Do you do the one where you shake your hands and feet and countdown? Like the hokey pokey but without the song. Thats a great ender for warm-ups

There is one that most of the muso's would know?
I realise this thread is a wee bit old - But it does take a while to manualy do my automatic rewind. My rubber bands went bung some time ago & they arn't mendedyet.
I used this in 'A chorus line' pre opening to the show. By having all the 'Twirlies' [dancers gypsirs] of the cast, enter thru the FOH onto the stage - as for a 'cattle call'.

 Doing this as a vioce warm up [if I can remember it correctly?]

'Twirlies' not to be confused with t'wirly's. The old age pensioners who tended to use the 'workers only' bus services in the UK, because they were cheaper or more frequent at rush hour peak periods.
When they got on the bus to tender thier fare, they would always comment to the bus conductor/driver. "Am I 'too early - Duc's?
 

Ok.  I don't know what some of these are.  Broccoli, tomato?  Zoom?  Kitty wants a corner?  Bus stop?  Assassin?  Maybe I just don't recognise the names, but use similar warm-ups?  My assistant director likes to run a warm-up called Ping pong.  We split the cast in half and then we sing a song:  "I've got a head like a ping pong ball I've got a head like a ping pong ball, I've got a head like a ping pong ball, like a ping - like a ping pong ball!  Like a ping, like a ping, like a ping pong, ping pong, ping pong, ping pong, ping pong ball.Like a ping, like a ping, like a ping pong, ping pong, ping pong, ping pong ball.  Ping, ping ping, ping ping ping ping ping ping PONG!".. !/2 the cast jumps on ping and 1/2 the cast jumps on pong.  It's been a good warm up for us when when we have a show with alot of singing in the midst of a vigorous dance routine (Chicago, and the Cinderella waltz)  And it's a bit goofy, so people get to act silly.  Yes, some hate it, but it also helps show me where people's heads are at before the show. 

Okay since I'm really good at pissing people off fairly readily, I thought I'd throw in my two cents here.  BUT before I do please understand that I do not have any problem with people who use these games to prepare.  However, I simply WILL NOT, HAVE NOT AND WILL NEVER play these games when doing a show. I find it distracting, distasteful, silly, innocuous, unnecessary, juvenile (in MY OPINION), and a waste of my time to engage myself in what I feel is foolishness that produces little to no results (FOR ME). Oh, yes, I have been forced to do them, I have been threatened with dismissal. But I have to agree with a well known playright who has gone on record as saying that he never has his casts do these kinds of things feeling that they are usually what is the result of the kinds of waste-of-time things that get taught in academia, and that they are not the mark of professional actors. EVERY individual has their own methods of preparation before a show. I do, YOU do, we all do in some fashion.  And please don't tell me it builds rapport with other cast members either.  THAT is what rehearsals do for me. MY preparation is an hour or more in front of the mirror, thinking through loosely my part in the production, while either applying makeup or simply being introspective about my involvement.  I DO NOT need these exercises to properly speak my lines on stage, I do NOT get tripped up and walk on my tongue, nor do I need to rely on vocal or physical exercises to be prepped for what I have been hired to do. MAINLY because a lot of my preparation is done in rehearsal, working out what I'm supposed to know, ingraining that into my head and BEING PREPARED well ahead of time such that these kinds of things are not necessary for me.  I pretty much refuse to do them - not being harsh or a non-team player, but I explain that my preparation is personal and I can guarantee that my ethic will supply the production with the best I can possibly add to it for success.

Well, TonyDi, I agree with a lot of what you say, there are a lot of games that seem pointless to me as well. However, I have come to the conclusion that warm ups are beneficial. Relaxation is very important to the actor and one of the best ways to achieve that is by physical activity, especially stretching. There is also the benefit of the entire cast being together, doing the same thing at one time. This helps focus the group and increases concentration.