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Great
Poi Sites/Clubs
& Workshops/ Performers/Related
Arts/Shops/Databases/Friends/Other/Just
for fun! Circles
of Confusion - Stunning fire
photography by Curtis Finger. Cercles
de Fue.net -lovely new French poi site with forum,
video, photos etc aiming to build a stronger poi community
in France. Fire
Chains.com - Excellent sections on fire safety,
constructing fire toys, photographing fire, non-fire
ideas and a little teaching of moves. firetwirl.net
- "A queensland,
australian home page promoting
my fire twirling with the world. There
are photos,
how-to's, safety and soon free web hosting for
other fire twirling sites." Home
of Poi and Fire twirling - Resource on Poi, glowstick,
flag, staff and Fire Swinging, Twirling and Spinning.
Has database of other twirlers around world. Discussion
group, lots of animated lessons, free monthly draw for
equipment, video and picture galleries and an online
Shop. Luxotica
- "We hope to help connect spinners and share information
and cool stuff happening around us." The site includes
Canadian and American shops, information on gatherings
in Canada, and information on building your own poi. Marketing
yourself on the internet - brilliant site packed
with info to help performers market themselves on the
intenet. PoiJoy
- A beautifully laid out site with lessons, forum, tips
and friendly information. The
venue - An unusual
poi site including a much needed section on fuels and
the environment, and the
excellent essay 'Poi: Unravelling the Mysteries of Motion'
www.poi-performance.de
lovely German website that includes an introdution
to poi, lessons and a shop. The
Academy of Circus Arts
- Europe's only travelling circus school Imperial
College Juggling Club - Imperial
College, London, UK. The juggling club has
at times been accused of not taking any of this malarkey
seriously enough. We don't, we are an informal gathering
who meet up to play with our balls and to learn, practice
and share new tricks. If you can't juggle, but want
to learn, come along any time and we'll give you some
help. Lowershaw
Farm - lovely relaxed weeken juggling course in
the English countryside, run by the famous Cosmos jugglers.
Includes comfy beds, daily Yoga, juggling, poi, fire
and uv workshops in a beautiful farmyard setting. mmmmm...... Oxford
University Juggling Society
- Vibrant weekly juggling club in Oxford, UK,
where I used to juggle many moons ago... The website
is very informative, including details of all the Oxford
juggling clubs, upcoming events, shopping for juggling
stuff in Oxford and juggling tips. Carnival
of the Divine Imagination
- Fire performance group offering private lessons and
group fire twirling workshops. Based in Brisbane, Australia. Fire-Dancing.com:
Promoting the arts of fire dancing, worldwide fire performers
and fire arts training. Indra
Yoga & Dance was founded by sisters Kamala and
Hannah who lead the largest poi classes in the
Los Angeles area. They also
perform with fire and teach yoga. Stiltmania
Circus: this is a stressful world and that one way
of coping with this is for adults to spend more time
playing. One way to do this is circus. The site introduces
the benefits of circus and juggling. Contains
information about poi and club swinging and a recent
events page with photos of our most recent event. Comets
Toy Company -
Sells Comets (poi balls), an outdoor juggling game for
kids and adults based on the Polynesian tradition of
poi twirling. Also has an easy-to-follow instructional
video and glow sticks. Sells wholesale as well. Retailers
of
fire equipment based in Melborne Australia. "Concentrate
takes an innovative edge on the fire twirling
industry, based on in-depth research and design.
Resolving equipment problems and implementing
new design features. The result is a range of
quality, highly engineered equipment." Erik`s
Poi Toys - manufacturer of quality poi and
flag poi - manufacturing performed with care and
consideration. Apex poi courses get all their
poi from Erik, and cant reccommend them highly
enough! Great,
useful and friendly German site with a
webshop selling l.e.d. poi and lessons with movies
and explanations. Glowcheap
& Novelty Co.
- site to buy cheap glowsticks and other glow stuff,
both wholesale and in smaller quantities. Glow
Sticks Glowsticks - The Glow Company UK home of
an ever expanding range of glow products including glow
juggling, glowsticks & more Glowsticker.com
The site dedicated to the art of glowsticking. Iron
Gypsy
- This site is for fire performers who want
design and beauty added to Mighty
Banana - Wholesalers and retailers of low priced
poi, as well as some friendly cuddly monkeys! Oddballs
International - for all your juggling needs!
