Youth Ministry Games : Mennonite Squaredance

EXAMPLE: Bob and Sarah are partners. Sarah starts on the inside of the circle and Bob starts on the outside. Along comes Willy, running around the circle in their direction. To save himself from getting tagged, Bob swings around to the middle of the circle, with Sarah on the outside.
All is well. Willy missed a chance to dance with Sarah, so Bob still has his partner.
Then, all of a sudden, Sarah feels a tap on her shoulder. She turns around and sees Alyson there, trying to get a dance with Bob.
Sarah, because she is on the outside of the circle, must let Alyson dance with Bob. Sarah now becomes a runner, desperate to find a partner to dance with.(end of example)

The game is almost as fun to watch as it is to play. Watching all of the couples twirling around as people run by if quite funny.

If you have a much larger group, you can have people running around the inside and outside of the circle. You can also add more runners if the game gets too slow.
If there are significantly more girls than guys or more guys than girls, you can designate some girls to be guys or guys to be girls.

This game can be played for quite a while if everyone is into it. It's best to use your own judgment and stop the game when it is becoming boring.