Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > Whats that move??

Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
It's just a turn not shown in the poi leassons on this site but is common and just as easy. anything with a forward swing on one poi and a backwards swing on the other can be put together for a butterfly. If you split it apart and turn then put it back together it will be reversed (the one going forward will now be going reverse and the one going reverse will now be going forward). It's fun and easy for the whole family.EricIf I didn't answer the way you wanted just voice it and someone else will give it a shot.

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
I think the training tape you can order calls it "One each Way" Basically it is just low waves while you are turning. When you stop with them both in front of you you get the BF like Myst said."S"

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
LOL, superman got a training tape. You were going to make fun of me if I shaved my pits, but you got a training tape. I'm just playing, are there a lot of basic moves on that tape sup? I kind of want it just to have it, you know. Would it be a good investment, when I get some money, to get it?Ericp.s. I don't drink, but that e mail was funny as fuck.

Its about talent, not make up or costumes.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
I think we should name the movemy friends and i call it "shoot the moon" since its basically a "chasing the sun" low.so i dunno lets have a vote, because it would make it easier to describe some of the moves i have.1) One each way2) shoot the moon3) Non-turning turnI vote "shoot the moon"------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong==== []Dhunky ====

Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
Chasing the sun, both poi are going the same direction, what I gather from what Lusid said was that they were going opposite directions, in which case it would be a butterfly veriation. It could resemble by a strech a chasing the sun, but I doubt it's a veriation of it. Who knows.Eric

Its about talent, not make up or costumes.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
ya i should read more carefully.ya thats low waves and turning...dont i feel like an idioterrwe should name that thing that moves the same direction anyways, its not named in the lessons section and i think its quite the pivotal transition move.------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong==== []Dhunky ====

Posted: 22nd Aug 2001
I've said stupider things in my time.Eric

Its about talent, not make up or costumes.

Posted: 23rd Aug 2001
Maybe I'm just not understanding your explanations but I think this is another move. The poi never pass by the front of the body or the back (like the wave and the butterfly) They don't come together.They are swinging in opposite directions at the sides. One poi going foward swing at the side the other backwards swing at the side. The nice flow of the move is the turning back and forth but I'm not sure where the poi are going during the turning. Anyways, I suck at trying to explain this so I think I'm going to watch my circle's of light video and see if I can find it there! Thank you everyone for your help!

Posted: 23rd Aug 2001
okay ignore my last post. I just found the move on video and it is low waves with the swing passing over the sides via the turn instead of passing over the front and back. So basically it should look the same as the low wave but with the spinner facing sideways and turning. Does that sound right? I don't think I've seen it with the butterfly thrown in. I'll have to try that next. Thank you all again for the help and I'm off to learn a new move!!!Yeah!