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Bay Area Fire Spinning Resources
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Updated May 3, 2005.
This list will be posted semi-regularly to:
* SF Bay Fire Salon tribe on tribe.net
* FireSpinning mailing list on Yahoo Groups
* Home of Poi's Events, Performances & Gatherings forum
This update includes not only a list of regular practices, but also a list of web sites, mailing lists, and contacts.
Send corrections to: firelist [at] wackyfunstuff [daht] com
Roger/Orbit
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CONTENTS:
-Regular Weekly Practices
-Other Regular Practices
-Contacts for Poi and Staff Spinning Classes
-Web Sites and Other Goodies
-Bay Area Performance Troupes
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REGULAR WEEKLY PRACTICES
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Monday :: Union City
8pm - 10pm
Charles Kennedy Park, Union City
Tuesday :: San Francisco
BomTribe
8pm - 10pm
AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park
http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=25945
Look for the gravel on the west end of the glen.
Bring your own fuel, or a few dollars for the communal fuel!
Wednesday :: San Francisco
flow rEvolution, hosted by Temple of Poi
672 south van ness
indoor jam with music. $5 - $15 sliding scale. Cost of entry
includes option for 10 minute private lesson with a Temple of Poi instructor.
** first Wednesday of the month, fire, dark (9ish?) to 11ish in the horseshoe pits at golden Gate park, in sf.
Wednesday :: Santa Rosa
8pm to 11pm
Location information:
http://www.singefire.com/location
Contact person: Jared SINGE,
singe@singefire.com, 707-478-4131
Wednesday :: Sausalito
OPEN STUDIO Dance Jam
8-10pm
at Sausalito Healing Arts
$5 at the door
Indoor and Outdoor Fire Dancing welcome!
Wednesday nights of May
[ed: hopefully there will be enough interest for this to grow!]
Wednesday :: Santa Cruz
Seabright Beach
Thursday :: San Francisco
Los Suenos Del Fuego
8pm - 10pm
AIDS Memorial Glen, Golden Gate Park
http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=25945
Look for the gravel on the west end of the glen.
Thursday :: 9pm - 12:30am
Spin Jam @ InterKinected (formerly Infinite Kaos) Headquarters
136 Taylor St. @ Turk (next door to Original Joe's), SF
This is an indoor event with no fire. It has a tendency to get crowded later in
the evening. There's lots of talented people who are super friendly. Different
people and dj's every week, so always different, and always fun. Near the
Powell St. BART station (but be warned last BART to east bay leaves at 12:15!)
Suggested $5 donation to help pay for the space.
Thursday ::
Nocturnal Sunshine Spin Jam
Santa Cruz
Sunday :: 8pm - 10pm
WhirlyGig, hosted by Mythic Fire
Clementina & 8th st (SOMA)
This one happens in the alley behind the Cat Club. It is hosted by Mythic Fire
(Kai, Anne and Don).
More information at
www.mythic-fire.com/
Sunday :: 8:30pm - 11pm
Fire Jam @ NIMBY, West Oakland
www.nimbyspace.org
28th & Peralta
Bring a donation (look for the disco ball near the sound system)
OTHER REGULAR PRACTICES
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Burning Man SF Conclave Practice
Last Sunday of each month
Burning Man HQ parking lot
3rd and Mariposa, next door to SnowDrift
This is the rehearsal for the SF Conclave group that spins at Burning Man.
As we get later in the summer, these sessions become more serious about choreography...
Temple of Poi
First Wednesday of the month, fire, dark (9ish?) to 11ish in the horseshoe pits
at golden Gate park, in sf.
Silicon Valley Fire
day/time varies, but usually happen in someone's back yard...
mailing list is SiliconValleyFire on Yahoo Groups
Fire Arts Collective Play Day
Keep your eyes peeled for announcements.
http://www.fireartscollective.com
Sausalito Healing Arts Open Houses
http://www.sausalitohealingarts.net/
CONTACTS FOR POI AND STAFF SPINNING CLASSES
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TEMPLE OF POI, San Francisco
http://www.templeofpoi.com
THE CRUCIBLE, West Oakland
http://www.thecrucible.org
NOCTURNAL SUNSHINE, Santa Cruz
http://www.nocturnal-sunshine.com
FIRE ARTS COLLECTIVE, Oakland and San Francisco
http://www.fireartscollective.com
FIRE PIXIE, Fremont
http://www.firepixie.com
SAUSALITO HEALING ARTS, Sausalito
http://www.sausalitohealingarts.net
WEB SITES AND OTHER GOODIES
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Local
TRIBE
http://www.tribe.net
tribe.net seems to be incredibly popular with American fire spinners and the Bay Area
Burning Man community. For a list of interesting tribes, look for my profile (Roger
Lai) on tribe, where I've listed a number of tribes related to fire spinning.
For the local Bay Area community, start with the "SF Bay Area Fire Salon" tribe.
Global
HOME OF POI
http://www.homeofpoi.com
The best known of all web sites related to poi spinning, HOP has great tutorial pages
for beginners, and a thriving online community.
SPHERCULISM
http://www.spherculism.com
Spherculism.com picks up where HOP leaves off... with a collection of amazing tutorial
videos that show a variety of intermediate poi spinning moves.
MCP's Staff Tricks with Tutorials
http://void.printf.net/~meghan/
The definitive place to look if you're learning staff, especially the more challenging
contact staff moves.
BAY AREA PERFORMANCE TROUPES
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troupes: send me your web site links!
BomTribe
Los Suenos del Fuego
Pyrotation
Infinite Kaos
Fire Pixie
SINtillation
Temple of Poi
Fire Arts Collective
Nocturnal Sunshine
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