Forums > Social Chat > Wraps... help!

Posted: 29th Mar 2004
Well - the clue's in the name really

You just wrap one (or both...) of the poi around an arm or leg (or neck, waist, ear etc) and then it bounces off your appendage and when it's un-wrapped it's spinning the other way! Ta-da!

Alternatives to wraps to change directions are stalls which are when you stop one (or both) poi spinning, nice and quickly and then start it in the other direction.

Check out some of the videos in the Videos section of the board - most have wraps and stalls in them!

Burner of Toast
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004
hey, thanks

i've got it so i can change direction of one poi when swinging in front by using other arm, but get them to di it together in sync or async, is there a way to do that??

they mostly come at night, mostly.

Posted: 29th Mar 2004
Yep yep - you can do it any which way you want - it's just all down to timing and practice



You can wrap both at the same time, one just after another - one a few beats in between then the other - Just play and see what you come up with, and how many different places you can wrap it on - Current number I believe is 78



If you're doing simulaeneous wraps (i.e. both at the same time) you often need to turn your wrists back on themselves to ensure they both wrap....

Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude

Posted: 29th Mar 2004
you have two options.

1) click 'free lessons' at the top of the page, then poi, then wraps.

2) alternatively check out the 15 billions threads on the topic of wraps in the appropriately name 'poi moves' section of the board.

3) take off your clothes. put some green underpants on your head, wrap yourself in sticky tape, and hop down the street.

"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.

Posted: 29th Mar 2004
meh i never understood any of the stuff they tell me in the wraps section of this site, stick with the vids
n the wraps.. ude be surprised how many wraps u can do. but the brst way ull learn is by screwing around and try to understand what u do )

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