Poi Tutorial: The Weave

Poi spinning tutorial
"The Weave"

Step 1:
Spin both poi forward at the same time, making a circle on each side of your body.
Try to move your wrists, more than your whole arm.

Step 2:
Spin both poi forward, at split time. One poi will 'follow' the other.

Step 3:
With your poi on the right hand, try making a circle on that side of your body, and then let the poi fall onto the other side, to make another circle on the left side of your body. Do not force the poi, just guide it to change the side. Notice how the circles will go the same direction, it only changes on which side of your body the poi is spinning.

When you get to the complete weave, you will notice how the poi has to spin twice on the side of the hand that doesn't have the poi, and one time only on the other side. Each hand will do this when you're holding both poi.

Step 4:
Spin both poi forward at the same time, and then cross your hands in front of your body. Bring one hand slightly lower than the other, to prevent them from crashing. Try switching the position of your hands: first, left hand crosses under right and then right goes under left.
This is better to practice with poi with no tails.

Step 5:
This is the exact same exercise as step 4, except that the poi go at split time. Remember, one poi follows the other. Choose the hand that will go under and the hand with the other poi will follow. You can try doing only one cross and then going back to split time forward spinning for a couple of times, before trying to cross them again.

Full Move:
Here you will keep doing the exercise as step 5, but this time instead of going back out to forward spinning, you will cross poi on the other side too. Remember the 2 circles on the side without the poi and 1 circle on the other side. Notice how the body moves to the side where the circles are spinning, this makes it easier to control.

Let the poi flow.

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