B. Pause and let participants think about what they saw for a

moment. Then repeat the steps and words again, this time having

your partner say,  Lots of little intermediary steps with you when

appropriate. 

C. Finally, invite others from the group to join you. They may stand

facing you and your partner (as you step forward, they step back),

or they may stand behind you and your partner (as you step

forward, they follow your step from behind). If you have music

to accompany the dance, turn it on now. Go through the steps

again, speeding up as you go and using more of the Cha Cha

beat. By the time you turn, replace the words  Lots of little

intermediary steps  with the words  Cha Cha Cha.  This

demonstration will probably dissolve into laughter. Thank your

fellow demonstrators and invite them to be seated.

D. Draw the group into a more serious mode, by asking them to

reflect what they learned from the dance:  What did this

demonstration have to do with the steps of project design and

implementation? Reinforce the following key points:

1. Planning steps are rarely smoothly sequential. Several things

may be going on at the same time, such as seeking resources

for something that will happen later, while carrying out one

or more current tasks.

2. Monitoring is also something that may be going on

concurrently with other activities.

3. Sometimes during a project, you turn all the way around and

go back to complete a step that was only partially finished, or

maybe you go back to try something different because the

desired results did not occur the first time.

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