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Hello fellow fire friends,
I have been a frequent visitor to Home of Poi for about 6 months now, but it was not until I got a 10-hour-a-day office job, that I found the time to post a message here!
I'm based in Darwin, (and am totally enjoying a "winter" of perfect warm, sunny weather...poor me!) and I love to twirl poi & staffs.
Anyway, when I got to Darwin six months ago I had a hard time finding fellow twirling buddies...I had a dream of starting a fire event where everyone could come learn from each other and have a good time. So I found a few people, got them excited and we started meeting at the Esplanade every week.
Now it's fast becoming a Darwin institution, with travellers, muscians, twirlers and a big bunch of locals who love to sit around in true Darwin style and drink beer in the park on a Sunday night.
It's awesome, in 2 months it went from me and my 5 friends, to at least 60 people every week. And everytime I go I meet new twirlers with mad moves who've heard along the grapevine about fire jam.
Just wanted to say if you live somewhere where you think no one else twirls, or you haven't met anyone, it's not that hard to get out there and spread the word, people start coming out of the cracks that you never even knew existed. Start something yourself, if no one else twirls, TEACH THEM!
If you are in Darwin, come down to the Esplanade on Sunday nights, 8pm onwards and meet some new people and be inspired! Look for me, I'm always there!
Look forward to getting to know some great people on this discussion board, drop me a line, I'm always online! (Hey that rhymed...in a kind of lame way...)
Amy
Hello fellow fire friends,
I have been a frequent visitor to Home of Poi for about 6 months now, but it was not until I got a 10-hour-a-day office job, that I found the time to post a message here!
I'm based in Darwin, (and am totally enjoying a "winter" of perfect warm, sunny weather...poor me!) and I love to twirl poi & staffs.
Anyway, when I got to Darwin six months ago I had a hard time finding fellow twirling buddies...I had a dream of starting a fire event where everyone could come learn from each other and have a good time. So I found a few people, got them excited and we started meeting at the Esplanade every week.
Now it's fast becoming a Darwin institution, with travellers, muscians, twirlers and a big bunch of locals who love to sit around in true Darwin style and drink beer in the park on a Sunday night.
It's awesome, in 2 months it went from me and my 5 friends, to at least 60 people every week. And everytime I go I meet new twirlers with mad moves who've heard along the grapevine about fire jam.
Just wanted to say if you live somewhere where you think no one else twirls, or you haven't met anyone, it's not that hard to get out there and spread the word, people start coming out of the cracks that you never even knew existed. Start something yourself, if no one else twirls, TEACH THEM!
If you are in Darwin, come down to the Esplanade on Sunday nights, 8pm onwards and meet some new people and be inspired! Look for me, I'm always there!
Look forward to getting to know some great people on this discussion board, drop me a line, I'm always online! (Hey that rhymed...in a kind of lame way...)
Amy
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1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
Hey... welcome.
Congrats on the group of twirlers you have going there.
And I know what you mean about not knowing people who twirl until you start... even people who are mega keen to learn, it's great.
Hey... welcome.
Congrats on the group of twirlers you have going there.
And I know what you mean about not knowing people who twirl until you start... even people who are mega keen to learn, it's great.
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A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
Posted:
Welcome!!
Well done getting people organised! It's not always the easiest thing
But welcome to the board and i hope you gain inspiration from and have fun with it.
Welcome!!
Well done getting people organised! It's not always the easiest thing
But welcome to the board and i hope you gain inspiration from and have fun with it.
I smile because i have no idea whats going on!! 
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello
Welcome to HoP
Your meet sounds fantacstic. You should pop it into the events forum and maybe you'll get a 100!
Hello
Welcome to HoPYour meet sounds fantacstic. You should pop it into the events forum and maybe you'll get a 100!
Let's relight this forum 
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Posted:
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
'ello!
'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**
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Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello
Yeah, like Custom said write it on the Events section! There are a lot of people who come online here.
Hello
Yeah, like Custom said write it on the Events section! There are a lot of people who come online here.
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
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Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Posted:
Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick
That's great Amy and welcome to HoP!
Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick
That's great Amy and welcome to HoP!
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
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*.. If ya can't be Good, Be Good at it..*
147 posts
Location: In Melbourne at the moment, Australia
*.. If ya can't be Good, Be Good at it..*
147 posts
Location: In Melbourne at the moment, Australia
Posted:
Hey Amy,
its great that you started a big meet.... i was in the same position, but in Cairns..... such a great feeling to start something like that!!!!!!!
Beautiful Flynt has done the same in Melbourne.
I don't know if you have meet this couple yet, but they work inda markets all the time... Pete and Jazz, beautiful ppl. Pete is real good at the diablo and jazz is good at the poi.... there called pyscuss i think... not sure.... if you do see them say hello for me... Trix!!!
Once again welcome Amy
Hey Amy,
its great that you started a big meet.... i was in the same position, but in Cairns..... such a great feeling to start something like that!!!!!!!
Beautiful Flynt has done the same in Melbourne.
I don't know if you have meet this couple yet, but they work inda markets all the time... Pete and Jazz, beautiful ppl. Pete is real good at the diablo and jazz is good at the poi.... there called pyscuss i think... not sure.... if you do see them say hello for me... Trix!!!
Once again welcome Amy
watching the world go by!!!!
Trick ferret on the making hehe!!!!
Everybodyknows me as (TriX)
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member
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Location: South Africa, Gauteng/Canada Ont.
member
25 posts
Location: South Africa, Gauteng/Canada Ont.
Posted:
Welcome Amy!
Congrats on the fire jam!
Welcome Amy!
Congrats on the fire jam!
Drie rooibok ramme spring oor drie bolle dooring draad!
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