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onewheeldaveGOLD Member
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Posted:
Poll: Fire artist or Spinner.



I've been wondering about the relative proportions of those who are into this mainly for the fire, and those who are primarily into the pure skill/flow aspects of unlit spinning?



Obviously many of you are into it for both, but, even there it should be possible to state a preference, for examples-





*you only spin unlit so you can get some moves down for the next fire session, and, if it became impossible to do fire you'd probably not spin anymore- would be 100/0 fire/non-fire



*you only occasioanly do fire (maybe the odd paid gig) as you consider fuel to be too toxic/dirty to use on a regular basis, almost all your spinning is unlit, and, if fire became impossible, it wouldn't affect your spinning at all- 0/100 fire/non-fire



*you like fire and non-fire spinning equally- a 50/50 fire/non-fire (although you may want to state greater accuracy eg 70/30 fire/non-fire)



I think it would also be interesting if, as well as stating a ratio, you say how long you've been spinning for (I have a theory that a lot of us start spinning through a desire to do fire, then get more interested in the pure spinning side).



Lastly, for clarity it would be good if we all stick to the convention of the first value of the ratio being fire, and the second non-fire (as in the examples above), otherwise it's going to get confusing.

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BirdGOLD Member
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Posted:
Hmmm. A tricky one!



I would say that I am a spinner, rather than a fire artist,



maybe about 20/80



I enjoy a good spin with fire, but I don't want to overdo it incacse it somehow becomes less special. that and i've been playing with moves that aren't really practical with fire poi! biggrin



Edit:



I guess having read your post properly I should state how long I've been spinning too! wink



its about 18 months or so now!
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The Real Fryed FishGod's illgitament son
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Posted:
id say about 65.9/34.1.....glowstix and my tailed poi are fun, but i LOVE FIRE, fire eating, breathing, whatever, the glow stuff ill give up eventualy, but the fire will be forever wink

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filthy 23BRONZE Member
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Location: USA


Posted:
I spin mostly unlit, but also use fire from time to time...
Been spinning for roughly 5~ish yrs...

my fire / non-fire ratio is probably:

23 / 77

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_khan_SILVER Member
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Location: San Francisco, California, USA


Posted:
Good question, and one that I've wondered about myself. I haven't been spinning for that long -- only since September. It was wanting to spin fire that got me interested, but as I've built up my skills I've realized it's the spinning that really has me. I'd definitely consider myself more a spinner than a fire artist.

20/80 sounds about right. This hasn't been my practice thus far, but in future I can see saving fire for an occasion--a holiday get together, or a friend's birthday or wedding (I've got two coming up), or at Burning Man, for example.

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HavokistBRONZE Member

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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom


Posted:
ive been spinning since the 18th of december, and my ratio would probably be about 40/60 cause after i first spun with fire, i pretty much just learnt how to link certain moves to others so i could do them in fire biggrin

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musashiistarring Skippy the green llama
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Location: Seattle, WA


Posted:
Hmm, hard to say really. I guess about 50/50. I'm not into lighting up as much as I used to be, but doing a gig once or twice a month, it's hard to say that my practice doesn't translate to fire(or recently, pyro). Not that I still don't get 'the rush' when lighting up, but it just doesn't hold the fascination level it used to for me.



On the term used, I think I would still use fire artist or fire performer, because a few of the fire related arts I practice don't involve spinning.



Edit: spinning since spring of 2000 wink
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CharlesBRONZE Member
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand


Posted:
Depends what i'm doing now, really.

for paid gigs, its pretty much 100 / 0

Practice and fun, about 5 / 95


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Posted:
Been spinning for bout 3 years on and off, ide say im 35/65 smile

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simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
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Location: London


Posted:
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TheBovrilMonkeySILVER Member
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Location: High Wycombe, England


Posted:
I've been spinning since August 2001 and I haven't lit up since June last year.

I'd say that makes me a spinner rather than anything to do with fire.

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strugzBRONZE Member
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Posted:
Written by: onewheeldave



I think it would also be interesting if, as well as stating a ratio, you say how long you've been spinning for (I have a theory that a lot of us start spinning through a desire to do fire, then get more interested in the pure spinning side).





Id go with your theory there, the whole fire idea got me into this 4 years ago, although id say im 50/50 im much more interested in the artform than the fire now.

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CodySILVER Member
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556 posts
Location: Reno, Nevada USA


Posted:
I'd say 95/5 Poi is an excuse for me to work with fire. I enjoy the technicality and chalenge of new moves and technique, but I'm all about fire and the art.

Been spinning fire poi since 2000
Been working with fire since 1998

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fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
Spinning for just over 3 years.

maybe 3/97

I spin very little fire. Never have.

smile Nice thread

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SocksBRONZE Member
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Posted:
*pokes head in* I would not be a fire spinner, at all. Mostly becasue I'm a klutz, and I'm VERY flammable.

In spite of the 'dalmatian' appearance, I'm NOT a fire dog.

I'm weird. Just work through that and we'll all be fine.

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Bretchenthusiast
247 posts
Location: Cork, Ireland at present


Posted:
Been spinning about 6 months, only done fire once, before I actually started really practicing alot.



