How to Hack:

the Robot Dance

Steps

Watch the How to Do the Robot video, form a circle, and practice the dance together.
Now start hacking the dance. The first person in the circle changes a step and then demonstrates the change.
The person to the left dances the new step and either hacks that step or hacks another step.
Repeat until everyone has danced. After the last person has made their hack, everyone practices the new dance together.

Materials

Speakers
Computer
Web Access
Projector
Poster Paper
Markers
Video: How To Do The Robot (Totally Rad 80’s)

Discussion

Help clarify what it means to hack. Ask the learners:

How did you hack the dance?
Discuss the rules — what were they?
What actions were you doing while hacking?

Talk about the mechanics of the game and break down the activity.

What was the goal of the activity? To create a new dance by hacking.
What made the dance fun? Discuss creativity and co-developing the project.
How do you think hacking a dance will be similar to hacking a website?