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Alright. Your event is probably only going to last about four or five hours. Not a lot of time when you're listening to your favorite tunes back-to-back through a monster sound system. These ideas should help get things moving earlier rather than later, so no valuable dance time is lost. It's party time.

Snowball Dance.
Here's an easy way to get all of your guests on the dance floor early-on. As soon as you'd like to kick things into high gear, your DJ will ask for a volunteer couple to go to the center of the dance floor (you may want to pre-arrange this with a willing pair prior to the party). It will then be requested that all guests form a circle around the dance floor. Once everyone's in place, a fun upbeat song will begin playing and the couple in the center will start dancing. After about fifteen seconds your DJ will instruct the couple to find new partners (they'll each grab a person from the surrounding circle). After another 15 seconds the two dancing couples will be instructed to find new partners, and things will continue in this manner until the dance floor is filled with all of your guests. It's a great ice-breaker that works like a charm every time.

Chinny Chin Chin.
This engaging game requires two or three teams of 5-10 people each, and one orange per team. Have the teams form parallel lines, one person behind another. Suggest that it might be better if they line up male-female-male-female. Give the first person in each line an orange. The object of the contest is to be the first team to move the orange up and back down the line by passing it using only their chins. If the orange is dropped at any point, it must be brought to the beginning of the line and the exercise must begin anew. Likewise, if a team breaks the "no hands" rule, they must start over again. Trust us on this one; it's far more fun than it sounds. You'll have a blast.

Do The Limbo.
Ask two volunteers to hold the ends of a bamboo pole (a broom handle will do in a pinch). Have everyone line up, one behind another, in front of the pole. Ask a veteran limbo champ (there's bound to be a few in your crowd) to demonstrate correct limbo posturing (chest and face bent back, aimed skyward). Then, while your DJ plays "Limbo Rock" and other island-flavored favorites, have each person limbo under the pole. After each round, the pole should be lowered. Eliminate those doing the limbo improperly and those who can't successfully make it beneath the pole. The winner, of course, is the last standing (or bending) contestant. How low can you go?

Star Search.
Ah. A chance for the hams in your group to come alive. Pick five contestants and ask them to each name a favorite singer. Have your DJ find a popular song from each of the chosen artists and instruct your players to "lip-sync" (mouth the words) to the songs. Encourage them to imitate the original performers' mannerisms and really put on a show. Include the rest of your guests by appointing all of them official contest judges. By the volume of their applause, they'll choose the winner.

Don't Make Me Laugh.
Is there a Jim Carrey or Sacha Baron Cohen in the house? If you think you've got a couple of class clowns, this one can't miss. Each player has three minutes to make a table of judges laugh. The comics may use anything they can think of to accomplish this feat (props, people, etc.). It'll be a hoot.

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