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1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Hi this is coming up a lot but whats the definitive opinion on what is more important. Are people who learn to spin every move under the sun, but who don't really move much wasting their time?, or is knowing the moves the way to impress?
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Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Oh yeah, I actually have footage of you during your poi set too but after all that dissin' yer gonna have to beg pretty hard to get it
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Location: Angels Landing, USA
owned.
hahahah
You east coasters are funny.
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1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Written by: drakematrix
I don't think you have to worry too much about someone not developing their own style. Once they have the basic moves down, the personal style will develop on it's own.
I think the danger in thinking that way is that there is always going to be a new move to learn, and you really have to make an effort to stop and actually just play with the moves you already know.
Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Location: West LA
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Now I have another question for you, (and anyone else)
What is more important than Impressing?
Than impressing? If one knows the importance of Poi then one might know the answer to [Old link] ?!?
In my opinion impressing is a value on the scale:
entertaining -> inspiring -> impressing -> intimidating
every single one can have its importance:
entertain the audience
inspire the community
impress your teachers
intimidate people like robert h. so they can wake up . . .
andy . . .
PS:
to danae and jeff To learn - read. To know - write. To master - teach . . .
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Written by: ICoN
Oh yeah, I actually have footage of you during your poi set too but after all that dissin' yer gonna have to beg pretty hard to get it
Heck I'd pay you to burn that footage. I was so paranoid about the plate I think I just did the weave fast with my poi that night. It was such an uninspired spin I actually remembered being wierded out.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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172 posts
Location: Staten Island , NY. USA
HA JIZZ MOPPER! Oh man you know i'm gonna be bringing that up for a while. LOL
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9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Well at least I... um...
No, there's pretty much no way out of that one.
With as little as I've been poiing and as sucky as I've gotten I think the title of "Icon's Jizz Moper" would be an upgrade.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Haha.
Really though, your spinning on the video seems fine to me. Didnt look like you were wierded out or anything. Perhaps your spinning wasnt as good as it can be, but considering I, along with lots of others, havent seen you spin very much or seen a lot of video footage of you spinning, I dont think anyone will notice. You looked to have performed pretty well on stage, even if your moves werent top notch. The only thing I can say degraded the vid was the angle the camera was at... Somtimes you are spinnig away from the camera and all I can see is your tight sweet ass.
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Score... send that video to me icon.
jkjk
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Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Send it to you? You mean for free? Yeah right, I can probably get like 6 dollars for it on ebay!
And god knows what NYC will pay for me to burn it now
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
You can do with it what you like. I'm only kidding about caring. I honestly do remember it being a really uninspired spin because I was so stressed about the plate.
I think I did the weave, some mediocre isolations, and then got off stage to go party. I'm certainly not embarassed about it, it's just a bit bland. I thought everyone else was really pumped that night and I wasn't feeling the poi.
Sure, post it if you want. *shrug*
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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