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"hey to all.... dont really know what to sayi do poi, diablo, CJ not very good at any of them but i like contact juggling the best but its the one im worst at out of the three he he."
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" I'm new to this site and fairly new to poi...but it feels like the first day of summer, I've been out on the lawn outside my uni having a spin, and got my first proper round of applau..."
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"just thought i'd introduce myself quickly as i'm new to the site. my real name is jon and i'm 29. i've spent a couple of years studying chinese medicine in london but have ditched that ..."
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"testing 123, testing 123, is this thing on?Hmmmmm, Okay Hi everyone! My name is Breanna, and I am new to fire twirling. Been playing on and off for a couple of years, but just now start..."
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"Hi There, I'm another Newbie. I have just moved to Clapham in London, I saw some people playing on the common a while ago and I'm trying to track them down so I can play too! I haven't ..."
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"Name: Mike (dont ya love first name basis)Location: Tempe,AZOccupation: Student at ASUAge: 20Interests and Hobbies: Martial Arts, poi, weapons training, comics (online or on paper, it d..."
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"As I said, I am the youngest of seven children all born to the same mother and father. Greg, Sue, Mark, Doug, Geoff and Jon all proceeded me, and in Greg’s case was 21 by the time I ..."
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"well when life somehow manages to jump in your way,. what better thing to do then pick up your poi and start spinning! finally managed to get btb weave right! after loosing a bit of hai..."
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"Hi my names Riki and I'm new to this whole technology malarky so please play nice I have been spinning for a few years on and off, staff mainlyHave been to clapham common afew times (I ..."
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"Hi,Just a quick intro so you know a little about me. My name is Mark, 22 years old and i live in Bournemouth UK. i have known about this site for a while now but never had a look at the..."
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"So ....I'm from a small city in Ontario, Canada in which few have ever seen the likes of poi. Silly them! So when I came across a set on ebay I impulsively ordered them and began what ..."
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"Hey everybody! Nice ta meet ya!I've been bashing myself on the head with a diabolo for about a year now, so i thought i'd get some poi and see how well my hair burns! I'm a 6 foot 2 wei..."
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"I guess since I've been cruising the forums, I should probably do what's right and propper, and introduce myself to all my crazy fellow fire freaks out there. Damn, I gotta get some pi..."
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"Hi there peoples. Thought I'd better do this intro thead like most of you probably have... Well me, I'm a mother of 3 from the beautiful land of the long white cloud (Yes NZ) and have..."
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"I just had my first lesson at underbelly studio's in melbourne doing fire staff. GOD I LOVE IT!!!!!Can wait 4 the next one hopefully will get my own gear in the next week or so and star..."
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"Welcome to my introduction, I’ve been visiting this site for a couple years now, but not having an easily accessible internet connection I never got around to joining. I’ve finall..."
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"Hello everyone. My name is Moira, and i am mum to Pink...? (who's hell to live with!) Some of you have met me. I remember meeting Bird, Mags, Beth, Gelfing, 2bags, Mech, Vanize, Weasel ..."
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"Hello everyone. I've been hanging out for a while now, but for some reason I've been shy about posting anything - kind of nervous, and I think it's quite funny. I had my first party sp..."
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"hey!my names jay and i am from cardiff, im 18 and i am also a youth worker,havent really been doing poi for that long, and just started spinning fire. i need alot of help really but can..."
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"Hi everyone,Thought it was about time I introduced myself to some people. I checked out this site for the first time in August when I became addicted to Poi and have been on the forum s..."
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"Hey, I actually joined a really long time ago, but then I never really had time to keep up with everything, but now I do, so I'm coming back. I do mostly staff stuff, some poi, but I'm ..."
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"Hi all, I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and have been spinning fire for a couple of years now. Never got too serious about it and I still have lots to learn. I work with a couple of fo..."
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"I am very new to Victoria and would love to meet other interesting people from around the state. Am new to twirling and belly dancing as well. "
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"Okay, how does that work.... am checking some other introductions right now....Well, anyways: my name is Sarah, I am 25, am originally from Germany but am currently working in lovely Ir..."
