Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo

2007 Expo Footage: Delicious

PoiPriestess — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:01:44 +0000

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 5 person piece features Gen as the oldest performer (58 at the time) and Danica as the youngest performer (13 at the time) of the evening with three other hot ladies in the middle. This is a student performance which was the premier fire performance for most of the students. Enjoy this set as Delicious takes the stage.

2007 Expo Footage: Different Spin

PoiPriestess — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:34:12 +0000

If you missed the finale to the 2007 Expo, you missed one of the hottest performances on the Union Square stage that year. Here’s a video of A Different Spin using fire poi, staff and juggling tools to create a really awesome 10+ minute show that wowed the audience. As with the other footage, the original footage got corrupt so this was all we could salvage, though it is now available on the Expo 2007 Podcast on iTunes.

2007 Expo Footage: Tango Sexy

PoiPriestess — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:55:57 +0000

Like some of the other footage, this Tango duet already appeared on YouTube some months ago and is now being added to the Podcast. Enjoy as Anne and Jim take the stage for this 2 person tango performance in Tango Sexy.

2007 Expo Footage: L’umanita

PoiPriestess — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:38:29 +0000

L’umanita is a collaboration by two Temple of Poi Alumni, Jamie “Sparkaluscious” Luv and Vikki “FireSpice” Friedman. They are two sexy hoop sisters who are inspired to gracefully engage challenge with their mind body and soul, and show it in their love of play in this wonderful performance from the April 2007 Fire Dancing expo. As with the other footage, the original footage was corrupt so this was the highest quality we could get of this video.

2007 Expo Footage: Two Sexy Girls

PoiPriestess — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:28:42 +0000

Though this was posted some time ago to YouTube, we’re finally just getting to this PodCast version of the footage. Enjoy this fun little set Temple of Poi students Sarah and Devon put together in about 4 weeks. This was their premier fire performance.

2007 Expo Footage: Shredder

PoiPriestess — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:17:29 +0000

Here’s the podcast version of the footage we released a few months ago of Shredder lighting up the stage with two fire hoops at the Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo held in San Francisco’s landmark, Union Square. The original video was shot in April of 2007 as part of National Dance Week at the 2nd Annual Fire Dancing Expo.

2007 Expo Footage: LumenAscent

PoiPriestess — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:16 +0000

Here is another in our series of videos we’ve processed from the 2007 show. As with the other footage from this show, the original footage was corrupt so we were not able to resurrect a high quality copy of the video.

Enjoy as Temple of Poi Alumni Students Ian Michael Smith and Katy Pomelov of LumenAscent perform their 12 minute set using fire poi and staves at the Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo held in San Francisco’s landmark, Union Square. The original video was shot in April of 2007 as part of National Dance Week at the 2nd Annual Fire Dancing Expo.

2007 Fire Expo: Icon

PoiPriestess — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:23:43 +0000

Though this poi set has been on YouTube for years, we’re finally getting around to showing you Icon’s initial appearance at the Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo. Here is the podcast version as he lights up the stage with poi at the 2007 show held in San Francisco’s landmark, Union Square. The original video was shot in April of 2007 as part of National Dance Week at the 2nd Annual Fire Dancing Expo.

2007 Expo Footage: Banyan (Straight Staff)

PoiPriestess — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:11:26 +0000

Here’s the podcast version of the footage we released a few months ago of Banyan performing a beautiful double staff set at the Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo held in San Francisco’s landmark, Union Square. The original video was shot in April of 2007 as part of National Dance Week at the 2nd Annual Fire Dancing Expo.

2007 Fire Expo: Nightveil (fire fans - 14 people)

PoiPriestess — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:17:56 +0000

A few months back we released this 14 person fan piece on YouTube and now you can enjoy it on our podcast. This short piece (sadly, cut off by the lack of width on the camera framing) featured Temple of Poi students who put this performance together in about 6 hours. The set is from the Temple of Poi 2007 Fire Dancing Expo held in San Francisco’s landmark, Union Square. The original video was shot in April of 2007 as part of National Dance Week at the 2nd Annual Fire Dancing Expo.