First Things First....

Hey.
Righty-ho,my first HOP topic... -nervous-.

Well, I'm a poi beginner.

I started off by accident , in a child's workshop (I don't think the poi were suposed to be out, haha), and can do, well, pretty much nothing . I can swing 'em in time, I can swing them in an arc, a circle, an an cross them in the air, an make them spin into a smaller circle (just about). I have my own home-made poi, which aren't too bad =]

So I want to know what the best place to start would be, and I figured this'd be the best place to ask.
-feels sheepish-

So yeah.
Suggestions?
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Yep, right here on HOP!

http://www.homeofpoi.com/lessons_all/teach/Library-POI-3_0_0

Should get you up to speed on the basics!

Good luck... It's addictive!

What also might help is if you wander over to the Meet Others forum and find other spinners near you.

I find other people teach basics better than video tuts.

And welcome.

This handsome chap has a fair few tutorials aimed specifically at taking people from beginner to relatively advanced. He's also very thorough and with a soothing and sexy baritone voice.

http://youtube.com/user/NathanielEverist

Nathaniel, your videos are real useful, THANKYOU =D

I haven't had a chance to look at the library yet, but I will.

And there only seems to be one member vaugely in my area =/

Although there should be some more this weekend for the UK party on the pier =]

*pst* You know, PLAY festival is in Wales this year, and there will be lots and lots of people to teach you some wonderful things, mmmmmhmmmm

Glad to hear it helped.

Don't be afraid to ask anything or go to any local meets, we were all new at one point

Llanfyllin in the north

but why would you be buggered if it was in the south? do your feet melt if you go below the north-south welsh divide?

pah awkward, poiboy regularly travels from israel, i remember at my first play meeting someone that was from an island off the west coast of canadia.

Well, I don't travel so good...
Either way, it seems to be okay now, as I know where to find people to help me, and Nathaniel's videos are fabulous and helping me loads =]
But thank-you anyway =]
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Glad to hear that.

And, of course, we are here to help as well.

Well, so far, I know my planes, same and split time, crosses, a 2bt weave, and a 3 beat weave.
So woo =] go me.
Thank yooooou =]

Holy shmoley, your avatar looks exactly like my sister!

Just wanted to say that. I'll go hide again now.

P.S. Congrats on your first tricks Keep practicing!

Haha, funny that, it looks exactly like me too =]

Good work on the 3bt weave, that's a fairly big jump for a newb! I'd try learning it in reverse next. It's the exact same move, except your poi are spinning backwards (ie coming towards your head at the top of the circle - eek), and instead of each hand crossing over the top of the other arm on the way down to get to the other side, it passes under the other arm on the way up to get to the other side. Good luck!!

I tend to get my hands confused when I'm reversing anything, and keep thinking my left is my right and vice-versa -blush-

But I did get 2 new sets of poi, 1 baby and 1 big =]
they're about a zillion times better than my homemade ones =]
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