lalindaloca

So, I got my first set of practice poi sticks recently and am having a blast learning some basic moves. I will be this good someday!



That's a fire dancer in a lotus fire pod performing at Burning Man this year. I hope to be able to perform there next year. Hell, I will perform there next year.

I'm also making my own set of finger fire fans, which I learned from a cool chick from Vegas who is a master fire dancer/spinner, bellydancer and she also makes clothes out of chain maille - AND she home schools her 3 kids. Hell! She is AWESOME!!! I will get the finger fans down first for sure - I already know how to bellydance and do the hula... now I can do it with FIIIIIAAAAAH!!! I am part of the Poi Fusion Revolution!



^ Those are finger fans. This shit is not easy and it's a friggin' excellent upper body and abdominal workout. Once I get the basics down, I can start to incorporate dance moves. I can't wait!!!!!!!!

I'm going to surprise my pyro-obsessed family with an unannounced finger fan performance at our next annual 4th of July "let's blow things up and set things on fire" celebration.

Here's a basic poi move:



Here's a more advanced move:



and even more advanced:



Now picture that, but with fire so that it looks like this!!!!



Anyway, I'm getting waaaaay into the art of poi, so I will try to abstain from boring everyone with yapping about it all the time.

Burn on, y'all!!!