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hey me and my friends homecoming football game is coming up and we wanna string at night and we were wondering if there were any certain moves that would amaze? we're using our school colors...
hey me and my friends homecoming football game is coming up and we wanna string at night and we were wondering if there were any certain moves that would amaze? we're using our school colors...
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Location: Little Rock, AR
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Location: Little Rock, AR
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any of it is amazing, I think
any of it is amazing, I think
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im trying to learn BTB weave but its hard
im trying to learn BTB weave but its hard
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Location: Southampton Uni
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Location: Southampton Uni
Posted:
3 beat weave, fountains, corkscrew, butterfly, the simple ones always rock... If it's dark, btb stuff doesn't really look any different from stuff in front, so I'd stick with the IF stuff...
3 beat weave, fountains, corkscrew, butterfly, the simple ones always rock... If it's dark, btb stuff doesn't really look any different from stuff in front, so I'd stick with the IF stuff...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
As long as your spinning is smooth, and you look comfortable with what you're doing, then..you're pretty much sorted
As long as your spinning is smooth, and you look comfortable with what you're doing, then..you're pretty much sorted
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mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
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Location: Birmingham, Australia
mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
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Location: Birmingham, Australia
Posted:
Realistically though, when you asked 'what moves would amaze people', my first thought was actually 'everything', since spinning in any pattern to non-spinners looks amazing. (I was sold to spinning when I watched a performer just do a weave to start off the combos
)
I agree that the best thing to do is keep it to what you're happy with and can do smoothly. A smooth simple trick is better looking than a borked complex trick.
Just have fun!
Realistically though, when you asked 'what moves would amaze people', my first thought was actually 'everything', since spinning in any pattern to non-spinners looks amazing. (I was sold to spinning when I watched a performer just do a weave to start off the combos
)I agree that the best thing to do is keep it to what you're happy with and can do smoothly. A smooth simple trick is better looking than a borked complex trick.
Just have fun!
It's better to burn out than to fade away
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
How about a:
Isolated-horizontal-reverse-behind-the-back-trinity-hyper-anti-fountain-weave-wrap
or a suggestion from Andy House, hit them with:
"THE VORTEX"
Its a winner every time
How about a:
Isolated-horizontal-reverse-behind-the-back-trinity-hyper-anti-fountain-weave-wrap
or a suggestion from Andy House, hit them with:
"THE VORTEX"
Its a winner every time
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Location: London
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Location: London
Posted:
something showy and non-techy is probably a good bet
leapfrog over each other while doing butterflies?
(made me go
when i saw ado-p and amelie do it )
something showy and non-techy is probably a good bet
leapfrog over each other while doing butterflies?
(made me go
when i saw ado-p and amelie do it ) "Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
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mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
355 posts
Location: Birmingham, Australia
mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
355 posts
Location: Birmingham, Australia
Posted:
Hmmm, definitely gotta throw in a fountain then. Simple, but looks pretty if done smoothly, especially if you're using glow sticks.
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something showy and non-techy is probably a good bet
Hmmm, definitely gotta throw in a fountain then. Simple, but looks pretty if done smoothly, especially if you're using glow sticks.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
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Posted:
um dumb questions because ive been spinning for about 6 months now but uh whats a fountain and clips vids etc?
um dumb questions because ive been spinning for about 6 months now but uh whats a fountain and clips vids etc?
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mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
355 posts
Location: Birmingham, Australia
mmm...i feel all warm and fuzzy... 'no dude, that's your hair on fire'
355 posts
Location: Birmingham, Australia
Posted:
Ok...this might be hard to understand in words.
*For this trick, you do NOT move your feet*
plant your feet and twist your body (for simplicity) left.
1. do a forward (only tried 3bt) weave (or backwards but stick with forwards for now).
2. you then bring the forward weave across your body to the right, switching into a backward weave.
*you're doing well if you're still with me*
3. bring it up and over your head again so you're back into the forward weave on your left.
If you're doing this correctly, from the front, it looks like a continuous weave going round and round in a circular path.
Hope that kinda explains it but yeah, try searching other threads, there's been previous stuff but i found most of it hard to understand because some people started asking if there are windmills (when bringing it back over your head) or not.
Ok...this might be hard to understand in words.
*For this trick, you do NOT move your feet*
plant your feet and twist your body (for simplicity) left.
1. do a forward (only tried 3bt) weave (or backwards but stick with forwards for now).
2. you then bring the forward weave across your body to the right, switching into a backward weave.
*you're doing well if you're still with me*
3. bring it up and over your head again so you're back into the forward weave on your left.
If you're doing this correctly, from the front, it looks like a continuous weave going round and round in a circular path.
Hope that kinda explains it but yeah, try searching other threads, there's been previous stuff but i found most of it hard to understand because some people started asking if there are windmills (when bringing it back over your head) or not.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
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Location: Oregon, USA
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Location: Oregon, USA
Posted:
Are you spinning just to spin? or is this going to be like a halftime thing? If so you and you have a couple friends spinning as well you might want to work on high throw/passes.. you can really whip a glowstick pretty high if you throw it in the middle of a spin, and it looks very cool.
Are you spinning just to spin? or is this going to be like a halftime thing? If so you and you have a couple friends spinning as well you might want to work on high throw/passes.. you can really whip a glowstick pretty high if you throw it in the middle of a spin, and it looks very cool.
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still can't believe it's not butter
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
still can't believe it's not butter
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
have you considered also the costume, choerography n smiles?
i'd rather see someone smile than pull off something techinical.
that passes on a tangible feeling of fun for me!
i like fun.
have you considered also the costume, choerography n smiles?
i'd rather see someone smile than pull off something techinical.
that passes on a tangible feeling of fun for me!
i like fun.
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tangible? passes?
tangible? passes?
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Posted:
Giant butterflies and behind the back/head butterflies seem to amaze people, and theyre really easy to do!
Giant butterflies and behind the back/head butterflies seem to amaze people, and theyre really easy to do!
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Yo ho fiddle dee dee, being a pirate is alright to be,
Do what you want coz a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!
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Posted:
what i always found that amazes the "crowd" is fast, hard, powerful movements. The smoother earthier spinning tneds to make a mass of ignorants yawn. I guess i had a few too many baton twirling comments thrown at me.
then again anytime you set something on fire..people are amazed and "aawwed"
But i agree with synchronization as well. people looove windmills
good luck and let us know how things go.
Super'
what i always found that amazes the "crowd" is fast, hard, powerful movements. The smoother earthier spinning tneds to make a mass of ignorants yawn. I guess i had a few too many baton twirling comments thrown at me.
then again anytime you set something on fire..people are amazed and "aawwed"
But i agree with synchronization as well. people looove windmills
good luck and let us know how things go.
Super'
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.
- Mark Twain
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oh yeah!! it better be dark if your using sticks or glow poi or you wont see it well. FIRE FIRE FIRE... best way to do it. if you can get some type of mic close to where you are so that it can be heard as well that would ad to the effect..
Super'
oh yeah!! it better be dark if your using sticks or glow poi or you wont see it well. FIRE FIRE FIRE... best way to do it. if you can get some type of mic close to where you are so that it can be heard as well that would ad to the effect..
Super'
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.
- Mark Twain
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Posted:
um ya...guys im on school property that wont work (fire) itll be dark outside ya over where we're gonna string
um ya...guys im on school property that wont work (fire) itll be dark outside ya over where we're gonna string
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Posted:
The behind the back 5 beat isolated weave turning to forawrd 5 beat over the wrist waist wrap!
The behind the back 5 beat isolated weave turning to forawrd 5 beat over the wrist waist wrap!
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