A warm up is any improv structure that can be used to get people in the mood for improvising. Sometimes these are called ice breakers. A warm up may or or may not be entertaining for an audience. Keep in mind that these are warm ups for improvising. If you are about to perform it is recommended to do both vocal and physical warm ups as well.
- Alien, Tiger, Cow
- Alliteration Introduction
- Alliteration Occupation
- Alliteration Prop
- Alphabet Circle
- Associations
- Associations-Cross Circle
- Associations-Firing Line
- Associations-Pass the Chi
- Associations-Rhythmic
- Associations-Walk Over
- Ball Pass
- Big Blob
- Big Brother
- Bing Bing Bong
- Bippity Bibbity Bop
- Bippity Bibbity Bopaphant
- Bippity Bibbity BunnBop
- Body Guard
- Body Hide
- Cat and Mouse
- Categories-Warm Up
- Chain Reaction
- Circle of Knots
- Clap Focus
- Clap Snap Stamp
- Clay
- Conga Line
- Convergence
- Cross Circle
- Digits
- Eights
- Exaggeration Circle
- Fish Story
- Flock Dance
- Freeze Tag-Exercise
- Fuzzy Bunny
- Group Sort
- Group Stop
- Hands
- Hands Up
- Head and Shoulders
- Hello
- Here Comes Leslie
- High Fives
- Jeepers Peepers
- Jump-Association
- Leading
- Let Me Help You!
- Life Game
- Making Faces
- Malapropism
- Mirrors
- Name Volley
- Object Circle
- One Duck
- One To Ten
- Open Your Hands
- Pass Catch
- Pass the Peep
- Pass Yes
- Pirates
- Popcorn
- Puking Dinosaur
- Receiver Right Clap
- Redirection
- Relaxations
- Rhythm Circle
- Satellite Radio
- Satellite TV
- Sevens
- Simulclap
- Slow Motion Swordplay
- Snap Focus
- Song Circle
- Stretching
- Tick Tock O’clock
- Try That on For Size
- Tug of War
- Vampire
- Walk By Numbers
- What Has Changed?
- Whoosh
- Yes
- Yes Let’s
- Zombie Walk