MakeUp Workshop, August 11

Posted on August 9, 2010 by PoiPriestess

Join us Wednesday, August 11, from 8-11 pm for a three hour introduction to aqua color makeup. This three hour workshop will introduce you to the art of watercolor makeup application where we’ll cover various topics including:

* working with your face
* working with brushes
* working with water colors
* two color application
* two color blending
* three color blending
* shapes
* and more!

This class is perfect for performers, artists, burners, dancers and anyone else interested in putting a bit of extra flair into their makeup. Details and registration are on the workshop page.

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One Minute Lesson: Weave Fountain with Extension

Posted on July 7, 2010 by PoiPriestess

Here’s a simple variation on the weave fountain where the arms and poi extend on the return from the underhand weave back to the overhand weave. This quick lesson demonstrates the sequence going from overhand on the left to underhand on the right ( or counter clockwise on the front plane) and then shows how to connect both versions to each other with a step and pivot.

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Low Cost Poi Video Lessons Available Now!

Posted on July 3, 2010 by PoiPriestess

If you like our Free Lessons and want more detailed instruction, you’re going to love our new downloadable lessons. This lesson is the first in a series of intermediate, advanced, flow and performer lessons Temple of Poi is proud to introduce. The first in this series is the Pinwheel Lockout Lesson. This lesson includes instructions and demonstration of drills for each hand, putting the move together and several tips for doing the pinwheel lockout. This lesson is presented for the counter clockwise direction and gives options for behind the back lockouts as well as in front of the body. The move summary shows the move behind the back. This lesson also includes a written lesson plan to assist in the learning process. Below is a short video demonstrating one version of this pattern in flow. This 7:37 lesson costs $3 and can be purchased using the Buy Now button below and you can also review other lessons on the Temple of Poi Intermediate Moves OnLine Classes web page.

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One Minute Lesson: Under the Leg Weave (and more)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by PoiPriestess

For all of you looking to add a bit more pizzaz to your weaves — or maybe add some under the leg movement within the weave — here’s a fun variation on the weave itself with the under the leg transition. The lesson is short so it might not have enough detail for you to pick up the full pattern… but we have some longer video lessons coming soon. :)

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One Minute Poi Lesson: Weave Lockout

Posted on June 22, 2010 by PoiPriestess

The weave lockout is one of the most useful transitional movements for getting into an out of flowers and also offers some excellent variety from a normal weave.  Enjoy this one minute lesson to help you get the pattern down. :)

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iMix: Psybient Spring 2010 GlitterGirl Mix, Part III

Posted on June 17, 2010 by PoiPriestess

If you missed Part I and Part II of the Psybient mix series, iMix: Psybient Spring 2010 GlitterGirl Mix, part 3it’s not too late to get in on the fun. Here’s the third and final installment of the Spring 2010 Psybient Mix for flow spinning. This mix starts off with the haunting sound of Mungasid delivering the “Crying Spy” Track off the Cosmik Chill: Red album. This track has such an amazing beat to flow to and really transports my spirit as I’m dancing — it is simply lovely. The mix continues with “Manakhana” with some distinct psychadelic music sounds punctuating the rhythm and then flows into the third track, “Secret Fire” with flute sounds that remind me of Jethro Tull and a beat that makes me feel like the track is almost Psy-Funk. It’s a fun track and a bit more on the upbeat side of things than the chill side. “Duby Cure” reminds me of some old school Sasha and Digweed from Northern Exposure, though with better sound quality. “Butterfly Ritual” has a slightly grittier sound which super fun to dance to. Next is the longest track of the mix, “Chai Phone,” which can be easy to trance out to and catch a few fun rhythms to flow to. The dub sounds on the appropriately named “Kim Dub (Phonic Mix)” are slow and inviting with a deep sound that fills the track with interest. In the home stretch of the mix is “Happy Leary,” a track that is perhaps too upbeat to really be an ambient track. Still, it’s fun to play with and inviting for those who like psybient music. The mix ends with “Numbers,” perhaps my favorite track to get down to in the mix, which is saying something because I think this may be the best of the three parts of this iMix series. Hope you enjoy these tracks as much as I have!

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Not Ready for Prime Time

Posted on June 7, 2010 by PoiPriestess

On Monday June 7, 2010, we’ll be offering the next Cultivate Your Practice workshop. This workshop focuses on helping people integrate new patterns, flow and expression into their style using the Poi Rapid Integration Tool, affectionately known as “The Dot Method.”

This video is a 6 minute Dot Method practice and the video itself is labeled with the information as to what is being practiced throughout. This practice session focused on integrating several new skills (including airwraps CW/CCW, spirals CW/CCW, upstalls, UH 5BT weave spiral) and combos (airwrap spiral combo; flower to foot tap to airwrap then spiral combo; front plane split direction CAP to Hybrid swivels, giant turn arounds into spirals) as well as integrating more flow and dance expression into the repertoire.

The Dot Method works by having the artist focus on specific types of integration into their style. Then, having the artist move from their Core Flow (unconscious competence) into moves they are less competent with and then back to their flow state as they start to lose connection with the poi. By repeatedly doing this, artists narrow the gap between moves that are in the core flow state and moves that are not in the core flow state. This works for the technical part (skills), transitioning between moves (flow) as well as the self expression (dance) and this video gives a demonstration of a practice set using this technique.

While these patterns are, overall, not ready for prime time, there are moments of utter flow state connection that are scattered throughout the practice. From an artist perspective, this is one of the most effective Dot Practices I’ve had ever so I’m grateful to have it on film to use as a learning aid for Monday night’s workshop.

For those of you not interested in the dot method, you might just find some fun combinations in there.

:)

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Fan: Infinite Combo (5.28.10) by GlitterGirl

Posted on June 7, 2010 by PoiPriestess

For years I’ve been working with combos in the context of poi and hoop but only now started with fan combinations. My own theory is that as one learns the moves linked together in a specific combination, like a weave fountain for example, the combination starts getting treated like a move itself. This allows for more expression with the combination, more time to consider the next best series of moves and easier flow overall, particularly as one is learning and before the moves themselves have become embedded in the artists memory.

This is my first combination using a half dozen moves. I call it an infinite combo because you can start on any of the moves in the combination and continuously cycle through them. In fact, when I created the combination, the move that is number 2 in this sequence was the opening move.

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One Minute Lessons: Side Plane Split Direction Drills

Posted on June 1, 2010 by PoiPriestess

If you’re looking to expand your skills with butterflies, split direction weaves (aka, “the impossible weave”) and more, here’s a quick one minute lessons with some really basic and often overlooked drills for helping you have maximum flexibility of movement. Depending on which hand you prefer to have on top during your butterflies will likely determine which drills will be most useful. As always, practicing into your weakness (and performing from your strength) will continue to expand your development.

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iMix: Psybient Spring 2010 Glitter Mix (Part 2)

Posted on June 1, 2010 by PoiPriestess

This iMix contains the track that started if all off iMix: Psybient Spring 2010 Glitter Mix (Part 2)by Synsun called “Slow Down” and with a quick Shazam (an iPhone app that identifies a track — as long as it lives in the iTunes database — by hearing a short sample of it), next thing you know I have that track on my machine as well as the rest of the tracks in these two iMixes. Overall, I think I prefer Part I, but Part 3, which I’m still assembling now, may turn out to be my favorite of the three. Still, these tracks are awesome to flow to and not too fast so as to not wear me out too much. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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