learn fire poi

When I came back home at the beginning of the month, I was surprised with a pair of hand-made purple and black striped sock poi by my partner. It was probably one of the most simple, yet incredibly thoughtful gifts I’ve received in quite a while.

She’s really encouraging me to start spinning since she’s taken up her staff again. I have one little problem with all of this, though… if I’m going to learn, I need to be able to do so on my own. If I’m going to screw up and hit myself in the face or break something in my apartment, I don’t want anyone else watching. I’m not too sure how that’s going to pan out, since she’s really excited about practicing outside with me. I really want to try them, but I’m going to wait until I can manage some time on my own to work out the kinks.

I’ve wanted to learn how to spin poi since a friend of mine peaked my interest with it. We were at the Taboo Sex Show about 5 years ago when we saw someone spinning in front of their booth. I remember her going up and asking the guy if she could try it out, and it was so entrancing that I’ve been determined to learn it ever since.

I want to learn how to spin regular poi, and then advance on to fire. My ultimate goal with this is to be able to spin fire poi while bellydancing. There’s a studio that offers classes in Vancouver, and I’ve been considering for awhile to have them teach me. I’m not very close with the people I know that spin, so I don’t want to bother them, or feel awkward joining a group and being the only newbie.

I think while I’m up north I might buy a starter set online and practice what I can pick up.