Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > Having a tough time with a 4 beat wave....

Posted: 17th Mar 2004
To bring the poi behind you, you just break the weave, spin split-time for a while and then put your arms behind your back and the btb should start by itself, just don't think about it too much.; o)

The 4 bt, well just spin the weave and keep it on one side, don't transfer... Check how the poi go and then try to transfer so that you go left with the left hand and right with the right hand, as opposed to the 3 bt where you go with the opposite hand first... erm.. this is confusing, hope you'll find somebody who'll explain it better...

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Posted: 17th Mar 2004
i'm gonna pass on giving any 4bt advice cos its hard to type out the wrist curl stuff but for smooth btb transfer, i say carries work well.

these are basically spread out circles.

easiest one imho for smooth transition to btb:

spin right poi backwards on your left hand side (arm crossed in front of your body).
as the poi passes your foot guide it across to your right hand side.
it needs to get there before it gets to the top of its circle because as it starts to swing downwards again, you are going to guide it to btb on your left hand side.

so you have spun one whole circle spread out so the poi goes:
past left foot (arm in front)
past right ear
past left foot (arm btb)

once this transition is smooth, you can use it out of any weave type motion to transition to btb or waistwrap positions in just one beat.

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Posted: 17th Mar 2004
You're the second person in a week to call a weave a wave. The above advice is solid though. I learned it 'in time' before splitting it to 'follow time'... but that's just me.

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Posted: 17th Mar 2004
I think it was two weeks ago, actually.

Posted: 30th Apr 2004
for the 4 beat, i did the 3 beat and swung the poi an extra half beat around, and had to do like an under the other poi-type thing going on, very confusing, but i think if i continue to work on it, it might develop into a 4 beat. is this right? i do:
with my right hand over the left, (left side)bring the left poi down and around and turn so left hand is over the right, (left side) swing right poi down and up while bringing left poi to right side and keep right poi on left side to finish the swing, then bring it over to the right. is this right? cuz this is what i did