Use the same number of players in each team’s line. Everyone faces away from the starter.
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Invent the moves
The starter reads the hidden song card and makes lyric-inspired gestures.
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Pass it along
Tap the next player. Show your moves at most three times, then step aside.
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Dance, then guess
The final player performs the received moves to the room, then gets one guess.
Who does what?
Visual guide
One player watches the clue. Everyone still waiting faces away, while the other team enjoys the show without helping.
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Read it privately
The starter reads the card. Everyone else faces away until tapped.
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Show your moves
Put the card face down. Tap the next player, then show your invented moves—at most three times.
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Pass it along
That player taps the next person and shows their version. Finished players step aside; anyone still waiting faces away.
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Dance, then guess
The final player performs the received moves to the room, then makes one song guess.
Example song: Bole Chudiyan. Point to your wrist and mime jingling bangles.
No speaking, singing, humming or mouthing clues. Reveal the starter’s original moves only after the final guess.
Correct final guess = one point.
Get ready
Split into two teams, with at least three people per team.
Shuffle the cards and place them face down.
No timer needed.
Both teams should have the same number of people in each relay. If one team is larger, take turns sitting out.
One team plays while the other watches. Choose someone from the watching team to look at the card and check the final answer.
Form your line
The playing team stands in a line, all facing the same direction, with the starter at the back.
Everyone else faces away from the starter and turns around only when tapped on the shoulder. No peeking!
Play a turn
01 / Read it privately
The starter draws a card and reads it privately. Use the song lyrics to think of movements; the English translation can help.
02 / Show your moves
Put the card face down, then tap the next player’s shoulder. When they turn around, show your clue using movements, dance and expressions.
Up to three demonstrations per handoff. Show the move once. If the person watching needs another look, they can gesture for a repeat. You can make the movements clearer on repeats; you don’t have to use all three.
No talking, singing, humming or mouthing words while giving clues.
03 / Pass it along
Step aside without helping. The person who watched taps the next player and shows their version of the clue—up to three times.
They can copy what they saw or invent their own movements if they think they know the song. Keep going down the line. Anyone still waiting faces away until tapped.
04 / Dance, then guess
The final player faces the room and performs the movements they received before guessing.
They get one guess: say the song title or sing a recognisable line. Naming only the movie doesn’t count. If they don’t know, they say so and the turn ends.
Keep it fair
Spectators can laugh and react, but must not give hints, shout answers or demonstrate movements.
If a spectator gives away a clue or answer, stop the turn and let the playing team start again with a new card.
If a relay player gives a verbal clue or shows the card to another relay player, the turn ends with no point. Singing is allowed only when the final player gives their answer.
If the starter gets stuck
Try using the English translation to think of actions.
If the starter still can’t think of anything, they can end the turn. Reveal the card, award no point and let the other team play.
Scoring & winning
Correct song: one point for the playing team.
Incorrect answer or no answer: no point.
Reveal the card. The starter can show their original moves so everyone can see how they changed along the way!
The other team takes its turn with a new card.
Rotate positions
Rotate positions between turns so different people get to start and make the final guess.
Play until everyone has been the starter once. If one team has fewer people, repeat starters as needed so both teams receive the same total number of turns.
The team with the most points wins!
If the scores are tied, share the win—or play an extra turn each to try to break the tie. Both teams must always receive an equal number of turns.
Make room for the moves
Choose a space where everyone can move comfortably and safely. There’s no need for lifts, jumps or difficult dance moves.
