As green as they come

Hi ya'll

Just making myself comfy and need to get back in2 the whole swing of things. No pun intended. No really!

I used to frequent bullitin boards on a regular basis many years ago. Now I need to find my feet again. Ehgads! where did I hide my avatar now. I know its somewhere on my pewter!

Lets c now, where to begin.

I'm from South Africa. I came across poi for the first time when I went to a Nite Club in Johannesburg.
A girl was doing some really interesting stuff with a bean bag attatched to a length of chain. I was mesmersized. she was standing outside doing these really amazing tricks. I went across to her and watched closely and eventually struck up the courage to ask if I could have a go.
She was so patient with me and taught me the real basic stuff. I failed dismally at the expense of her time.
This was not the end however. I made a decision that night that rocked my world baby!

I eventually found out that this performance that girl put on was called poi.

I found out where to get the poi kits from and a week later I had purchased myself what I understand to be some kind of beginners kits for next to nothing at a Jo'burg flea market.

The guy there told me to go to this here fine website. I did not come here immediately tho, only a week later after purchasing my kit.

By myself a learnt to do what I later found out to be called the 2 beat chase. Hope I got that rite, 1 beat for each poi on 1 or either side!?!?!

Then I taught myself some kind of chase that happens in front of me and overhead, not sure what to call it as I've not seen it anywhere on this site yet. This, I was told when I was showing my friend, looked like a circle with the poi at a 180 degree split. Hope that made some sense to someone here.

I eventually got to the lessons that are on offer here and quickly learnt the 4 beat chase. Rest of the stuff so far looks too foreign for me still, but hopefully I'll get there one day with the perseverence I exuded when I first started on my ace.

When I first mentioned that I was going through with all of this poi stuff to my S.O. it was kind of laughed off and not thought of much after that, clearly not thinking that I'd actually follow through with whole thing, something that I'm famous for apparently. Well....

All of this started merely 4 weeks ago and certain people have eaten their words, OFTEN.

Thanks to the peeps here at HOP, You guys have changed my life.
I think I may have found my 2nd, 2ND home! ubblove

Forums > Introductions > As green as they come

HOP Newsletter