But when I do get to it.. this weekend I hope bounce2 wow bounce I think my ratio would be 25/75... I see non-fire for the first 3-4 months of watching friends do poi and I loved before I see the fire.. which was ubbloco & clap & eek I wonna do it!!!!!



and I agree with puk below, its a fun on your own or with other poi'ers, and artist when performing!! smile
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PukSILVER Member
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Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia


Posted:
Id say when i photo is taken of me artest when im not just a happy spinner .

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ben-ja-menGOLD Member
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Posted:
0/100 id say im a artist cos my main focus at the moment is beauty of movement. i very rarely spin fire now and its usually only at special gatherings that i do. ive been spinning since around the middle of 2002

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PeleBRONZE Member
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Location: WNY, USA


Posted:
I am a performer and hopefully on a good day an artist.

50/50

It really doesn't matter to me if I do fire or not. I could care less one way or another. I got into this to perform, so I learned adaptability first, love the fire later. Though I think starting with fire eating/breathing kind of stripped from me that "I must have fire" drive that many new spinners seem to have.

I've been spinning since 1997 I think. After awhile things all seem to blend together and it doesn't really matter anymore when I started as long as I keep on going.

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fNiGOLD Member
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Location: New York, USA


Posted:
I'd say you're skimming a fine line; I consider myself a spinner even though I like to be artistic and vice versa; some things I do merely for the aesthetic value and try to make them more technical....

prolly around 74/26: while I do love a good burn session, I find that it is most enjoyable when you take a trick that most people do just in the casual spinning, or that you've been working on for a while, and work and get it so that you can burn with it, even if the majority of observers don't notice it, its a great feeling. Other times, it can be nice just to practice....

couple people know that I don't own non-fire poi for that reason wink

I guess part of the reason is that I just like performing. In front of an audience iit just isn't the same with glowsticks/led/unlit. Believe me, even though you may have access to burnable areas, no burn is less special than any other. Rather, the lack of a burn can have negative effects (summer home, no-fire parental restrictions biggrin) , and the firing up is very therapeutic. I also found in my researching that it makes the work day go by much faster...especially when you're bored outdoors and can't go very far.

started 11 months ago

very interesting thread you have here

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garthySILVER Member
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Location: Bristol, England


Posted:
0/100 and 1.5 years of spinning.

The last few times I've span fire has been cause people have ask me to.

Never would normally. Would spin if I was the last person on the planet biggrin

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Puresockaddict
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Location: Oxford, UK


Posted:
I've been spining for a year and a bit.

Funnily enough, I don't think fire ever actually crossed my mind when I first got into it. I really can't think why I ever wanted to learn poi, to be honest, it just popped into my head one summer - perhaps it was seeing glowsticks at Reading or something.

I'd say I was about 10/90 - I spin socks all the time, pretty much, mainly because I can spin them in my room and they're so much less effort - no paraffin etc required. That said, I do still have the belief in the back of my mind that if you can't do something with fire, you can't do it properly. smile

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Posted:
I would say i'm 15/85

I love my socks, but occasionally i like the thrill of fire, the sound and feeling of it is like nothing else.

I have been spinning since Dec 01 - so thats just over 3 years now.

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oliSILVER Member
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Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom


Posted:
i dont think i can state a ratio, i love both spinning fire for certain reasons (fire forces me to focus on creating a three minute long burn, i think it is this time limit that makes fire different for me, but i have to be in the right sort of frame of mind to maintain concentration for three minutes) , and i love twiddling a sock or two about for different reasons (its just fun, keeps me amused, i tend to not concentrate too hard and just mess about most of the time when i play with socks). i keep the two different art forms fairly seperate though


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ASTRO FAERIEBRONZE Member
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Posted:
I'm more of a spinner, i love the feel and flow of the poi, for me it isnt the means to an end, fire is another way to express the art of poi, but for me not necessary. I prefer using glow poi if any. weavesmiley

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_Clare_BRONZE Member
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Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Probably about 60/40 for me.

I use my socks for practice, but I still love to play with fire. However, even if it was impossible, I would keep spinning.

I've been playing for 2 and a half years

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onewheeldaveGOLD Member
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Location: sheffield, United Kingdom


Posted:
A quick totting-up of the ratios to now gives: -

Fire 770 to non-fire 1750

from a total of 25 votes (I disregarded a few who didn't give a ratio and rounded up/down some of the silly ones like 21/79).

Averaging it out by dividing by 25 gives: -

30/70 fire/non-fire

(everyone feel free to double check the calcs though).

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KlownyBRONZE Member
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Location: Remote Western Australia Karratha


Posted:
As i trained initially unlit i learnt to apreciate what it means to souly spin, i mean people will watch a gig and take no notice of the skill involved in making the 'pretty streams of light' they just think it looks cool. so i spose id have to say 40/60 i prefer to just spin, personal preference, thats not to say im not into fire,i been doing twirling for about 9 months now.

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mycoBRONZE Member
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Location: melbourne, victoria, australia


Posted:
i'm probably 70/30. i love fire, always have. started about 3 years ago, and couldn't wait to burn. not much has changed.

PhaerieBRONZE Member
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Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
i have only been spinning for about 3 weeks... started with the appreciation of what the fire looked like, but now its all about the spinning... at this stage it would be 20/80 for me smile

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MiGGOLD Member
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Posted:
i've been spinning for..8 months now. I love the feeling, the noise, the rush of the fire. I practice and play around, but almost everything i try to learn is to spin lit. apart from contact staff, at this stage. waay to unskilled to set a stick on fire and not spin it ubblol

probably say i was 85/15

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