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Poi lessons

Ever want to learn to spin poi or to build on what you can already do?

The poi workshops are for both first time spinners and experienced poi enthusiasts. The goal is to inspire you in this ever growing and morphing art form and for you to challenge yourself and get out and play more. Poi takes its roots in the Polynesian indigenous activity of spinning weights on the end of strings and has become a very contemporary form of expression and movement that is practiced for fun, exercise and/or performance with many different types of poi including LED lights and fire. Sophie has been practicing poi for over 10 years and has been performing for 6 years in Fire Weavers fire performance duet and Mini Cirque performance group.

Saturday: Poi basics

Learn the basic of spinning poi and the different ways to spin. We will cover poi planes, poi scales and the basic tricks: cross-over, butterfly, split-butterfly, corkscrew, dragonfly, windmill, stalls, 180 turns, 360 turns, 2, 3 and 5 beat weave, weave turning and learn variations and transitions of these tricks.

Sunday: Poi dancing

This follows the Saturday curriculum. It is recommended that beginners take the Saturday class as pre-requisite. We'll do exercises and pattern practice to help you be able to expand your repertoire of movement with poi in order to be able to create your own expression of movement with your poi. We will also cover more advanced trick for the experienced poi spinner such as behind the back ticks, waist wraps and one handed tricks and more. Poi are provided for class use and for sale.

Where: Glebe Community Center, 175, Third street, Ottawa

Sign up for one or both weekends:

April 4 & 5: 10 a.m. - Noon
June 13 & 14: 10 a.m. - Noon

$30 for one class
$55 one weekend (Saturday and Sunday class)
$100 for both weekends (both Saturdays and Sundays)

Registration with the GCC is by phone 613-233-8713 or in person.

Private lessons are also available on request

Weekly Spin Jams

will begin again in the spring. Check back then for more information.

Jugglers Jams

Poi spinners are welcome at the indoor jugglers jam every Wednesday night at the Spring Action gym Downtown. Everyone pitches in $2 for the space. Contact Jean-Guy for specific. jeanguy [AT] mondenet . com

Fire Arts Development

We want to encourage the development of fire arts in the area, if you'd like to organize a jam or regular 'meet and exchange', it would be our pleasure to post the information here.

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