Forums > Beginner Staff Moves > Btb weave with (short) doubles

Posted: 18th Mar 2002
I'm still not up on the translation of poi and staff moves, but I've been working on what I think may be the BTB weave with my long doubles (1.4 metres).I do a figure 8 behind the small of my back with each staff chasing each other but have to keep twisting my body and direction I'm facing so that the staffs stay behind me. They still do a convoluted figure eight, it just takes me a lot of effort to dance around them, keeping them BTB.Does this sound like it could be similar or is a different style of move? ------------------Charles (AKA INFERNO)newdolbel@hotmail.comhttps://juggle.co.nz/fire/fire.html[This message has been edited by Charles (edited 19 March 2002).]

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Posted: 18th Mar 2002
Hallo Charles,thanks for your prompt reply. I ain´t exactly sure what you are doing, and it might be something similar to the weave I guess, but the expression "figure 8" throws me somewhat. The weave (at least the 3-beat variation I have in mind) does not really use a figure 8. Now I won´t try to explain the weave here, because it would require a rather lenghty explanation and there´s already tons of material (forwards/backwards/btb/2-/3-/4-/5-/6-/7-/25-beat )and what else you might think of on it to be found on this forum anyway.What I´m trying to do is to translate this rather standard club /poi move (3-beat btb )as well as possible into a staff move, using a center grip, of course(otherwise it would be easy).I ain´t sure if this can be done with style and grace, but I´ll keep trying. I´ll keep you posted, best regards FUNKENFLUG

Posted: 18th Mar 2002
Man, I'm still trying to get the 3-beat weave *in front* with the doubles. So far it's really ugly. I must be missing something. My doubles, fwiw, are 3'6"/107 cm.

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Posted: 18th Mar 2002
/raises handUm ma'am, is this gonna be on the test? :/

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Posted: 19th Mar 2002
sounds like lots of fun and bruises, still dealing with the 3 beat forwards Love the idea of poi translation though, helps keep my mind on two passions.TEMPEST

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Posted: 3rd Apr 2002
I've never seen anyone do a decent 3-beat weave with centre griped doubles...and thats in front of their body. If you get this you absolutely HAVE to make a video of it.Good luck, and may the force be with you.Josh

Posted: 3rd Apr 2002
dont know if its a 'three beat weave' but one in front of you is easy if you put in a snake(extra wrist wrap). for reverse weave, the snake is the hand coming up underneath, for forwards it is the one coming out from underneath. btb nice one is with a minimum of spins keeping a rectangle with your 4 ends....oooooohhhhhh so many nice things from bjc, i guess htey will all appear on here at some point soon :-)Rob

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Posted: 5th Apr 2002
Hi Mineiro, how many spinners and fireys are there up in the Edinburgh area? I will be up there to visit friends and possibly for the festival - fancy a spin?

Posted: 6th Apr 2002
loads.... i would say about 50 or 60 at any one time, but only 20-30 going out regularly for play...but now the weather is getting nice it will be more... when are oyu planning to come up? for btane? it would be great to have a spin together.

back on the threaad...trying some btb weave throws at the moment....hmmmm

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