Category Archives: Hoop
GlitterGirl’s 41st Birthday Hoop Video
Watch GlitterGirl hoop it up celebrating her 41st birthday! This video is the first real flow set since her downsizing from 160PSI 43″ hoop to the 38″ HDPE tubing — a long and arduous journey back to, more or less … Continue reading
Posted in Flow, Flow Tools, GlitterGirl Practice and Performance, Hoop, Practice, Video
Tagged GlitterGirl, Hoop, lessons, Practice
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7 Layer Dip: Size (layer 3)
As we continue our exploration into the 7 Layer Dip, we’ll begin focusing on the size layer of the dip. As we already discussed when talking about the height layer of the dip, contrast is really a key piece of … Continue reading
5th Annual Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo Program
With the show about to happen tomorrow, today I’d like to first post a thank you for all the support and help from the artists who have taken their time and donated it to this cause as well as those … Continue reading
Artist Profile: Bradley Allbee
Tonight’s artist profile features Bradley Allbee from West Los Angeles. He has come up to San Francisco for his first solo performance at this year’s Temple of Poi Fire Expo. Bradley picked up his first pair of poi in 2007 … Continue reading
Artist Profile: Jaden Rose
Today’s artist profile features Jaden Rose from Solar Flare in San Francisco, California. Jaden has always been a bit of pryo. She started making small twig bonfires on cold mornings while waiting for the elementary school bus. Born with a … Continue reading
5th Annual Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo Lineup
What: Temple of Poi 2010 Fire Dancing Expo Where: Union Square (Geary and Post) When: April 24, 2009 at 7:50-10:10 pm Cost: Free!! Bring a chair and a blanket and join us April 24, 2009 at 7:50 pm for our … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fan, Fire, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Rope Dart, Staff, Temple of Poi 2010 Fire Dancing Expo Footage, choreography
Tagged Banyan, GlitterGirl, MCP, Poki, Temple of Poi, Temple of Poi Expo, Temple of Poi Fire Expo, Vatra, Yuta
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The Energy Bubble
For all you performers looking to improve your skill as a performer — not your technique with the tool itself — here’s a great little perspective on why learning more skills may not be the place you need to focus. … Continue reading
Posted in Fan, Flow, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Rope Dart, Staff, Technique
Tagged Performance, tech spinning, Technique
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Call for Artists: Temple of Poi 5th Annual Fire Dancing Expo in Union Square, San Francisco
Please apply only if this vision calls to you. Temple of Poi is hosting the 5th annual Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo in San Francisco, California, USA’s Union Square on the main stage. This event is free to the … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fan, Fire, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Rope Dart, Staff
Tagged fire dancing, San Francisco, Temple of Poi Fire Expo, Union Square
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2007 Expo Footage: Delicious
As we near the end of the footage from the 2007 Expo (most of the rest was either off stage or the sound didn’t), here’s a fun little student piece featuring the oldest and youngest performers of the evening. This … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fan, Fire, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Practice, Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo Footage, Video
Tagged Delicious, fire dancing, Performance, Poi, Temple of Poi Expo, Video
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New Spin Out Technique for SF Permitted Events
In an effort to be even more environmentally friendly and accommodate all types of tools, here’s the new Temple of Poi spin out technique for permitted events (a version based on what I used with Pyrotechniq when we were in … Continue reading
Posted in Fan, Fire, Flow Tools, Hoop, Poi, Rope Dart, Staff
Tagged fire safety, Permiting in SF, spin out
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