Hi there folks!
The Beginners and Intemediate poi spinning courses run every six weeks in London. The courses are very popular and tend to get booked up fast, so contact me as soon as possible in order to reserve a place, by emailing me at: courses@poispinning.com .

Upcoming Courses:

  Beginners Poi Courses Intermediate Poi Courses
Jan 2007 15th Jan (Mon): Camden Town
16th Jan (Weds): Elephant & Castle
 No Jan Intermediate Course
Feb 2007 26th Feb(Mon): Camden Town
27th feb (Tues): Elephant & Castle		 28th Feb (Weds) Camden Town

All courses are from 7:30 - 9:30 in the evening. Price: £75 (concs available). Exact venue details are provided once you have booked on the course. There are a maximum of fourteen places on each course.

The course will teach you about 30 basic moves and how to link them all together, so that you can flow from one to the next with great ease! Starting with how to hold your poi and going on to moves such as Reels, Tuck Turns, the Weave, the Backwards Weave, the Windmill, the Butterfly and the Fountain. (If you can do all of these moves already contact me regarding the Intermediate course). We will also explore basic concepts such as turns, follow time, linking moves together, and opposite directions, so that you can master the ability to link moves together. The course culminates in a show, so we will also work on choreography and presentation. Expect to work hard but have a good laugh with the others!

The course focuses on how to invent new tricks and develop your own style, helping you to make poi your own. Each lesson the course looks at one or two concepts such as alternating, take-outs and stops, using examples to explore the idea.  Then students use the concept to invent their own moves. The course also looks at new tricks such as Waist Wraps, Push Thrus and Behind The Back Weave. Expect to learn about 50 moves during the course. It’s a bit of a jump from the Beginners course, but very worthwhile! Thanks to our new teacher Kevin we also now have some fantastic new techniques aimed at helping you link moves together and flow even more fluidly from move to move, as well as more emphasis on fantastic turns to do whilst you spin!

The Intermediate course caters for a wide range of ability, but as a minimum you should be able to do a large number of moves and be able to link them together with the greatest of ease. In particular you should be able to link the weave and the reverse weave together by turning around, and should find this very easy. The course is aimed at those that have been spinning for a while but have become bored with their repertoire of moves, and aims to give you loads of new ideas, whatever your level.


Your Teachers:
You will be taught by Dave Knox and Kevin Shaw.
Dave Knox has performed for the past few years as part of the internationally reknowned fire troupe 'Flame Oz', earning himself the respect and admiration of performers worldwide. He brings the same energy, humor and enthusiasm to his teaching, and has been teaching fire arts for many years - at one time running his own popular staff spinning course in London.
Kevin has been juggling for over 14 years and has been teaching and performing all over the world. He has taught several thousand students, both informally and at juggling workshops, and is generally acknowledged to be both a cutting edge spinner and an excellent teacher.