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Posted: 7th Sep 2011
I'm probably going to get some very weird reactions to mine.

My favorite place to spin is this Cemetery right next to where I live. It has a huge empty area that is always kept perfectly clean.

It is beautiful, there are no distractions, I feel like I have an audience of gentle souls watching me and reminding me how short life is and to enjoy it.

Posted: 7th Sep 2011
I would spin poi in a cemetary! The park is just a lot more convenient for me to walk to.

Posted: 9th Sep 2011
I definitely agree that cemeteries are really peaceful places, but for me any open green space is my playground =)

Posted: 9th Sep 2011
I tend to prefer the beach at night. There's something about the water that always relaxes me and adding poi to that makes it at least twice as good.

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Posted: 10th Sep 2011
I like several of the parks in the area, or one of the ballrooms our spin jam group rents in the winters. Though most of my practice time actually happens at bus stops

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Posted: 12th Sep 2011
my favorite place is either fassnight park where i live jordan valley park where every thursday a bunch of spinners get together and spin its awesome or my friends house otherwise i just spin wherever i am i just try to go to one of those places

Posted: 15th Aug 2012
i like to go to walmart and spin to see everybody's reaction who don't really know what i'm doing. But my favorite is in the middle of the street, any street, but down town is the best.

Posted: 16th Aug 2012
THE BEACH!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 16th Aug 2012
I usually spin in my backyard, I live far out on the country and the surroundings are abselutely beautiful and peacefull. And there's a LOT of space.

Else, I practice at school (circus school), but there's not that much space because people jut walk right into "spin zone" so I usually have to stop what I'm doing to not hit them.
But practise can happen anywhere

Posted: 20th Aug 2012
out of all the places ive spun ive found the beach to be extraordinarily peaceful not only that but any scenic body of water. a nearby lake or pond while on a camping trip just late in the evening is amazing (only things to distract your are the sounds of nature which only helps to put me in a creative mood). . . . im just drawn to scenic looking water. . . remarkably peaceful and inspires more of a fluid motion in your technique

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Posted: 21st Aug 2012
Well, I kind of enjoy spinning my poi at home, on the seccond unfinished floor of my house, there is totally empty and silent, it's just perfect. I also do it in the park next to my house... But there is kind of... Well, full of peeps

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2012
Not sure about favourites, but I quite like spinning with the circus society at my university, mainly cause everybody is learning new stuff or practicing and generally creating a nice vibe. Also probably helps that there's a guy who's really into tech poi to teach me new stuff heheh

Besides there, I like to practice at this dance studio that all my dancer friends train at, where there is an abundance of mirrors, couches to crash on, and lots of other people who are training as well. And good music, of course (because I'm too lazy to get my own music)

I don't mind spinning at home either - although I can only spin in my room, which is pretty cramped, there's a floor to ceiling mirror, and I learned a lot of plane control when I was starting out from random practices late at night.

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Posted: 23rd Aug 2012
Spin in a cemetary? Done it. Queer place to spin though. Be awesome at night though.

Flickering orange light from the whirling poi casting shadows throughout, and illuminating the grave stones.

I'd rather die on paws, than live on feet.

Posted: 21st Aug 2013
It doesn't matter where so much to me as when. I love to spin at night- of course thats because I have podpoi.
But spinning in the woods is nice, under a starlit sky or a full moon is nice, anywhere you can dance on grass is nice... I'd spin in a cemetery. In the rain is fun too.
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In the wilderness is really nice tho.

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Posted: 28th Sep 2013
At the beach, I like to make a circle about five feet wide and just spin away in that circle (although I don't always stay in the circle). Where I am now, there is this bar with an out doors patio where I can watch tutorials and practice at the same time.

Posted: 29th Sep 2013
I usually practice in the graveyard across the road from me. I tried doing fire once there though and ended up with the police showing up.
Funny enough though is I can do it at a school later at night (by a busy street.), and nobody even so much as turns their head.
Guess our priorities are in the wrong place.

Posted: 2nd Oct 2013
Bustops. Playgrounds when the kids are playing. But mostly where other spinners are . Always more fun with more spinners...

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Posted: 7th Oct 2013
@Charles,

Do you like to spin at bus stops? Or on bus tops?

I'd rather die on paws, than live on feet.

Posted: 8th Oct 2013
I have yet to spin very many places

but I'm between completely alone in the dark, my pod poi , and Alt j.
and I spun when I went to see carnival of madness Stl Mo. first time spinning in a public place.
It was pretty fantastic.