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#928495 - 02/02/11 01:07 PM What should I learn next?
dandipoi Offline
stranger

Registered: 26/11/10
Loc: St. John's, Newfoundland
I've been in a rut with poi for the last while, and I was hoping someone could point me towards the next logical move.
I do:
2-beat, backwards
3-beat, backwards
5-beat
Hip/Shoulder reels
Butterfly
Angel Wings
Thread the Needle

All pretty basic. I've been trying to do backward 5-beat but have no real sense of it. Any other suggestions for what to work on next?
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#928501 - 02/02/11 01:37 PM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: dandipoi]
aston Offline
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League

Registered: 02/12/07
Loc: South Africa
Churlish answer would be how to search:1, 2, 3 threads for your edification.

Actually helpful answer:
If you can do a forward 5bt, the backwards 5bt is the same. Just backwards.

I would suggest windmills (high reels, centered just above your head).

But pretty much whatever you feel like. Try the tutorials here.
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#928503 - 02/02/11 01:45 PM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: dandipoi]
Teamo Offline
Almost again

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Finland
Just to mention a few suggestions:

windmill, 4-beat, both directions
corkscrew, 4-beat, both directions
butterfly behind your head
butterfly behind your back
4-beat thread the needle
buzzsaw
different kinds of stalls and stall combinations (in all the modes)
body wraps and other direction changes
airwrap
pirouettes

Everytime you learn a new move, new combinations open up to you. After knowing the weaves and your windmill, perhaps go for a fountain.. The list goes on.

...And most importantly at your stage, practice plane control and strive for freedom of movement. Everytime you learn a move, search (atleast) for the following things:
-what different variations are there?
-can it be done in different modes?
-can I turn with it?
-can I do it anywhere around my body? (high, low, to the far sides, with extended arms, with curled up arms, etc...)
-How can I accentuate the move with my body to make it really "pop"?

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#928967 - 13/02/11 06:15 PM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: Teamo]
Orphan Offline
scientist

Registered: 13/02/11
Learn everything you know the other way, try to transition between as many combinations of them as you can, and watch some videos for inspiration.

playpoi.com has a ton of beginner tutorials with great breakdowns on a lot of the fundamentals. smile
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#929079 - 16/02/11 06:38 PM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: Orphan]
Dront Offline
stranger

Registered: 13/09/10
extensions! and you should definitely learn some stall moves. but make sure you can transition into all of those moves cleanly in a bunch of different ways, and learn to do them fast and slow.

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#929103 - 17/02/11 11:01 AM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: Dront]
Calibud Offline
φωτιά

Registered: 08/11/10
Loc: St. Louis
I would say every move forward - backward, left - right.

I've been doing a smaller scale butterfly fountain that gets several ooohs and aaaaahs.

Actually all fountains are tight.

Wraps
Stalls
Variation of the two together.

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#929421 - 22/02/11 07:58 PM Re: What should I learn next? [Re: co]
Didgeridude Offline
Object Manipulationist, Chain Maille Artisan, Didgeridoo Performer and Teacher

Registered: 15/06/07
Loc: On the Road, Gypsie Style
start working on isolations (buzzsaw iso's). Itll take forever to get them down good, so might as well start that track now. Always a crowd pleaser.
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