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Poi Dancing: The Beginner Series

Learn and Master the Fundamentals of Poi with Nick Woolsey
Bestseller
Rating: 4.8 out of 54.8 (1,223 ratings)
3,317 students
Created by Nick Woolsey
Last updated 2/2018
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • play freely and confidently with all the basic moves of poi spinning

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

Poi is a form of dance, where weights on the ends of tethers are swung through rhythmical patterns. Join renowned poi-teacher Nick Woolsey to learn and master the fundamental moves and transitions of poi! Move your body while enriching your mind!

Each section of the course includes 12-20 videos, guiding you through Nick's proven system. The lessons will cover many moves such as weaves, windmills, butterfly patterns, buzzsaws, and fountains, along with techniques for developing skill with turns, sequences, and transitions.

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.

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.

Course content

14 sections • 187 lectures • 13h 7m total length

  • Preview02:17
  • Preview05:58
  • Preview02:42
  • Directions, orientation, and how to follow these videos
    03:41

  • The first thing you should do with your poi...
    02:12
  • The second thing you should do with your poi: Hit yourself, a lot
    02:17
  • Warming up while exploring the Modes of Movement
    06:55
  • Swinging, spinning, and controlling the plane of one poi
    05:49
  • Crossing one poi forward
    04:24
  • Crossing one poi backward
    04:38
  • Turning freely with one poi
    04:58
  • Same-direction same-time turns: high and low
    04:46
  • Same-same turn: poi down behind the shoulders
    05:42
  • Same-same turn: poi up behind the hips
    07:15
  • Crossing both poi together, forward and backward
    05:44
  • Crossing poi forward split-time (2-beat weaves)
    06:30
  • Give backward split-time crossing a try
    02:04
  • Using the world around you for poi feedback
    02:48
  • Summary of phase ONE
    00:49

  • Posture and Poi-Fu for Poi
    03:53
  • Introducing Poi-Fu, starting with "Poitruvian Arms"
    05:37
  • Turning back-and-forth with arms circling split-time same-direction
    04:27
  • Circling your arms in opposite directions
    05:25
  • Stall and reverse #1 - Getting started
    07:03
  • Exploring the modes of poi movement
    06:46
  • bending planes, and split-time butterfly
    04:53
  • Smoothing out the same-time turns
    05:47
  • Practicing all the variables of same-time turns
    04:53
  • Learning same-time butterfly, starting with the arms
    05:18
  • Exploring same-time butterfly further
    03:53
  • 3-beat weave lead-up #1
    05:44
  • 3-beat weave lead-up #2
    05:14
  • Keep exploring freedom with one poi
    02:10
  • If you are having trouble controlling your planes.... find the Berlin Wall!
    02:20
  • Summary of PHASE TWO
    01:47

  • Practicing poitruvian arms
    04:59
  • Poi-fu: Turning with arms in split-time same-direction
    03:24
  • Stall and reverse #2 - Getting smooth
    02:34
  • Introducing Jiggies
    02:48
  • Crossing one poi front to back, over the head
    05:22
  • Introducing Reels (Looping the same-time turns)
    05:31
  • The forward 3-beat weave
    06:21
  • Forward 3-Beat Weave: Overhead Slow Motion
    01:00
  • Backward 2-beat weaves
    04:51
  • Backward 3-beat-weave lead-ups
    04:26
  • Split time turns in front
    03:55
  • Controlling poi with the arms crossed
    02:27
  • Getting cozy with the super important thumbs-inward-behind-the-back position
    03:12
  • Exploring how to circle the hand and poi on a plane
    03:44
  • Q&A: Developing backward split-time rhythm
    03:26
  • Summary of phase THREE
    01:47

  • Warm Up
    07:35
  • Practicing turning footwork
    04:50
  • Practicing poi-fu: opposites and same direction split time
    05:19
  • Reviewing turning in a circle: How many steps? Where's the weight?
    06:56
  • Stall and reverse #3 - Wall plane
    04:50
  • Practicing the reels and chase the sun
    05:31
  • Adding poi to poitrivian
    06:52
  • Introducing crosspoints
    04:10
  • Backward 3-beat weave
    04:11
  • Backward 3-Beat Weave: Slow Motion from Above
    01:02
  • Split-time turns behind
    03:52
  • Threading the Needle with Butterfly
    03:22
  • Thread the Needle: Inward and Outward: Slow-Motion from Above
    00:56
  • Further with split-time butterfly, inward and outward
    04:56
  • Tips on not getting dizzy
    04:04
  • When to whirl and when to shuffle
    01:27
  • Q&A: Answering a great question about crosspoints
    02:18
  • Summary of phase FOUR
    01:15

