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Location: San Francisco, CA
Whatsup everyone, my name's Jessica, I'm from San Francisco.
I'm very interested in learning staff and poi. I was in colorguard in high school for 4 years twirling flags, wooden rifles, chain flags, trick sticks and the like......I haven't practiced in awhile, but I'm sure once I started practicing again I could get the hang of it......
I'm just wondering if anyone here would think that the transistion from flags to fire would be a little difficult, or fairly easy? I'm planning on maybe taking a poi class someday, but do you guys think that my experience with twirling will be an advantage?
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
y0! congratulations, because i anti-hate you!!
one of my best friends started staff after doing colour gaurd, but her parents wont let her use fire while she still lives in their house, so i guess i can't really advise you there, but she's fount the moves transfer over remarkably well
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Perth, Australia
Hiya...
Play with non lit fire poi and see how you find it. Play with sick poi..play.....rediscover all those fabulous moves and learn new ones and enjoy.
Fire is fabulous, but I must be getting old as the smell of the fuel just gives me a headache now.
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Do you like the colour pink?
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Location: San Francisco, CA
oh yes i do like pink! tongues are pink. and cat's noses are pink. and tear ducts, strawberry ice cream, and caucasian nipples
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: London, UK
heya *waves frantically*
welcome to HoP
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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hey! welcome!
hope you like it here 
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Location: San Francisco, CA
well, so far i do! you guys are all very nice and welcoming
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Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Hi hi hi
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Location: Falmouth, Cornwall
Yo, welcome to HoP.
Just did a random search on 'colorguard' and... you're top of the list!
Just found out this thing existed today, and blatantly the whole flag-waving thing is excellent (flagz rulz).
Now I just gotta make myself a 5 1/2' long one...
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