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Hello beautiful people!As I discovered the poi I could not refrain myself from playing with it. Even at night, when I could not find sleep, I'd just grab them and spin... I live in a 30 square meters flat in the beautiful city of Paris ... not much space. This taught me a LOT about how to control my body moves and be aware of the whereabouts of my beloved poi...Started the staff a very very short while ago (I just *had to* after watching the very inspiring Circles of light video... again many thanks to Flashfire and Hayobola ...). It just felt great , but then again, I decided to start throwing the staff from behind to grab it in front of me. Mind you, I managed it pretty well ... but THEN I got confident... and my hands punished me by throwing the staff further back instead of forward ... Ruined the whole lovely shelf I had with beautiful glass candelholder... etc. Won't stop me... just calmed me down a bit
Anyway, I guess staff practice is meant to be outdoors... Thought I was rather average intelligent person... but passion pushes you to do silly things... that's how you push your limits which is good but .. that's how you ruin your flat's decoration as well 
Shine onCassandra
Hello beautiful people!As I discovered the poi I could not refrain myself from playing with it. Even at night, when I could not find sleep, I'd just grab them and spin... I live in a 30 square meters flat in the beautiful city of Paris ... not much space. This taught me a LOT about how to control my body moves and be aware of the whereabouts of my beloved poi...Started the staff a very very short while ago (I just *had to* after watching the very inspiring Circles of light video... again many thanks to Flashfire and Hayobola ...). It just felt great , but then again, I decided to start throwing the staff from behind to grab it in front of me. Mind you, I managed it pretty well ... but THEN I got confident... and my hands punished me by throwing the staff further back instead of forward ... Ruined the whole lovely shelf I had with beautiful glass candelholder... etc. Won't stop me... just calmed me down a bit
Anyway, I guess staff practice is meant to be outdoors... Thought I was rather average intelligent person... but passion pushes you to do silly things... that's how you push your limits which is good but .. that's how you ruin your flat's decoration as well Shine onCassandra"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
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Bumpity bump
Bumpity bump
Meh
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Practicing inside just gives you more incentive to not loose control, but hey you can always rebuild those broken items.
Get crazy, don't hold back
Practicing inside just gives you more incentive to not loose control, but hey you can always rebuild those broken items.
Get crazy, don't hold back
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old hand
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i think a prize has to go to cantus for finding the oldest unreplied-to thread and bumping it.
even roy castle couldn't match that dedication.
cass, sorry to here about the broken glass but presumably you've mastered indoor stick-throwing since then so i hope everything's ok now.
i think a prize has to go to cantus for finding the oldest unreplied-to thread and bumping it.
even roy castle couldn't match that dedication.
cass, sorry to here about the broken glass but presumably you've mastered indoor stick-throwing since then so i hope everything's ok now.
wherever you go, there you are.
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When I saw her in London a while back she was working on hurling her staff in the air and cowering fearfully when it returned earthward.
Glass went and ruined it by teaching her some fancy schmancy contact moves.
My little napalm fairy and I are going to Paris to stay with Cass in September. I'll be able to update you on her progress after that.
When I saw her in London a while back she was working on hurling her staff in the air and cowering fearfully when it returned earthward.
Glass went and ruined it by teaching her some fancy schmancy contact moves.
My little napalm fairy and I are going to Paris to stay with Cass in September. I'll be able to update you on her progress after that.
Meh
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It's not the oldest unreplied thread btw. There were 125 pages of threads in social. This was from around the 89/90 mark.
It's not the oldest unreplied thread btw. There were 125 pages of threads in social. This was from around the 89/90 mark.
Meh
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Did anyone else notice how much Cass' English has improved since last year (and it was great then). Now, I don't think I'd be able to tell that English was her second language if I didn't already know.
Yay Cass
Did anyone else notice how much Cass' English has improved since last year (and it was great then). Now, I don't think I'd be able to tell that English was her second language if I didn't already know.
Yay Cass
old hand
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oh gimme a break.
stop making me feel so inferior about being a dumb englishman who can only speak one language.
oh gimme a break.
stop making me feel so inferior about being a dumb englishman who can only speak one language.
wherever you go, there you are.
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
I didn't ruin nuffin, throws hardly make any mess. Dem pesky contact move, now they really fly off uncontollably all over the place
I was trying to help that wee french lass decorate the rest of the flat.
I didn't ruin nuffin, throws hardly make any mess. Dem pesky contact move, now they really fly off uncontollably all over the place
I was trying to help that wee french lass decorate the rest of the flat.
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Sheeesh!!!! Most people would just donate a couple of throw rugs and a lava lamp....
Sheeesh!!!! Most people would just donate a couple of throw rugs and a lava lamp....
It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
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that day Cass came and asked me to teach her some stff things. Saying that she'd not done any before. This thread proves that that was an exageration methinks.
that day Cass came and asked me to teach her some stff things. Saying that she'd not done any before. This thread proves that that was an exageration methinks.
Meh
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still can't believe it's not butter
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Posted:
'tis a fairly importante point tho, cus when ya perform, sometimes the space/stage is so confining that your elbows need to be near your torso during the whole performance, and ya always then have to squint past the flames to be ready to stall your poi or retract your staff quickly outta the way when some half drunk punter decides to give the crowd a miss and cut straight through your firetoy's path. it is an overlooked but very important point - Cass is more prepared for such idiocy by practicing in non-lethal confinement. yay!
'tis a fairly importante point tho, cus when ya perform, sometimes the space/stage is so confining that your elbows need to be near your torso during the whole performance, and ya always then have to squint past the flames to be ready to stall your poi or retract your staff quickly outta the way when some half drunk punter decides to give the crowd a miss and cut straight through your firetoy's path. it is an overlooked but very important point - Cass is more prepared for such idiocy by practicing in non-lethal confinement. yay!
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Unless you're spinning at Gatecrasher. then you score extra points for hitting one or more of the crowd.
[ 06 August 2002, 16:45: Message edited by: C@ntus ]
Unless you're spinning at Gatecrasher. then you score extra points for hitting one or more of the crowd.
[ 06 August 2002, 16:45: Message edited by: C@ntus ]
Meh
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This thread must have a hole in it. Cos it was sinking.....
This thread must have a hole in it. Cos it was sinking.....
Meh
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