Playpoi offers workshops all over the world. For a list of upcoming workshops and retreats, see the events listing to the left.
FOUNDATIONS OF POI:
Build your foundation of body movement, modes, rhythm, plane control, freedom of expression, and strategies for learning skills effectively.
To enjoy these workshops you should know at least a few basic moves and turns. There is plenty of material to challenge those who know all the basics already.
The curriculum will cover:
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Spinning, swinging, and other ways to move the poi
The four basic modes of poi and body movement
Exploring planes and space
Understanding variables of rhythm and Timing
Foundation turns with each mode
Turning freely with variations of weaves and windmills
Turning freely with variations of opposites and butterflies
Transitioning freely between moves
Dance and expressive movement
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BEYOND THE BASICS: DELVING INTO ADVANCED POI SPINNING:
These workshops are for those who wish to explore more advanced moves and concepts. You will leave with several new moves and skills, and enough ideas to keep you busy for at least a year! Best for those who like practicing!
Prerequisites:
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Able to flow comfortably with all the basics (see video)
Enthusiasm for playing with poi! This is NOT the right class for those who don't like to practice
Enthusiasm for trying new things and for participating in a class environment
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Topics of the workshops will include as much as possible of the following:
CONCEPTS
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Advanced control of planes
Variations of poi movement: isolations, extensions, pendulum, inspin, antispin, etc
Stalls and speeds
Variations of flowers
Rhythm and timing
Focus points and mode switching
Cubes and orbing
Linking and tracing
Using Focus points for turns, whirling, and beautifying patterns
Pirouettes, whirling, and moving in circles, arcs, and lines on the floor
Creating visual illusions with poi (bullet time stops, relative stalls, contact-style manipulation)
Freedom of movement and expression
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MOVES
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5-Beat weaves
Behind-the-back weaves
Under the legs
Inversions, hyperloops, and orbitals
Waist-wraps, crossers, and meltdowns
4-Beat TTN and butterfly weaves
4-Beat windmill and matrix
Spiral wraps
Anti-spin weaves
Atomic weaves
Hybrids and triquetras
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