Monthly Archives: March 2009
Artist Profile: Phoenix
As we continue with our artist profiles for the Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary, we spotlight student performer Phoenix, who will be performing with her group, Dark Side of the Rainbow. Phoenix is a … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fire, Flow Tools, Performance, Poi
Tagged Dark Side of the Rainbow, fire dancing, Performance, Phoenix, Poi, Temple of Poi Expo
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Artist Profile: Beautium
As we continue with our artist profiles for the Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary, we spotlight student performer Cathy “Beautium” Lo, who will be performing with her group, Dark Side of the Rainbow. Beautium … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fan, Fire, Flow Tools, Performance, Poi
Tagged Beautium, Cathy Lo, Dark Side of the Rainbow, fire dancing, Performance, Poi, poi spinning, poi twirling, Temple of Poi Expo
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Artist Profile: Jordan Campbell
As we continue with our artist profiles for the Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary, we spotlight Jordan Campbell who will be performing with Vulcan Crew partner Krissy Humphreys. Jordan Campbell is a Vassar College … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Staff, Video
Tagged Fire, fire dancing, Jordan Campbell, Krissy Humphreys, Performance, Poi, poi dancing, poi spinning, Temple of Poi Expo, Video, Vulcan Crew
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Artist Profile: Alien Jon
As the Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary show approaches, we’ll be featuring articles on the artists appearing in the show. The first artist is Alien Jon who will be performing in a duet with … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Flow Tools, Performance, Poi, Video
Tagged Alien Jon, Fire, fire dancing, Performance, Poi, poi spinning, poi twirling, Temple of Poi Expo
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Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary
What: Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo & 7 Year Anniversary of Temple of Poi Where: Union Square (Geary and Post) When: April 25, 2009 at 7:50 pm sharp! Cost: Free!! After party follows in the East Bay. Bring … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fan, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Staff
Tagged Alien Jon, Banyan, Bliss Butterfly, Cyrille, Dai, Dark Side of the Rainbow, Divine Light, fans, Fire, fire dancing, FireFlyGirlz, flow toys, GlitterGirl, Grimm, Hoop, Isopop, Jewels in the Square, Lena, Mandala Lights, MCP, Mireneye, Nevisoul, Performance, Pi, Poi, poi twirling, Poki, Rovo, San Francisco, Sparkaluscious, spinning, Supreme Beings of Fire, Union Square, Vatra, Vulcan Crew, Yuta
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Poi-La-Hoop Practice Session
Since so many people were happy I posted last week’s poi practice, I thought I’d put my post-40-poi-la-hoop set up here as well. There’s one section in it I just adore, with the behind the head stalls at about 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Flow, Flow Tools, GlitterGirl Practice and Performance, Hoop, Music, Poi, Practice, Video
Tagged dancing, GlitterGirl, Hoop, Poi, poi-la-hoop, Practice, Technique, Video
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Poi Video: GlitterGirl Practice Session
One of my dear friends and clients suggested recently that I post video of practice sessions as that might also be inspiring to watch. This particular session I was focusing on integrating a bunch of new things into the dance, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Flow, GlitterGirl Practice and Performance, Practice, Technique, Video
Tagged antispin, behind the back weave, crosser, Flow, GlitterGirl, jedi stalls, meltdown, Poi, poi dancing, Practice, Technique, up stalls, UTL, Video
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First Print Fire Magazine with Article by GlitterGirl
Temple of Poi is accepting pre-orders for the Kindle Magazine coming out in April, 2009. Order now to gurantee your copy of this limited run publication (500 copies only), available for delivery by May 1, 2009. Kindle will be a … Continue reading
Posted in Fan, Flow, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Practice, Staff, Technique
Tagged Fan, fire arts, fire dancing, fire magazine, fire spinning, fire twirling, Hoop, Poi, Staff, throwing fire
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Practice Poi + Pyramid Shape == Poiramyds
Without a doubt, my favorite heads to use on poi are the poiryamid heads I’ve been using for the past 6 years. Many have tried to copy the original ones my designer in Marin makes, but no one has been … Continue reading
The Mountain (Living in the now)
Our experience in life is like climbing a mountain range. At some points, we’re at basecamp, at some points we’re on the road, and at some points we’re on the peak. Most of the time, we’re in the middle — … Continue reading
