Poi Fire Dancing Spinning Performance & Twirling (Hoop Staff Fans Also)

Wanting to prepare for the playa and get acquainted with fire dancing before you see the Man go up in smoke? Join us for some up coming Poi and Hoop classes this June and July at 3 time Best of the Bay Winning Fire Arts School, Temple of Poi. All classes meet nights in San Francisco in SoMa on Mission at 5th (near the Metreon).

- Beginner Poi Moves class series: 6 weeks, 80 minutes per week: For the novice or self taught artist looking for some drills and structure designed for the novice or self taught. Thursdays at 7:30 pm starting 6.25 (skipping 7.2).  As a special Burning Man special, we’ll give you $15 off the tuition so it is reduced from $180 to $165 for all six 80 minute sessions! (may not apply other coupons.) Description and registration.

- Beginner Poi Dancing class series: 4 weeks, 80 minutes per session: If you’re already familiar with Poi Dancing and want to add more flow to your moves, consider our Beginner Poi Dance class where you’ll learn how to transitions between the basic moves with more freedom. $120 on its own or $200 when you register with the Beginner Poi Fire Dancing Class. Runs Tuesday evenings at 8 pm starting June 30 for 4 weeks. Details and Registration.

- Beginner Poi Fire Class class series: 4 weeks, 80 minutes per session: This class series teaches fire safety, poi assembly and maintenance and has each student spin fire as well as fire safety other artists. Tuesdays at 9:30 PM (after dark so you can spin at night!) starting July 14 (back to back with the dance class for 2 weeks). $120 on its own, $200 with the Beginner Poi Dancing Class Series. Details and Registration.

- Fire Hoopology: 3 week series, 80 minutes per session: This class series teaches fire safety and has each student spin fire as well as fire safety other artists. Tuesdays at 9:30 PM (after dark so you can spin at night!) starting July 14 (skipping 7.21). $90. Details and registration.

- Mixed Level Hoop Class: 1 night only, 80 minutes: This mixed level hoop class will help you develop your skills. We keep the classes small (4 or fewer students) so you can enjoy the class more and get lots of personalized attention. Wednesday July 1 at 6:30 pm. $30 Details and registration.

At Temple of Poi, our intention is to create an environment which fosters
people’s exploration into themselves and their own growth as individuals,
using poi as a medium for this journey. I would also like to invite you to
read up on our philosophies at the school — this is a great URL.

Please note payment plans are available if necessary. Please email us
directly to make arrangements.

Please be aware that all payments are non-refundable, though they may be
transferred up to 7 days prior to the start of classes. For information on
our class policies, go here.

The Chicago Tribune recently did a photo report about the Kiev Fire Festival where we lifted this picture. Good to know the fire is spreading!

There seems to be some confusion that GlitterGirl inadvertently brought about with respect to Alien Jon’s home town. As Jon has pointed out, he is highly nomadic and his home has been various places around the world, though centric in the USA. At the Temple of Poi 2009 Fire Dancing Expo, our fabulous emcees announced Jon was from Seattle which was due to an error on GlitterGirl’s part in the cue card. This is an inaccurate statement and we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to Jon and anyone else for this confusion and misrepresentation. Jon’s request follows:

Can you issue statements to anyone you find releasing media with the miss-information that I am not from Seattle. Where possible I’d like them to just remove it. Since I have been nomadic for 5 years, it is better not to list “where I’m from”, which is a highly time scale dependent thing. 

From Tedward on the NAFAA list:

The following is a communique from the State fire Marshal’s office
regarding a “flamethrower” bill that’s been long in coming into law.
It’s scheduled to go into effect July 1st 2009 and puts strong
prohibitions on devices that “shoot flammable LIQUID more than 10 feet”.

Because of work done by NAFAA and ASEPO, fire breathers are not
affected by this, nor are most propane devices. However, some of the
devices found on the playa may fall under this bill and become
‘military grade weaponry’ legal status for ownership and use in the
state of California.

– Tedward, webmaster
http://www.NAFAA.org
To Interested Parties:

On May 15, 2009, a Notice of Proposed Regulations related to
Flamethrowing Devices, Title 19, State Fire Marshal, is published in
the California Regulatory Notice Register at http://www.oal.ca.gov/
reg_notice.htm

For your convenience attached are:

1. The Notice of Proposed Regulations (NOPR),

2. The proposed text of the regulations (Express Terms) and other
reference materials

3. The Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) for the proposed action

As well, the attached documents may be accessed on the State Fire
Marshal website at http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/codedevelopment/
codedevelopment_title19development.php

The State Fire Marshal will accept written comments on the proposed
regulations for the next 45 days beginning May 15, 2009 until 5 pm on
June 29, 2009.

Thank you.

Regards,

Diane Arend
Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal
CAL FIRE
Office of the Ca. State Fire Marshal
Code Development and Analysis
1131 “S” Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 324-9592
Fax: (916) 445-8459
E-Mail: diane.arend@fire.ca.gov

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