! Woo! Alright!) are said by players in a circle simultaneously. Reverse the circle by double clapping. Soon enough you get a very limited but super cool human remix machine!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Rhiannon regularly teaches classes<\/a> for\u00a0Hoopla<\/a>\u00a0and is part of\u00a0The Maydays,\u00a0Dreamweaver Quartet,\u00a0Bumper Blyton\u00a0&\u00a0Newsical\u00a0who all perform on the Hoopla stage<\/a> at The Miller.\u00a0www.hooplaimpro.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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