The high school youth and I are supposed to be at the Montreat Youth Conference this week, so in the spirit of all things Presbyterian youth conference, I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to share an energizer with our church family.
For those that are not familiar with Presbyterian youth conference culture, our days often start with what we call “energizers”. These are silly dances that are meant to get everyone loosened up, energized, and ready for the day; and generally speaking, you either love them or hate them. I am on team ‘love energizers’. You’ll have to ask each of our youth their feelings about energizers when you see them!
Here’s the one I’ll share with you today. It’s to the song, “Ordinary Day” by Great Big Sea; and if you’re like me and you’ve been sitting too much during quarantine, here’s your opportunity to get up and “dance like no one is watching”!
Click here for a video of one of the counselors at Massanetta explaining the moves and here for a mediocre video of participants at a Montreat Youth Conference doing the energizer. And finally, here’s a link to the song, so you can try it for yourself if you think you’ve got it from watching those two videos, or if you want to make it up as you go!
Also, in case it’s helpful, here are the ‘instructions’ for the energizer, naming the moves and the order in which they occur. Though if you don’t already know the moves, it’ll just be up to your best guess what each of them is until you watch the instructional video.
Ordinary Day
Morse Code
Casting fishing pole and reel it in
Throw out net and pull it in
Sunshine
(hands over head in sun bursts)
Bob around in the water
Mop the deck
Wash the windows
Look left and right
Half row a boat, half blink like a lighthouse, then switch (repeat)
Deck party!
I told you they were silly! J Let’s see what you’ve got!
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