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Login/Join to ParticipateThe wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
Hello there. I go by Ivy these days, and I'm actually pretty young. I am not only new to this site but also new to the whole poi thing. My sister and I decided to start a while ago and have been researching some, but is there any tips you could give lil' ol' me?
name :- Alysha
location :- Colorado, USA
hometown :- Beaulah
birthday:- 8/9/94
age:- 14
sex:- female
occupation :- dog sitter!
favorite food :- Cheese enchiladas! (no meat on anything!)
toys:- Poi, Staff, Pencil/Paper
hobbies :- (other than the obvious=P) Drawing/writing, Playing the flute/piano*my main*/guitar, and hopefully soon the cello!
favorite movies :- Gangs of New York, Hanibal, Forest Gump, and Dead Poet's Society.
godzilla vs star destroyer :- hmm... Godzilla... I dunno why
favorite tv :- L&O(Original, CI, and SVU), NCIS (ABBY!!), House, and Monk. =P
plans for life :- Get Married and be a kid with my kid. XD
favorite music :- Anything I can deal with, I really like rock though. XD
favorite ice cream :- Chocolate Malt from the local General store! XD
marmite , vegemite or nutella :- Uh... Nutella is okay..
Hello there. I go by Ivy these days, and I'm actually pretty young. I am not only new to this site but also new to the whole poi thing. My sister and I decided to start a while ago and have been researching some, but is there any tips you could give lil' ol' me?
name :- Alysha
location :- Colorado, USA
hometown :- Beaulah
birthday:- 8/9/94
age:- 14
sex:- female
occupation :- dog sitter!
favorite food :- Cheese enchiladas! (no meat on anything!)
toys:- Poi, Staff, Pencil/Paper
hobbies :- (other than the obvious=P) Drawing/writing, Playing the flute/piano*my main*/guitar, and hopefully soon the cello!
favorite movies :- Gangs of New York, Hanibal, Forest Gump, and Dead Poet's Society.
godzilla vs star destroyer :- hmm... Godzilla... I dunno why
favorite tv :- L&O(Original, CI, and SVU), NCIS (ABBY!!), House, and Monk. =P
plans for life :- Get Married and be a kid with my kid. XD
favorite music :- Anything I can deal with, I really like rock though. XD
favorite ice cream :- Chocolate Malt from the local General store! XD
marmite , vegemite or nutella :- Uh... Nutella is okay..
My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
newbie
4 posts
4 posts
Posted:
Spin often. Keep your practice poi (preferably sock poi) nearby. Spin while watching TV.
Work on the basics over and over. Don't get discouraged. Things that seem impossible at first will come with practice. (I'm doing things now I never thought possible)
Practice going from one move to another and back. Move your body as part of your practice.
Use your imagination to put different moves together and make them your own.
Check out the on line lessons. I think the one on this site is great, and the one on Domorepoi.com. Also buy a couple DVDs, such as The Encyclo-Poi-dia by Zan, and The Scales of Poi.
Hook up with other people in your area whenever possible and see what they're doing.
Don't quit if you hit yourself in the head or whack yourself in the sack now and then. Just smile and keep spinning.
-z-
Spin often. Keep your practice poi (preferably sock poi) nearby. Spin while watching TV.
Work on the basics over and over. Don't get discouraged. Things that seem impossible at first will come with practice. (I'm doing things now I never thought possible)
Practice going from one move to another and back. Move your body as part of your practice.
Use your imagination to put different moves together and make them your own.
Check out the on line lessons. I think the one on this site is great, and the one on Domorepoi.com. Also buy a couple DVDs, such as The Encyclo-Poi-dia by Zan, and The Scales of Poi.
Hook up with other people in your area whenever possible and see what they're doing.
Don't quit if you hit yourself in the head or whack yourself in the sack now and then. Just smile and keep spinning.
-z-
newbie
4 posts
4 posts
Posted:
btw... I'm also in Colorado (Denver/Lakewood).
Feel free to reply if you want to get with a group thing, meet in a park for some practice ideas, or meet other fire freaks.
-z-
btw... I'm also in Colorado (Denver/Lakewood).
Feel free to reply if you want to get with a group thing, meet in a park for some practice ideas, or meet other fire freaks.
-z-
The wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
Lol. that would be great ^_^ but I'm a few hours away and I can't quite drive yet. =P I wish there were more people from where I live that like to spin, but no one even knows what poi is in my part of Colorado. XD
Lol. that would be great ^_^ but I'm a few hours away and I can't quite drive yet. =P I wish there were more people from where I live that like to spin, but no one even knows what poi is in my part of Colorado. XD
My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
SILVER Member
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
thats why you need to teach them!
thats why you need to teach them!
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awkward vision
7 posts
Location: Humble, TX, USA
awkward vision
7 posts
Location: Humble, TX, USA
Posted:
yeah i live in a small town outside of houston tx and at my school alone, along with 1 or 2 friends, we have taught more people how to poi than have ever been in the school
yeah i live in a small town outside of houston tx and at my school alone, along with 1 or 2 friends, we have taught more people how to poi than have ever been in the school
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