Poi Dancing: The Beginner Series by Udemy
Learn and Master the Fundamentals of Poi with Nick Woolsey
Course Highlights
- play freely and confidently with all the basic moves of poi spinning
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
4 Topics
Welcome to the Poi Spinning Beginner Series!
Guide to making buying and holding practice poi
Important Theory on Warming Up Stretching posture and your health
Directions orientation and how to follow these videos
15 Topics
The first thing you should do with your poi...
The second thing you should do with your poi: Hit yourself a lot
Warming up while exploring the Modes of Movement
Swinging spinning and controlling the plane of one poi
Crossing one poi forward
Crossing one poi backward
Turning freely with one poi
Same-direction same-time turns: high and low
Same-same turn: poi down behind the shoulders
Same-same turn: poi up behind the hips
Crossing both poi together forward and backward
Crossing poi forward split-time (2-beat weaves)
Give backward split-time crossing a try
Using the world around you for poi feedback
Summary of phase ONE
16 Topics
Posture and Poi-Fu for Poi
Introducing Poi-Fu starting with "Poitruvian Arms"
Turning back-and-forth with arms circling split-time same-direction
Circling your arms in opposite directions
Stall and reverse #1 - Getting started
Exploring the modes of poi movement
bending planes and split-time butterfly
Smoothing out the same-time turns
Practicing all the variables of same-time turns
Learning same-time butterfly starting with the arms
Exploring same-time butterfly further
3-beat weave lead-up #1
3-beat weave lead-up #2
Keep exploring freedom with one poi
If you are having trouble controlling your planes.... find the Berlin Wall!
Summary of PHASE TWO
16 Topics
Practicing poitruvian arms
Poi-fu: Turning with arms in split-time same-direction
Stall and reverse #2 - Getting smooth
Introducing Jiggies
Crossing one poi front to back over the head
Introducing Reels (Looping the same-time turns)
The forward 3-beat weave
Forward 3-Beat Weave: Overhead Slow Motion
Backward 2-beat weaves
Backward 3-beat-weave lead-ups
Split time turns in front
Controlling poi with the arms crossed
Getting cozy with the super important thumbs-inward-behind-the-back position
Exploring how to circle the hand and poi on a plane
Q&A: Developing backward split-time rhythm
Summary of phase THREE
18 Topics
Warm Up
Practicing turning footwork
Practicing poi-fu: opposites and same direction split time
Reviewing turning in a circle: How many steps? Where's the weight?
Stall and reverse #3 - Wall plane
Practicing the reels and chase the sun
Adding poi to poitrivian
Introducing crosspoints
Backward 3-beat weave
Backward 3-Beat Weave: Slow Motion from Above
Split-time turns behind
Threading the Needle with Butterfly
Thread the Needle: Inward and Outward: Slow-Motion from Above
Further with split-time butterfly inward and outward
Tips on not getting dizzy
When to whirl and when to shuffle
Q&A: Answering a great question about crosspoints
Summary of phase FOUR
17 Topics
Turning through a full circle arms split-time same direction on a wall plane
Poi-fu: Introducing split-time opposites
Learning the split-time reels
Exploring the 3-beat weave
following the weaves with your body
Butterfly over the head
Getting started with Mexican Wave
Getting into windmill from poi passing the toes
Windmill: Slow Motion from Above
Learning corkscrew
Corkscrew and windmill... are basically the same thing!
Turning between the weaves from hanging poi (if the last approach didn't work)
Turning between the weaves... by hugging little teddy bears
Turning between the weaves: Troubleshooting a common mistake
Q&A: More on keeping poi same-time
Q&A: Keeping planes controlled while turning with reels
Summary of phase FIVE
14 Topics
Epic poi-fu warmup and exploration of the modes
Pirouette progression continued
Poi-fu: Split time opposites: getting ready to turn (the secret!)