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"Hey my best wishes for you and let all people around celebrate you for being like you are, you know just Patrick !!! "
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" just thought id say hello every one, hope ur all wellnice to meet u!"
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"Hi Just joined this site and thought I'd say Hello.My names Jason, currently earning a living by pretending to be in IT. And work and live near LHR for my sins.Just getting into Poi, am..."
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"hey.tis tim *waves*have been spinning staff for about 5 weeks.an decided to sign up to HoP.Have been learning moves off the site.i got my first burn from my staff on my arm last night.w..."
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"Hello all, I am from a tiny island in the caribbean , and was recently introduced to the world of POI by an English guy one of my friends introduced me to. I have been spinning for abo..."
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"newbie to glowsticking n poi .....wanna learn....toronto dude...going to U of T n loving doing poi...."
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"Hi everyone..Thought I'd better write here too...I've been lurking round HoP for a while now on and off ummmm I love horseriding and chocolate and camping and stuff....have been twirl..."
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"Still trying to find people to practice with... If you're in or coming to our tropical archipelago... Give me a shout! Spinners more than welcome "
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"Hey all HOP-ers! I havent introduced myself really yet, so i thought it was about time. Im 15, i've been doing poi for about 6 months, and recently started staff too.. umm in still at s..."
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"Hi there, I´m new to this forum, so please let me introduce myself real quick.I´m 26 yr old girl from Germany and I´m here in the hope to chat about a few new moves. Right now I´m w..."
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"(posted from the Moves forum, so it's copied and pasted)Hi! I'm Ardarian. I'm new here Glad to meet you guys (and girls). Hopefully I can learn from you and get better at spinning poi..."
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"Hey everyone, Im not really new, but I havent been on the site in a while, so I thought Id add a post here for everyone that I've missed out on over the last couple years. My name's Kyl..."
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"CoucouI just moved to Paris a week ago and have therefore no idea where to practice. I am looking for people playing poi somewhere in the capital. Does anybody have any idea? Or better ..."
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"Hi!I´ve been on HOP for quite a while now just checking out other peoples stuff, so I guess it´s time for a proper introduction!I am David "untroddenways" Kennberg from Linköping, Sw..."
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"Hey everyone, im new here so i thought i'd pass by and say hello.Iv'e been practicing poi for about a month now so im still new to it all.Not quite ready for fire sets yet but im sure i..."
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"Wow, I'm back, it's been quite a while but Noir is back on the home of poi website! I live in Ottawa Canada, and I need to work on my poi so I can go busking in the summer time this sum..."
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"If you know of anywhere I can learn or you're willing to teach me, I'd love to hear from you!CheersSheridan"
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"After a long treacherous, dangerfilled journey through the nether-reaches, I have returned to the place from whence I departed on this journey. So for those of you who dont know me and ..."
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"hello fellow spinners, just wanted to introduce myself. Just got my very first poi set and am as excited as a small kid who's had too many sunny delights!!!I'm new to this site but as f..."
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"hey guys! i'm new to this site but not so much to spinning. i was introduced to the poi about a year ago and have lit them a few times and done very well with the tricks i know, but of..."
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"hi ...im at brodiemans house and he has forced me to join hop!!! im not really a computer kinda gal but aparantly this is a good place to meet new juggly people and also to keep in touc..."
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"Huh, i put up a wee post to introduce ma wee sel earlier and came back to see if i had any new mates and it was gone!"What's going on, ??"
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"Howdy people! I'm completely new to spinning - I picked up a friend's poi the other week and fell in love pretty much instantly, so I decided to go forth in search of my own set... and ..."
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"Hi All,Just wanted to say hello, im new, and looking for ppl in the nth shore of sydney or the nthn beaches to meet up, and learn more stuff. If anyone is keen let me know Ciao!Heather..."
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"hey peeps,yay, i did it! i finally managed to pass the very last exam of my studies, which means i'm FREE! at last i got loads of time which i will spend on all the things i like doing ..."
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"Name: I give out "MIC Rulz" online.My HOP nickname was kind of a joke. I wanted to chime in with some safety and website help a while back and decided to associate myself with my girlfr..."

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