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24 posts
Location: San Diego,California, USA
Recently I experienced a "Fire Twirler" and it was the sexiest thing I have ever seen.... and I would LOVE to learn how to twirl...and was wondering what the beginning steps are.
Any advise would be really appreciated.
Like, What to buy? That I won't kill myself learning with.... and are video lessons worth it? or should I find someone in my area to help me learn??
Thanks for any response. I appreciate some guidance.
Be as happy as me....
My advice is to never poke a badger with a spoon!
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
Christian Death Metal Anyone?
313 posts
Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Welcome to Hop.
This place gives you the moves that you can do in the lessons other wise i suggest practise alot and find other people to learn off/copy.
Otherwise Have Fun !!!!!
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If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?
-- Steven Wright
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Always listen to Patricks words of wisdom.
Poi is very fun but so is staff. Buy a broomstick maybe to practice staff and stuff balls in a pair of socks and voila a set of poi
HOP has lessons in poi and staff in living colour and a whole discussion board with a search button.....
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
yes sock poi are by far the best!!
oh and
to HoP!The lessons are good, but you can't beat having someone with you to show you and share thoughts etc
Don't forget to breathe when you're lerning something new!!
Let's relight this forum 
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Hang round here and you're bound to learn stuff sooner or later. Where did you get your happy pants and why are they so happy?
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
After 17 hrs i got the little beautie
340 posts
Location: Sunny Devon, UK
Hello and welcome.
All i can say is practice practice practice. it wont take you long to get the hang of things. haha...I really must folow my own advice.
Enjoy your stay
A wise man once told me, A friend will bail you outta jail, A great friend will be sitting beside you saying that was f**king awesome.
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Patrick has words of wisdom? Gidg grabs a spoon and start poking at the King of the Badgers.
Welcome to HoP Misshappypants.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
stranger
24 posts
Location: San Diego,California, USA
Where do you get "Sock Poi"??? Do you make them?? and if you make them, how do you hold them since most poi have a loop at the end don't they???
Thanks for your help... I am dying to get started...just need to figure out how to get my POI.... thanks.
Be as happy as me....
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
You can make sock poi by getting a pair of long socks, putting either a tennis ball in the end, or a small bag of rice, or a juggling ball. Then voila! a set of sock poi
What is your opinion on the colour pink?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
Written by: Gidg
Gidg grabs a spoon and start poking at the King of the Badgers.
Welcome to HoP Misshappypants.
Now who is that poking me in the shin?
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
takes her spoon and hits Patricks knee
See ... I am tall. I can reach your knees.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
'ello!
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
just hold sock poi like you'd hold a dog lead or a rope in tug'of'war
I like your name!!! MissHappyPants... it has a nice ring to it and two of my fav words together: Happy and Pants!
Monkeys monkeys and bananas
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Hey, welcome to the board.... as u can see these guys are really helpful... which is why I joined
But yeah, as they said... Practise, it is a wonderful thing, and to learn how to make your own Poi, do a search for Make your own... useful info in there.
And to make your own staff, as someone else said Broom handle, but u can place hessian on the end and wrap it in wire to hold it on... but dont light it or else the ends will fly off, which prolly isnt a good thing... I havent done it yet, but I have been told the results are bad.
Had more to say, but I cant remember, so I am gonna see you around.
member
25 posts
Location: South Africa, Gauteng/Canada Ont.
Heya misshappypants!
Seems that most the good advice has already been dished out but what I can add is that if you want to learn poi - try out the sock poi. There's no point in buying a better poi set until you've decided whether it's something that you really want to do or not. When I eventually seriously got into poi I bought the ultimate performance poi off the HOP website as my first poi set - really great for beginners.
Drie rooibok ramme spring oor drie bolle dooring draad!
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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I do hope that this makes your pants even mnore happy than they are at the moment!
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Hiya!
Did you have a good weekend spinning?
Let's relight this forum
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