Keep working on reverse right reverse left patterns
Turning with poitruvian poi
More in-depth video for learning split-time hip reels
Split time hip reels counterclockwise!
Playing with reels chase the sun and extensions
Further with Mexican Wave
Further with thread the needle
Slowing down and beautifying corkscrew
Keeping your shoulders safe during big movements
Q&A: More tips on poitruvian and turning
Summary of phase SIX
15 Topics
Warm up
Footwork: Pirouette progression part #4
Thoughts on knee safety when turning on cement
Knee safety on cement continued
Stalling and reversing one poi inside a spinning poi on wall plane
Once you start reversing left reversing right... let go of picking-a-direction
Poi-fu: split-time opposites: Turning from inward to outward
Developing circle and plane control while learning buzzsaw
The 6-beat fountain
Jiggies into pirouettes
Split-time butterfly: crossing one poi out and back
Beginning to whirl with the reels!
Freedom with opposites
Q&A: Making sure thread the needle is smooth both ways
Summary of phase SEVEN
14 Topics
Stalling and reversing #4 (with your arms crossed)
Whirling with full pirouettes (getting ready to add poi)
Turning 180º with split-time butterfly
Fountain with full windmill
Looping the fountain-with-full-windmill so you can follow along
Split-time butterfly: taking it further with turning
Crosspoints above the head close to a wall
Butterfly behind the back
More on butterfly behind the back
Giant butterfly
Sky Camera view of forward and backward weave plus turning
Sky Camera view of turning in the weaves next to a wall
Sky view of threading the needle
Summary of phase EIGHT
16 Topics
More left-right goodness: One poi spinning the other poi extenduluming
Keeping body comfortable while hands are behind back
Reviewing the fountain counter-clockwise
Freedom with butterfly and opposites
Freedom with butterfly and opposites continued
Transitioning between butterfly and weaves
Freedom with opposites more continued
Split-time butterfly: turning all the way from wall plane to wall plane
turning continuously with weaves
Turning with poi between the arms
Going further with threading the needle
Split-time chase the sun
Working on left/right dexterity with stalls and transitions
Lockouts and crossy-crossy (which I now call switchy-switchy)
Sky view of jiggies and pirouettes
The BIG REVIEW of all the moves so far
15 Topics
Developing freedom of movement by "playing along the tracks"
playing along the tracks and switching modes
Shortening the poi while spinning: wrapping around your hands and fingers
Turning with split-time buzzsaw
Whirling with shoulder and hip reels
More on Butterfly behind the back
Using walls to master windmills watermills and reels
Exploring a butterfly sequence
windmill forward weave and backward weave from neutral
Using the neutral matching point to connect windmill and the weaves
turning freely with windmills and the weaves through 4 directions in any order
Turning freely with opposites through the 4 directions
Playing and Turning with Buzzsaw
When playing freely with the 4 directions... notice what you're avoiding!
Learn the 4X4 Fountain (no excuses!) :)
11 Topics
Stalling and reversing #5 (behind your head)
More on reverse right/left as foundation of transitions between modes
More on playing freely with same-time
More on playing freely with split-time opposites
Playing along the tracks with each mode: The matrix between the moves!
Mirrored Progression from shoulder reels to 4X4 fountain
Playing with Lockouts from weaves
Two-in-Ones (the silly Peru video version :)
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 1
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 2
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 3
10 Topics
Practicing bouncing the poi off the body as another way to reverse one poi
Weaves into whirls
The importance of left/right speed changing independence
More on mastering turning with Buzzsaw
More on mastering butterfly
how do you learn to dance freely with poi?
Final thoughts on left-right independence
Final thoughts on playing with planes
Opposites sequence
Congratulations: You're ready to go beyond the basics!
6 Topics
Getting to know our virtual "classroom" (Udemy interface)
A how-to guide for shooting and uploading video questions
Practicing split time with a friend!
Knobs or Loops: Which poi handles to use?
Mastering Shoulder Reels
Backward Split-Time
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