Alien Jon

Alien Jon

Alien Jon came to hang out with Nick in Costa Rica while Nick was there for retreats.  We instantly adopted him into the crew.  Meet him and you'll understand why.

He's known around the world as a playful, yet thorough, teacher of Flow Arts. Equal parts artist and "movement scientist", he loves innovative ideas and the spark of creativity: in students, himself, and his performance art. 

He got his start spinning things in early childhood, starting with himself, and then expanding to external objects found around the house and in the woods of Maine.

In 1995 he made the life-changing decision of picking up his first pair of flower-sticks (juggling sticks), and thus he officially entered the world of object manipulation. Then in 1999, founded on his love of flower-sticks, he discovered glow-sticking and poi spinning at electronic music events in Colorado.

Drawing inspiration from T'ai Ji and Aikido, other object manipulation quickly followed including contact staff & double staff, contact juggling, and diabolo, which led to the joys of multi-prop cross-pollination. These skills have been melded with a love of music and dance, including liquid, illusional, and funk styles.

During his diverse exploration of the kinetic Flow Arts, poi established its place as a favorite. He now teaches poi classes, workshops, and retreats all over the world.