Poi Dancing: Beginner to Hero!
What you'll learn
- play freely and confidently with all the basic moves of poi spinning
- Understand planes, rhythm, and footwork
- Learn how to learn with a proven methodology that has helped thousands!
- Feel confident as you link patterns together creatively
Requirements
- Just dress comfortably and find some space to practice. You'll learn about making or ordering practice poi when you start the course!
Description
Unlock the Art of Poi with Nick Woolsey—From Beginner to Confident, Creative Spinner
Poi is a movement art, where weights on the ends of tethers are swung through flowing rhythmic patterns. Join renowned poi-teacher Nick Woolsey to learn and master the fundamental moves and transitions of poi.
This course will take you from complete beginner to creative and empowered poi artist, with a proven, step-by-step system to help you learn, embody, and master poi.
Each section of the course includes 12-20 bite-sized videos, guiding you through the skills you need to grow—step by step, at your own pace.
What you'll gain:
- A solid foundation in all the essential poi moves: weaves, windmills, butterfly variations, buzzsaws, fountains, and more
- Deep understanding of transitions, turns, rhythm, and movement flow
- Freedom and fluency with your poi spinning
- An experience of movement meditation, play, and personal expression
- An empowered understanding of learning how to learn, the fun way!
For those of you who already know some moves, this course is a great way to deepen your control of planes, rhythm, and freedom of movement, and to discover and learn all the moves missing from your poi movement vocabulary.
Join thousands of students around the world who’ve learned with Nick—and start your poi journey today!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for complete beginners, or those who know some of the basic moves, but still can't dance freely with poi.
Instructor
- 4.9 Instructor Rating
- 2,159 Reviews
- 7,018 Students
- 3 Courses
Nick Woolsey is a poi-dance pioneer and a cult-celebrity within the global poi-dancing community. Thousands of people have attended Nick's poi workshops and retreats, and tens of thousands more have learned from his online videos. He is now collaborating with professional dancers and circus artists in Vancouver, BC, to bring a new level of online video resources to the poi and flow arts community.