IDEA LIST #2:  Here are some of the things Paul can do that would NOT be done unless requested! (This list was originally for CORPORATE events, but the ideas can be used at weddings and birthday parties for kids as well.  THEME EVENTS can be customized with endless ideas.   UTUBE examples can be re- created (search for the Thriller dance from 13 going on 30, etc.) KARAOKE can be projected on any 25 x 25 foot area - Paul provides projector, which can also be used to show your company's videos burned onto a home-use DVD or brought along on a laptop. Dance Lessons:  Paul can GIVE dance lessons AND help professional dance instructors teach Swing, Salsa, and various Ballroom Steps.  Paul will work with the instructors to cue and play the CD’s they bring along. Paul has easy hook-ups for any MP3 players as well. DANCE LESSONS ON THE DANCE FLOOR, LEAD BY PAUL YOUNG with a cordless microphone: Electric Slide   Cha Cha Slide Whatever the latest dance craze is on YouTube Conga (1,2 ,3 KICK) Macarena Honky Tonk Stomp Slap Leather Tush Push Hand Jive Stroll Cotton Eyed Joe LITTLE KIDS THEME:  Sometimes adults will gladly pretend to be 6 again when the reason is announced- sometimes it's a birthday happening at the event - sometimes children are actually present- Here are some of the standard children's routines Paul can do: Kiddy Karaoke:  If they are too young to read the TV lyrics, Paul can have them sing their ABC's TWEENS have a LOT of material with karaoke- Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Jonas Brothers, etc. Limbo, Hula hoop, Pass the hula hoop, circle games are all able to be MC'd with upbeat humor by Paul Kiddy dances include MORE:   Bunny Hop, Hokey Pokey, Chicken Dance, Ring Around the Rosie, Train, Loco Motion, Twist, Conga, etc. Lots of kids can be grouped into teams where they design a dance move and teach it to the rest of the guests.  Gradually, any song can be playing and Paul can shout out whose dance move to do at any given time. Follow the Leader is for instant dance move imitation - Paul goes onto dance floor, forms a circle, and every 30 seconds, points out a dancer who moves to the middle the floor and does a dance move everyone else imitates. More Ideas: SPECIAL FIRST DANCE: Any special song to get the dance going, spotlighting anyone in particular? SNOWBALL: Should I do this routine where a song is stopped while dancers gather more dancers? STAYING ALIVE ROUTINE: This is where we announce that the bar is shut down (no drinks will be served) until ALL the gentlemen get onto the dance floor.  When they are there we make them pose like John Travolta and I play “Stayin’ Alive”—After the music starts the bar opens again. This guarantees a packed dance floor. POLKA: Roll Out the Barrel, In Heaven There Is No Beer, Medleys, etc. WALTZ: Fascination, Last Waltz, Could I Have This Dance etc. BALLROOM DANCES like the Tango are ready to go at any time. BAND NAME BINGO GAME  Every guest or every table gets a bingo card and crayon. As the music is played, the guests at each table discuss artist names (great conversation starter) and check off the artist name on their Bingo Cards.   And once a winner wins,  the game can continue for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place etc. MOVIE CLIP PROJECTIONS can be customized to announce things. Imagine scenes from the Wizard of Oz with the audio replaced with dialogue about a retiree or any announcement you'd like.   GUITAR HERO SHOW - Paul projects the game to be as big as the projection area allows, then plays with the contestants by having them play behind their back, over their head, on one foot, dancing, etc. Some spotlights can be used to illuminate the contestants without interfering with the projection. EXAMPLE OF A DANCE CONTEST SCHEDULE 9:00 PM Twist Contest:  Paul will judge who moves the most, stays on one foot the longest 9:30 PM Couple Married the Longest:  We play a slow song and gradually eliminate dancers till the couple who’s been married the longest remains 10 PM  Michael and Mick Contest:  See who does the most over-the-top imitations of Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger. 10:30 PM Strolling Couple contest: We do the stroll and Hand Jive (as in the movie Grease) and the couple with the most creative moves wins 12:00 MIDNIGHT Secret Handshake Contest (couples come up with a secret handshake and prize goes to the most complex.  Submit musical backing track ideas to Paul Young the D.J. in advance. The handshake should involve some dance moves. 12:30 AM Creative Electric Slide:  Dancers make up “additional moves” to the traditional Electric Slide. 1:00 AM 4-person Conga Line competition SONG DEDICATION IDEAS: SONG TITLE        ARTIST / Decade        DEDICATED TO            Money- That’s what I want        Beatles / 60’s        Salesperson of the Year            Celebration        Kool & The Gang / early 80’s        For the WINNING department             Let’s Stay Together        Al Green / 70’s         To new employees            We Are Family         Sister Sledge / 70’s         To all employees            We Go Together        Grease (we’ll always be together)        To retiring employees           THEME MUSIC for employees receiving awards:  Let Paul know the details on the Name, Department, What the Award is For, What the person is known for, etc. in advance, and Paul will match up a special song to play for 30 seconds as they walk up to receive their award.  (In 2006 Fiskar's Company had Paul prepare this "Bumper Music" for 35 different award recipients- Paul spent several days on it and compiled a special CD just for the event) VIDEO PROJECTOR USES Karaoke Lyrics can be 25 feet high if the wall or projection area allows Home Videos can be shown, Old Movies can be changed with customized audio tracks Laptops can be hooked up to Paul's projector for your presentations of any kind, using Paul's sound system. Paul can hook up a camcorder and do a live broadcast of the dance floor Run a line from the Casino Table Camera to broadcast player's Hands in Texas Hold'EM!