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hello, i'm 26ish, live in san diego and have been spinning for two years. i have gotten borred of poi and moved on to devil stixs. go by dreamer and i think some of the people on this board know me. i'm not a fanatic and try to learn all i can about odd religons.
well enough about me something about u....
hello, i'm 26ish, live in san diego and have been spinning for two years. i have gotten borred of poi and moved on to devil stixs. go by dreamer and i think some of the people on this board know me
well enough about me something about u....
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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Hey man,
Just wanted to say welcome to the site! It's always nice to have some experienced poiers join and share their wisdom.
Best of luck to you and see you around,
Paddy
Hey man,
Just wanted to say welcome to the site! It's always nice to have some experienced poiers join and share their wisdom.
Best of luck to you and see you around,
Paddy
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Ah , the wizard of Oz....
Ah , the wizard of Oz....
Meh
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oz never gave something to the tin man that he didn't already have.....but can you catch the other referances?
oz never gave something to the tin man that he didn't already have.....but can you catch the other referances?
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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West African tribal spiritual practice, huh? What areas? I go to West African dance 1-3 times a week and the teacher discusses a lot of the culture and stuff. She was trained at Les Ballet African in Guinea. Have you ever heard of Kakilambe or Nimbe? Please excuse me if I totally bastardized the spelling on those.
Anyways, hello and welcome.
West African tribal spiritual practice, huh? What areas? I go to West African dance 1-3 times a week and the teacher discusses a lot of the culture and stuff. She was trained at Les Ballet African in Guinea. Have you ever heard of Kakilambe or Nimbe? Please excuse me if I totally bastardized the spelling on those.
Anyways, hello and welcome.
Beauty is the conscious sum of all our perversions.-Salvador DaliHope without action is hopeless.
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i don't do african dance, but purely artistically speaking what i do is very much like african mask dancing... we have the same roots... i studied african mask dancing back in the day, and i'm very influenced... our parties/shows are sort of a modern version of african community ritual, with lots of native american energy thrown in, and of course all in fairy folk regalia.
i don't do african dance, but purely artistically speaking what i do is very much like african mask dancing... we have the same roots... i studied african mask dancing back in the day, and i'm very influenced... our parties/shows are sort of a modern version of african community ritual, with lots of native american energy thrown in, and of course all in fairy folk regalia.
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Posted:
The interesting times thing is either (IMO) a chinese proverb or a Pratchett reference.
Second star to the right is from Peter Pan (or Star Trek 6). Not sure why you spelt "straight wrong though. That could be a genuine mistake.
Should i stop being clever now?
The interesting times thing is either (IMO) a chinese proverb or a Pratchett reference.
Second star to the right is from Peter Pan (or Star Trek 6). Not sure why you spelt "straight wrong though. That could be a genuine mistake.
Should i stop being clever now?
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the path i study comes from dahomey. and don't worry about the spelling. out here it comes from slave so the language is kreyol so the spelling dosn't mater as everybody writes it different and as its an oral tradition many of the words are pronounced diferently. i don't know your referances but do you know Na Na buklu, Da and the rainbow serpint, or the Marase? i'm in california and it is hard to find a "white freindly gruop" or any group for that matter.
the path i study comes from dahomey. and don't worry about the spelling. out here it comes from slave so the language is kreyol
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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Location: second star on the right and straight on till morn...
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i'm a horable speller, but i just added one more inorder to confir a suspision about somebody so if anyone gets the referance under homepage then please pm me. and you still haven't got the life the universe and everything yet.
ps i have never been to one of the "dances" but hope to someday. i have met the old man at the crossroads and a couple others, but want to see more.
[ 14 May 2002, 07:57: Message edited by: the man behind the curtain ]
i'm a horable speller, but i just added one more inorder to confir a suspision about somebody so if anyone gets the referance under homepage then please pm me. and you still haven't got the life the universe and everything yet.
ps i have never been to one of the "dances" but hope to someday. i have met the old man at the crossroads and a couple others, but want to see more.
[ 14 May 2002, 07:57: Message edited by: the man behind the curtain ]
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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I'll try to check with my teacher on those when I go to class tomorrow, if I remember by then. If you ever want to check out some of the dancing, they have it a couple times a week at the Dance Collective in Crenshaw. I would have to warn you that there have been times that I was the only white person in the class, not that people aren't white-friendly there, usually quite the opposite. but it is in the ghetto so to speak. and i did get stuck in a police blockade my first time there. my car was on the news. so, it's all in good fun and was actually kind of amusing. Unfortunately, the studio is closing on May 31 indefinitely. and this wednesday will be my last class there before i set off traveling.
but if you want any info, let me know.
I'll try to check with my teacher on those when I go to class tomorrow, if I remember by then. If you ever want to check out some of the dancing, they have it a couple times a week at the Dance Collective in Crenshaw. I would have to warn you that there have been times that I was the only white person in the class, not that people aren't white-friendly there, usually quite the opposite. but it is in the ghetto so to speak. and i did get stuck in a police blockade my first time there. my car was on the news. so, it's all in good fun and was actually kind of amusing. Unfortunately, the studio is closing on May 31 indefinitely. and this wednesday will be my last class there before i set off traveling.
but if you want any info, let me know.
Beauty is the conscious sum of all our perversions.-Salvador DaliHope without action is hopeless.
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By the way, Arashi, I've done two dances that use masks. One is called Joey and its a harvest dance (one of my favorites actually) and the other is Kakilambe. It's done in reverence to the god Kakilambe who comes every nine years to bless the land. If he doesn't come, its not good news to say the least. Anyways, that's one of the dances that is done on stilts and the masks are usually effigies of him. Its a fun dance.
By the way, Arashi, I've done two dances that use masks. One is called Joey and its a harvest dance (one of my favorites actually) and the other is Kakilambe. It's done in reverence to the god Kakilambe who comes every nine years to bless the land. If he doesn't come, its not good news to say the least. Anyways, that's one of the dances that is done on stilts and the masks are usually effigies of him. Its a fun dance.
Beauty is the conscious sum of all our perversions.-Salvador DaliHope without action is hopeless.
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Location: second star on the right and straight on till morn...
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they arn't dances, and if you don't know what i'm talking about it is probably better to drop it. its an old school religion that incorarated alot of dance from a similar areas. sorry to here about your class closing. and i have no problem being the only white guy in the room as long as everybody elese dosn't mind.
they arn't dances, and if you don't know what i'm talking about it is probably better to drop it. its an old school religion that incorarated alot of dance from a similar areas. sorry to here about your class closing. and i have no problem being the only white guy in the room as long as everybody elese dosn't mind.
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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