Poi Spinning!
Most of you know that I spin fire poi. I have a fun time with it and really love doing it. Lately, I haven't actually been keeping up with my practice. I learned some basics and then let it fall by the wayside. I do that sometimes; I'd like to not do that when it's something that I absolutely love.
In order to help motivate myself I've joined a group that does Polynesian dance and fire spinning! It's a club here at Virginia Tech that focuses on Polynesian dance and culture but also does fire poi spinning, including shows!
I'll gladly learn Polynesian dances if they have instructors for the males (tonight they didn't have instructors for the males so the three of us ended up leaving about an hour early, which was a little disappointing) but mostly I'm doing this for the poi and fire spinning.
Once again I'm in a college environment with people a decade or more younger than I am and it feels odd but I'll get used to it and just have some poi fun. This should also help me with getting in shape if I actually practice.
So that's what's going on with me. I also met a young man after the meeting who is a juggler, a contact juggler, a poi spinner, a unicyclist, and a choreographer. He's who I want to grow up to be, a dozen years younger than I am.
In order to help motivate myself I've joined a group that does Polynesian dance and fire spinning! It's a club here at Virginia Tech that focuses on Polynesian dance and culture but also does fire poi spinning, including shows!
I'll gladly learn Polynesian dances if they have instructors for the males (tonight they didn't have instructors for the males so the three of us ended up leaving about an hour early, which was a little disappointing) but mostly I'm doing this for the poi and fire spinning.
Once again I'm in a college environment with people a decade or more younger than I am and it feels odd but I'll get used to it and just have some poi fun. This should also help me with getting in shape if I actually practice.
So that's what's going on with me. I also met a young man after the meeting who is a juggler, a contact juggler, a poi spinner, a unicyclist, and a choreographer. He's who I want to grow up to be, a dozen years younger than I am.