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newbie
2 posts
Location: Canada
newbie
2 posts
Location: Canada
Posted:
I've just learned about poi. Can anyone direct me to books, dvd's and gear that would be good to start with. I was thinking socks might be a wise choice. Any help & tips would be great. Here's my intro:
Name: Sandra
Location: Canada
Birthday (sign?): Libra
Age: 26
Favorite Food(s): Oreo's
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Hobbies other than the obvious: Reading, walking/hiking with the dogs
Education: Grad
Favorite Book(s): Dark Tower series
Favorite Movie(s): Almost anything with Johnny Depp
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Godzilla
Why? Just because
Favorite TV show(s): Don't watch it enough to have one.
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Changes daily.
Favorite ice cream flavor(s): Oddly enough, plain old vanilla, but mint chocolate chip is good too.
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Nutella...i guess
I've just learned about poi. Can anyone direct me to books, dvd's and gear that would be good to start with. I was thinking socks might be a wise choice. Any help & tips would be great. Here's my intro:
Name: Sandra
Location: Canada
Birthday (sign?): Libra
Age: 26
Favorite Food(s): Oreo's
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Hobbies other than the obvious: Reading, walking/hiking with the dogs
Education: Grad
Favorite Book(s): Dark Tower series
Favorite Movie(s): Almost anything with Johnny Depp
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Godzilla
Why? Just because
Favorite TV show(s): Don't watch it enough to have one.
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Changes daily.
Favorite ice cream flavor(s): Oddly enough, plain old vanilla, but mint chocolate chip is good too.
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Nutella...i guess
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
Best place for books, dvds and gear?
Look no further than the "go shopping" tab, comfortably situated between the "articles" and "the competitions" tabs.
Full of all you wonderful poi needs!
Best place for books, dvds and gear?
Look no further than the "go shopping" tab, comfortably situated between the "articles" and "the competitions" tabs.
Full of all you wonderful poi needs!
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1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
I just made a pair of sock poi last night (kinda wish I had started with them, actually) out of... socks! And tennis balls. If you have long socks with neat colors (or stripes) it looks cooler, but plain old knee-length socks are perfect. The most comfortable thing for me is to tie a not at the end and then close those little plastic easter-egg things (you know the ones?) around the knot so you have a nice little round handle to hold on to, then you can just let it hang between your forefinger and middle finger.
If you have some beaded curtain chain you can make a pretty decent set too - drill a hole through two big superballs... Use glow-in-the-dark ones if you want them to glow-in-the-dark... Then just make some nylon loop handles that feel comfortable to you.
As far as just starting out, the HOP Library has a lot of good information for techniques and related info, and like Rouge said the HOP shop has everything! Oh, and if you're ever in need of inspiration, there are tons of poi videos in the gallery and on Youtube.
I just made a pair of sock poi last night (kinda wish I had started with them, actually) out of... socks! And tennis balls. If you have long socks with neat colors (or stripes) it looks cooler, but plain old knee-length socks are perfect. The most comfortable thing for me is to tie a not at the end and then close those little plastic easter-egg things (you know the ones?) around the knot so you have a nice little round handle to hold on to, then you can just let it hang between your forefinger and middle finger.
If you have some beaded curtain chain you can make a pretty decent set too - drill a hole through two big superballs... Use glow-in-the-dark ones if you want them to glow-in-the-dark... Then just make some nylon loop handles that feel comfortable to you.
As far as just starting out, the HOP Library has a lot of good information for techniques and related info, and like Rouge said the HOP shop has everything! Oh, and if you're ever in need of inspiration, there are tons of poi videos in the gallery and on Youtube.
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Teacher, Dancer, Artist, and General Smartass
149 posts
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Teacher, Dancer, Artist, and General Smartass
149 posts
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Posted:
HOP library is a great resource, like Mucky said, and the books and dvds available in the HOP store are also great like Rouge Dragon said (I especially dug Scales of Poi, though that's not totally for beginners).
So basically, ditto them. Plus, welcome!
HOP library is a great resource, like Mucky said, and the books and dvds available in the HOP store are also great like Rouge Dragon said (I especially dug Scales of Poi, though that's not totally for beginners).
So basically, ditto them. Plus, welcome!
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newbie
2 posts
Location: Canada
newbie
2 posts
Location: Canada
Posted:
Thanks
Thanks