play poi - instructional

Poi Lesson: The Antispin Weave (how and why)

nick — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:04:51 -0800

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 :)

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

nick — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:10:20 -0800

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.

Poi in Prague

nick — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:07:17 -0800

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!

Poi Lesson: Spiral Wraps

nick — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:46:33 -0800

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.

Poi Lesson: Planes and Orbing

nick — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:37:40 -0800

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?

Poi Lesson: Crossers

nick — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:20:53 -0800

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.

Poi Lesson: Isolations

nick — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:55:51 -0800

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 :)

Flowers with Flowlights

nick — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:50:37 -0800

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 ;)

Poi Lesson: Hyperloops Part 1

nick — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:04:31 -0700

This 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.

Watch on youtube!

Isolated 3-Beat Weave

nick — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:08:03 -0700

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

Thanks Matt!

Watch on youtube!