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Login/Join to Participategrumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
My oldest (11) wants to do Poi in the end of year talent show but i am stuck for music to use as well as what moves etc to teach him, he's got the 3b weave and butterfly, he also has this thing for speed with chicken wing arms, lol as in he goes as fast as he can while sticking his arms out. *thinks that speed and chicken wing arms would make for a great way of loosing weight* anyway the it can't be any longer than 3.5 minutes and of cause no swearing in the song (they played beaty boys last year and cut out the "porno mag" line and used Beno mag instead!!!) pref some kind that makes the audiance clap etc.
so from a Mum to a bunch of peeps who spin HELP
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Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
well.............someone put me out of my misery?! Same version or what?
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HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Try some infected mushroom or some astral projection. They're psytrance, but sorta punky in feel.
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785 posts
Location: vineyards, Vienna, Austria
get some ska:
like the: tokio ska paradise orchestra, get a track called LUPIN, it has a long intro but its punky upbeat and folkish at the same time.
actually any ska would work
ahhhhh high school memories..........
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grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Written by: Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
.............., definitely use ultra orange glowsticks (5 min high intensity) they look almost as cool as fire to most audiences, and they're perfectly suited for the timeframe. also, simple arm and leg wraps, and the "non turning weave turn" are fast and look amazing... i was really suprised at how fast i learned... butterfly to armwrap to windmill to non turning weave turn to weave turn to weave to lockouts in weave (lockout in weave: do a giant weave, but lock arms while in the giant part, allowing each poi to make a 360 while in that position, then return to giant weave. each poi passes under the oposite armpit) it looks amazing as a one time combo
lol first i would have to learn them to teach to him, lol and the glow sticks sound really cool.
i might just have to Pm some peeps later so i have a clue to all the bands your on about lol well most of them anyway.
i really can not believe how helpful you are all being, its very nice and my son thinks it fantastic too, he's overly excited and also shocked with how many people are helping, and he says to say Thankyou and it means alot. and also he went red when i told him that i had put up a pic, even redder when i said people thought he was cute.... you have made his day
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Maybe if he scowled he wouldnt be so cute and make us want to pinch his wee cheeks...
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grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
lol he may look cute but OMG he can be more than a handful. Bless 'im
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Thats how children survive. they are born with a cute ability that diminishes as they get older.
Like nearly all babies are cute, even ugly ones. But how many teenagers are cute to anyone other than other teenagers of other sex and their parents. Maybe not the rents even..mm.
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Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
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Self-Flagellation Expert
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
one that i'd love to spin to is 'firedance', from the riverdance soundtrack. it starts off really slow, though, but after a few minutes, it gets right into it. PM me with an address, and i'll send you a small, low quality copy to see if you like it.
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Location: London/ Surrey
FNF: Yep, sounds like the same version!
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3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
yay!
Geologists do it in the dirt................
grumpy poorly froggy
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Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
well my son says thankyou to you all for helping and he will hunt out the songs he doesn't know to have a listen. thats if he is still alive later, lol.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
We went to a room today that has fairy blacklights!!!..they look so good. My boy has a party there on Saturday and I am going to play there while the kids play outside!!
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
OMG i so want some of those lights i love fairy lights, plus they are realy easy to move around with you
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newbie
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Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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argh is that who it is? I been wondering for ages!? (female bouncy ska-esque vocals??)
perfect tidying tune I have to agree
or it could be the Saves Ferris version
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Written by: Konsti
get some ska:
like the: tokio ska paradise orchestra, get a track called LUPIN, it has a long intro but its punky upbeat and folkish at the same time.
actually any ska would work
ahhhhh high school memories..........
where the heck can i find Lupin? i can't find it.
or the band.and he's practicing like a little mad person although is having trouble trying to convince the teachers that its safe,
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
53 posts
Location: Arizona, USA
As a music suggestion, i actually like using Rx Bandits when i spin, its got a kind of punk/ska sound i like a lot and its really upbeat, with good tempo changes for stalls and changes and what not. Analog boy is really good, and there are no curses, though i would wonder about the topic of the song:
https://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/rxbandits/analogboy.html
Anyways, if you wanna use Green Day, nothing goes better the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It a good song that lots of people know right now, cant remember if theres anything bad in the song itself, but hey, its worth a shot. Or just use basket case, its a classic.
....i got nothing.
342 posts
Location: Vermont, USA
basket case would probably have to be censored... theres that whole bit about lack of sex bringing him down, and going to see a prostitute....
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If he's looking for ska, two groups that do great covers of clasic songs, Save Ferris and Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies. Both groups are known for being VERY upbeat and from the sounds of it go good with his style.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
We had my boys party in the blacklit room and i kept nipping in to spin my UV reactive cone poi.
Used the UV paint from HOP as well. Kids loved it hugely.
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
a guy who lives over the road used to do disco's and still has some stuff, and he has said if he doesn't have any he will ask around for me....
kinda on subject over the past 3 days i have been teaching poi to roughly 13 teenagers...they all think my son kicks ass...its made his day
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Scientist!
578 posts
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
GothFrogette your son is incredibly adorable! *wants one just like that when he's older*
As for music, I have to go along with Lightning RE: Infected Mushroom. Music is clean and very trippy.
I know of one video that was actually taped at a talent show type thing, it was a glow sticker named James, most probably out of chicago. He used a really popular, techno-y song that I can't remember the name to at the moment. Kept the moves fairly basic for the most part, loads of butterflies, alternate BFs, 3 beats, turns, and the crowd went nuts on the wrap/spirals.
I'll try and find a URL for it, it may be on glowsticking.com or something but I don't know for sure. It's titled jamespoi if you already have it or know where to get it.
Make sure to pick good music to spin to, not just something they would all like. It should compliment the performance, and not the other way round
If it does happen to go along with what he's doing, that's great There is nothing better than being totaly absorbed into someone's spinning. Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> STAY SAFE! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug.gif" alt="" />
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Well done GF. Kids often love poi and the interactions that go with it. I have been watching one of MCPs Slack and the Pook video and boggling at some of the poi in that and wondering if I had started poi as a teenager would I have been able to catch poi then.
If you can downlaod it and have a look.
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
53 posts
Location: Arizona, USA
Written by: Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
basket case would probably have to be censored... theres that whole bit about lack of sex bringing him down, and going to see a prostitute....
good point, forgot about that.
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