63 Magazine - Issue 1

Step 1
When volunteers sign in to
phonebank, have them
also write their name
on a slip of paper.
Step 2
Every night and every
phonebank, set an alarm
for the same time. Choose a
time that’s seems best for a
quick break, like 7:00 PM.
Step 3
When the alarm goes off, ask
everyone to wrap up the
call they’re on and to stop
dialing for a few minutes.
Step 4
Draw a name from the slips of
paper volunteers fi lled out
when they signed in.
Step 5
Whoever’s name you draw
becomes Dance Captain
for the evening. As Dance
Captain, they are responsible
for picking one song.
Step 6
Pull up the song chosen by the
evening’s Dance Captain and
play it on some speakers.
Step 7
EVERYONE DANCES!
Step 8
Finish the song, clap it out,
and then get right back
into call time.
These nightly dance breaks turned out
awesome for Larry’s team. Each night it was
so much fun to watch volunteers of all ages
get excited for their nightly dance break.
Try a nightly dance break at your phone
banks! The fun of that one dance
break can kill the restless wriggles and
distractions of a long, slow night of calls.
Here are a couple on–theme songs you can
use if your name gets drawn one night:
Telephone, by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé
Call Me Maybe, by Carly Rae Jepsen
Telephone Love, by Shabba Ranks
Gone ‘Til November, by Wyclef Jean