  • Turning through a full circle, arms split-time same direction on a wall plane
    03:38
  • Poi-fu: Introducing split-time opposites
    02:39
  • Learning the split-time reels
    03:27
  • Exploring the 3-beat weave
    03:08
  • following the weaves with your body
    03:32
  • Butterfly over the head
    04:55
  • Getting started with Mexican Wave
    05:59
  • Getting into windmill from poi passing the toes
    03:36
  • Windmill: Slow Motion from Above
    00:45
  • Learning corkscrew
    04:27
  • Corkscrew and windmill... are basically the same thing!
    02:54
  • Turning between the weaves from hanging poi (if the last approach didn't work)
    03:16
  • Turning between the weaves... by hugging little teddy bears
    03:41
  • Turning between the weaves: Troubleshooting a common mistake
    05:51
  • Q&A: More on keeping poi same-time
    04:26
  • Q&A: Keeping planes controlled while turning with reels
    02:43
  • Summary of phase FIVE
    01:09

  • Epic poi-fu warmup and exploration of the modes
    04:33
  • Pirouette progression continued
    02:44
  • Poi-fu: Split time opposites: getting ready to turn (the secret!)
    02:30
  • Keep working on reverse right, reverse left patterns
    01:43
  • Turning with poitruvian poi
    03:30
  • More in-depth video for learning split-time hip reels
    04:25
  • Split time hip reels, counterclockwise!
    02:33
  • Playing with reels, chase the sun, and extensions
    06:15
  • Further with Mexican Wave
    04:27
  • Further with thread the needle
    05:02
  • Slowing down and beautifying corkscrew
    04:09
  • Keeping your shoulders safe during big movements
    04:00
  • Q&A: More tips on poitruvian and turning
    02:26
  • Summary of phase SIX
    01:12

  • Warm up
    08:29
  • Footwork: Pirouette progression part #4
    03:41
  • Thoughts on knee safety when turning on cement
    04:21
  • Knee safety on cement continued
    03:40
  • Stalling and reversing one poi inside a spinning poi on wall plane
    04:31
  • Once you start reversing left, reversing right... let go of picking-a-direction
    01:42
  • Poi-fu: split-time opposites: Turning from inward to outward
    03:50
  • Developing circle and plane control while learning buzzsaw
    05:09
  • The 6-beat fountain
    02:23
  • Jiggies into pirouettes
    05:36
  • Split-time butterfly: crossing one poi out and back
    04:06
  • Beginning to whirl with the reels!
    06:27
  • Freedom with opposites
    04:30
  • Q&A: Making sure thread the needle is smooth both ways
    03:39
  • Summary of phase SEVEN
    01:24

  • Stalling and reversing #4 (with your arms crossed)
    04:40
  • Whirling with full pirouettes (getting ready to add poi)
    05:13
  • Turning 180º with split-time butterfly
    03:24
  • Fountain with full windmill
    02:07
  • Looping the fountain-with-full-windmill so you can follow along
    02:39
  • Split-time butterfly: taking it further with turning
    03:31
  • Crosspoints above the head close to a wall
    02:51
  • Butterfly behind the back
    04:09
  • More on butterfly behind the back
    05:47
  • Giant butterfly
    03:32
  • Sky Camera view of forward and backward weave plus turning
    02:25
  • Sky Camera view of turning in the weaves next to a wall
    01:40
  • Sky view of threading the needle
    01:54
  • Summary of phase EIGHT
    00:34

  • More left-right goodness: One poi spinning, the other poi extenduluming
    04:12
  • Keeping body comfortable while hands are behind back
    05:36
  • Reviewing the fountain counter-clockwise
    05:02
  • Freedom with butterfly and opposites
    03:52
  • Freedom with butterfly and opposites continued
    02:11
  • Transitioning between butterfly and weaves
    07:31
  • Freedom with opposites more continued
    03:50
  • Split-time butterfly: turning all the way from wall plane to wall plane
    02:43
  • turning continuously with weaves
    03:21
  • Turning with poi between the arms
    02:35
  • Going further with threading the needle
    05:42
  • Split-time chase the sun
    07:02
  • Working on left/right dexterity with stalls and transitions
    04:23
  • Lockouts and crossy-crossy (which I now call switchy-switchy)
    07:10
  • Sky view of jiggies and pirouettes
    02:19
  • The BIG REVIEW of all the moves so far
    01:56

Instructor

Nick Woolsey
Poi Teacher
Nick Woolsey
  • 4.8 Instructor Rating
  • 1,565 Reviews
  • 5,475 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.

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