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"I don�t like shoes, definitely not spinning with shoes, they make my feet feel flat, my feet are not flat...."

Yep

And I think any ordinary audience can see this beauty too, which is what makes poi a fantastic spectacle.

Getting to the other side

I think megs line says it all i could write for ages in a rambly way, but the only thing i really have to add is that it would also be nice to consider a different perspective, as so far everyone has treated 'what makes poi beautiful' as an audience based question.

what makes poi beautiful for me, is that i can completely lose myself in it/them. and i can make people happy by doing it.


a bit off topic-y (sorry)

i don't think my other thread is contradictory in any way to this one its about working out what makes poi what it is. (although you could argue that 'beuaty' and presentation' are so different as to need two topics ) just cause i *started* with something negative to create discussion doesn't mean the outcome i was looking for was also negative....

anyway.

beautiful thoughts abound in this thread

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

i think part of the beauty may stem from the fact that its all just circles.. call me a physics geek, but seems to be entirely circles interacting with more and more circles..

this layering of such a base shape, i feel, enables so much free movement, room to play, and natural understanding

maybe this is just me being a hippy though

"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"

*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*

Well, lines are only infinitely large circles, so you even include stalls and linear isos and such....

'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

That may be the closest we will get to a definitive answer....

Maybe.

'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

+Alien Jon

'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

"I don�t like shoes, definitely not spinning with shoes, they make my feet feel flat, my feet are not flat...."

WYLSTBFYN?

Thanks. I will watch it when I get off dial-up and back to uni.

'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

WYLSTBFYN?

Genuineness only thrives in the dark -- like celery.