Learn to spin Poi

New to poi and want to learn how to twirl? Here is a good place to start you in your NorthWest poi swinging journey.

Portland, Or

Euphoria Studios

Offers Beginning and Intermediate Poi Classes. The beginning class focuses on the use of Poi as a dance form and the basics of Poi Spinning. The class will focus primarily on positioning of hands, fingers, and wrists, becoming familiar with planes and movement, basic tricks and incorporating these elements into the dance. The intermediate class will build upon the fundamentals of the beginning class. It will introduce you to new moves, and focus more on transitioning and choreography.
Beginner poi Class ~~Mondays 7-8pm
Intermediate Poi class~~ Mondays 8-9pm

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Seattle, WA

Cirque de Flambé

The Cirque de Flambé is thrilled to offer opportunities to share our skills. For 2005, we've got two series of skill workshops; Monday fire safety training, and Thursday prop skill workshops.

San Francisco, CA

Temple of Poi

Temple of Poi is the premier poi flow arts school in the world offering in person and on line poi lessons to serve the international community. Based in San Francisco, California, the community of performers and artists specialize in poi light and fire arts and also add hoop, flagging and staff to their programs.

Vancouver, BC

Nick Woolsey of PlayPoi.com

All poi lessons begin with the Scales of Poi. From there, students will explore a wide range of subjects, including advanced plane control, working with light emitting poi as a learning aid, freeing the body in relation to the poi, and putting it all together as expressive movement.

Would you like to add your class or workshop? contact brandon@thespinsterz.com

Are there no classes near you?

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"Poi Spinning Basics" is an essential guide for the beginning fire spinner. This is the poi DVD to get you learning the art of poi and get you ready to use fire poi.

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"Art of Poi" is the very basics of poi spinning. If you have never twirled poi before then this is where you should start. It covers all the basics, pre-routine stretching, how to put a couple moves into one continuous flow and much more. Easy to follow and understand.

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