getting started - adjust your leash

Step 1 is adjusting your poi length. Here are some helpful tips for finding a length that works well for you.

getting started - how to grip your poi

Different grips help you spin in different ways. Let’s address this invaluable, often overlooked, piece of poi technique.

getting started - planes

Planes are a fundamental concept of spinning any prop. Understanding planes means you’ll have control of your poi, your spinning will look cleaner, and learning moves will be made easier.

basic poi moves - timing & direction

There are four different modes of timing and direction. Basically every poi move stems from these 4 modes of spinning. With these roots in the ground, everything else will stem forth, and you’ll already start to feel at one with your poi.

basic poi moves - forward 3-beat weave

This is the standard, iconic poi move. In this tutorial, you’ll learn the meaning of a weave, beats, and the technique for doing the forward 3-beat with grace and flow.

basic poi moves - turns & reels

Let’s start moving! Turns and reels will get you moving comfortably while weaving your poi around your body. Already, you’re opening up the ability to dance with your poi.

basic poi moves - butterfly

Here’s a move that will get you thinking in a different timing and a different plane. With the poi in front of your body, you’ll create the illusion that the poi are bouncing off one another.

basic poi moves - corkscrew & windmill

The corkscrew is a 2-beat weave on the floor-plane (spinning horizontally, parallel with the floor).

Though staff spinning may be the most ancient and broad of the flow arts, the widely available free tutorials that poi spinners enjoy aren’t so widely available for the multitude of staff techniques. So we’ve gathered some inspirational videos for you below, along with our favorite instructional resources. We’re working on a series of introductory staff videos just for you. Stay tuned!

be inspired - no sweat

be inspired - johny douglas

be inspired - rollin’ with the flow

be inspired - pheraileen

be inspired - arcane

Below are 3 tutorials covering the basics to help you get familiar with your wand, and get a feel for the balance and movement necessary to maintain the illusion of levitation. If you'd like to learn more, you can order the whole DVD, with over 1hr 20 minutes of instructions, practices and tips on short-string, long-string and double wand.

getting started

Welcome to the wonderful world of the flow-wand! Learn about the basic styles of wand manipulation, get to know your wand, learn basic terminology, and get some tips for avoiding common problems with this video.

leading

Leading is a fundamental way of moving with the wand. It is the basis of almost all levitation wand moves, including stalls and circles.

circles

Circles are a foundational wand movement that allow you to explore planes and add dimension and character to your wand dance.