What is Move Your Butt/ Shake Your Booty/The West Wind Blows?
Move Your Butt/ Shake Your Booty/The West Wind Blows is an
icebreaker and name game that helps your group learn more about
each other and who shares common experience and interests. How
to play: What is Move Your Butt/ Shake Your Booty/The West Wind
Blows - Organize students in a large circle around one group
leader. - Have students make a mark in the ground where they are
standing that is very visible (like a large x). - Explain that
the person in the middle will begin by saying “Hi, my name is…”.
- They will then say “Move your butt if…” and will say something
true about themselves (example: Hi, my name is Fred. Move your
butt if you can speak Spanish.) - If any players in the circle
share the same thing with the person in the middle (ex. They
also speak Spanish), then they must try to find a new spot in
the circle. - The person in the middle will also try to find a
spot in the circle. - If someone is unable to find a new spot,
they become the ne