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Poi Lesson: The Antispin Weave (how and why)

The antispin weave: How and why to do it, and as usual, a little theory and silliness thrown in for good measure, including more guest appearances from some of our favorite poi artists :)


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4-Beat TTN, Split Time Butterfly Crossovers, and Butterfly Weaves

The Theory behind the 4-beat Thread the Needle, Split Time Butterfly Crossovers, and how it opens the way to Butterfly Weaves and other yumminess.

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Poi in Prague

A fun compilation of highlights from the workshops in Prague, Chech Republic. Big thanks to Mira and all the wonderful people who came and played!

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Poi Lesson: Spiral Wraps

Several people asked for a Spiral Wraps video... and it's certainly one of my favorite moves, so here it is. I still don't have the "silver bullet" for teaching this, but I've shared everything I know so do your best and Jesus loves you.

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Poi Lesson: Planes and Orbing

A few ideas on how to develop plane control and why it can be useful for dancing freely with poi. And we shot the video on a boat so you can't get much better than that, can you?

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Poi Lesson: Crossers

We had a couple requests for "crossers," and I hope this is what people meant. Either way it's a nice little lesson on the idea of letting the movement of your body control the poi.

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Poi Lesson: Isolations

Many people asked for a tutorial on Isolations, and here it is. Pretty straight forwards once you get a sense for it... but yes, it can take a lot of practice to do it well :)

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Flowers with Flowlights

A few nice clips from my recent workshop tour, covering some theory on rhythm, beats, and flowers. It was fun to use the flowlights in the workshops, so another thanks to Sean and Prisna. Remember that flowtoys.com: make great Christmas presents! (That's a poiticipation hint ;)


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Poi Lesson: Hyperloops Part 1

isolated 3 beat weave video lessonThis is the first installment of our hyperloops tutorial. We'll film more soon with more shots from above, and a few more tips as well.

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Isolated 3-Beat Weave

isolated 3 beat weave video lessonMy friend Matt wrote me asking how to do an isolated 3-beat weave. Here's the answer :)

Thanks Matt!

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Orbitals (AKA Superduperuberloops)

P1020326.jpgAlso known as "orbitals" by the glowstringers, superduperuberloops are a variation of hyperloops. This has been one of my primary pet moves for the past year, and yet I still can't quite master it! I'd love to see this move become popular, as I'm sure we'll see ubercreativity regarding new things to do with it. :)
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Poi Lesson: Under the Legs

P1020299.jpgHere's one of our poi lessons from England: Under the Legs! We filmed this in a field just behind Cole and Lisa's place. Enjoy and remember to comment!
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5-beat weaves and winding/unwinding theory

P1020327.jpgHow to learn 5-beat weaves, how to make them look good, plus an explanation of winding and unwinding. This is the fun-tech version of my original "3 cameras from 3 angles" plan. I think I like this more :)

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Poi Tutorial: Behind the Back Weave

nick-teaching3.jpgThis is a tutorial video about Behind the Back Weave, filmed in Beautiful Bali.

This is the beginning of a series of videos in locations all over the world. Feel free to make a request :)

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Advanced Beat Theory and Reel Turns

Some fun theory on counting beats, and how it relates to some specific moves and freedom of dance in general.

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