Poi Lesson: Advanced Beginner Combo I (20090115) with GlitterGirl

Newer poi artists can often be at a loss for how to flow between moves. One answer to that is drilling combinations, as one might drill a move, to develop the muscle memory necessary to move between the different patterns. This advanced beginner combination uses the following moves:

• counter clockwise corkscrew
• overhand weave
• weave turnaround (left)
• underhand weave
• underhand buzzsaw
• both opposite direction buzzsaws
• underhand opposite/split hip reel
• overhand butterfly
• clockwise pinwheel
• clockwise corkscrew

The table below describes the specific transitions, positioning of the body and feet in more detail.

	NAME	DIR.	FACE	FEET
move 1	corkscrew	CCW
transition A
transition B	when L hand bottom, R over left arm
move 2	weave (W); note you’ll want to put your right foot ahead of your left foot before turning	OH
transition C	weave turnaround, 1.5 times; this will result in doing the OH W 2 times before stopping in the UH W
move 3	weave	UH
move 4	circles	UH
transition D	choke poi
move 5	figure 8 to inside plane to buzzsaw	UH
transition E	tap right poi on back
move 6	buzzsaw	SSL
transition F	double tap back 4 times; hand that is OH taps on butt, other hand on back
move 7	buzzsaw	SSL
transition G	figure 8 left poi to outside plane while turning left; release both poi
move 8	hipreel	UHS
transition H	double stall in on front plane
move 9	butterfly	OH
move 10	butterfly with extensions	OH
transition I	right poi stall or wrap
move 11	pinwheel	CW
transition J	plane shift from the pinwheel to the corkscrew	CW
move 12	corkscrew	CW
transition J	turn right with the corkscrew (or left, usually a little tougher for beginners)

Editors Note: July 17, 2010: Unfortunately, due to the web site getting hacked and an unforeseen deletion of the video as well as a failed backup drive,  the video for this combination is no longer available on our site. If you have a copy of a file titled 20090115IntICombo-iPhone.m4v, please contact us so we can re-upload it.

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