Nick is hosting a 3-day Advanced Poi Intensive in Toronto, July 8th - 10th! Three days of cutting edge technique, spinning as a joyful meditation, and how to fuse these together with your own personal style to create awesome.
This weekend retreat is for those already flowing with the basics of poi and is limited to 12 people to assure lots of opportunity for individual feedback.
What we'll learn
-Body mechanics
-Footwork and spotting
-Plane control
-Focus points and Cross points
-Pendulums and hand independence
-Poi geometry and flowers
-Body tracing and poi snakes
-Stall chasers
-Spinning as a joyful meditation
-Expressive movement, rhythm, and dance
-...and even more!
Schedule
- Friday: Opening play time from 1:00pm to 4:00pm opening play time, Class from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
- Saturday: Classes from 10:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 5pm in Studio B, then play time in the park from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
- Sunday: Classes from 10:00am to 12:00pm, Final play time from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location
- Friday: Christie Pits Park
- Saturday & Sunday: Studio B at Toronto Dance Theatre
Cost: $245 ($200 if you're also taking the 4-class partner-poi series)
Cost includes all poi lessons and play sessions with three instructors. Does not include travel, food, or accommodation.
Accommodation
We'll be booking at a nearby hostel for those traveling from outside Toronto. We can also help you find something cheaper or fancier if you like. Although you'll pay for your own food, we'll provide lots of great options to make sure we can eat well and have a good time together.
Note: Please check our definition of the basics of poi to make sure you're ready for this event! If you can't do all the basics smoothly in both directions, you can use our (free!) Beginner Series of video lessons to fill in the blanks.
To Register
- Fill out our registration form.
- Send us your non-refundable $65 deposit (Canadians can also send it as an InterAc email transfer, contact us for details)
- Send us a message if you have any questions! (and maybe do a little dance)
We'll send you an email two weeks before the event with more details about arrivals, accommodation, etc.
See you in Toronto... for the Toronto Summer of Poi!