Rainbow
Flight
invented/created the Comet Poi (ie poi with tails
on them) back in 1995 - so we all have them to
be very thankful to. Their design is the original
one on the market, much copied but rarely bettered!
American
emporium of all things juggling,
including fire gear and several types of fire
wick. SonicStars
Ltd - purveyors of excellent poi, with a fun and
friendly site! Burnt
Toast
- Burnt Toast are a group of fire performers based
in Guilford, Surrey, UK. Available for promotional events,
private parties or workshops. Carnival
of the Divine Imagination
- Fire performance group offering private lessons and
group fire twirling workshops. Based in Brisbane, Australia. Firebeat
- Focused mainly in Israel, the Firebeat team has been
working successfuly in the entertainment industry for
several years. They have performed in hundreds of locations
in Israel, Europe and the USA. Check out the site to
view details of their current shows and their extensive
list of credits. Fire-Dancing.com: Promoting the arts of fire dancing, worldwide fire performers and fire arts training.
www.Fire.house.cx
- Nemo and his co-performers based in Civic, Canberra.
The site is mostly pictures at the moment but will be
updated shortly... Fireworx:
a collective of professional fire poi performers
with branches in london, england, and sydney, australia.
we provide breath taking displays of fire or light for
your club, party or event. Flaming
Sphere
- AKA the Oklahoma division of Wildfire Entertainment.
Fire Dancing, Fire Breathing and much much more. We
do indoor and outdoor parties, concerts and festivals
in the central USA. Fyre
Pixie - Poi Workshops for kids and adults, kids
parties, balloon twisting, storytelling and more! Juggling
fools - workshops and performances
in the Netherlands Wildfire
Entertainment - These four dancers have unified
into a near-perfect flaming ring of performers, manipulating
fire into a beautiful display of life and light. Wildfire
Entertainment is not just fire dancing. It’s performance
that demands attention.
Fire-Dancing.com:
Promoting the arts of fire dancing, worldwide fire performers
and fire arts training. Primal
Fire: is a group of dynamic fire performers in Victoria,
B.C., Canada. Using our skills in poi, staff, double
staff, fire fingers, and more, we coreograph shows that
enthrall audiences. Our site has a list of our performances,
photos, fire safety and an online shop. Will-O'-the
-Wisp The great Australian theatrical fire circus.
With Fire clowns, stilt walkers and surreal fire spirits
Will-o'-the-Wisp will entertain and amaze people from
all walks of life. Mephisto
- "Mephisto the Master is a professional performing
fire eater and consultant, with a third century of experience
in this field. This site gives explicit and detailed
instructions in the art or professional fire eating,
tips for beginner and pro, and an impressive photos
section." Juggling
Instructions : Tricks, tips, videos, how to juggle
tutorial EntsWeb:
Directory of entertainment related sites Fire
AZ - a list of all things firey
The-Insight.com - A Spirituality Web Directory.
Blue
Ray Films Vita Gottleib's
lovely site includes her film projects, photography
and details of her Millennium Award documentary Perfect
Sense: Silent Music. Colins
Lab Colin's amazing animated personal site. Koenbert - some wierdo who said he'd do me a favour if i linked to him. Dont let kids access this site. Paul
Makepeace's Homepage - funny and fun page with games,
babble and brilliant essay on motivation (I've
certainly used it's tips) based on Paul's experiences
as a body builder. Rainwave
- This website is All About Alison, who has teamed up
with enigmatic songwriter Kalessin to create a lush,
innovative sound, bristling with chilled and atmospheric
grooves. Alison's
music is a mix of psychedelic lyrics and acoustic textures
around a theme which links all of the songs “I
grew up by the sea” Alison says, “and I
like to feel it in the music.” Top100SitesNetwork.com:
Innovative
Directory Linking You To The Hottest Sites Under The
Sun.
League
Against Poi - for those days
when you've had enough of spinning! Very funny site
- but take it with a pinch of salt. Dub
selector - musical time wasting. PetsorFood.com
- sinister but damn funny. Erm, at least I think so!
Go to the add links page!
-An alternative way of Dancing and Juggling! Using
either Glowsticks or Fire Twisters to Dance Music
as an Art form. Nunchaku, Poi, Staff, Twirling,
Tip's, Photos, Videos, Glowstick / Liquid dance."
PoiXercise® Workshops, Original Pixie Poi™,
Fire Fairies, Blacklight Theatrix & More Magic.
Poi Pixies want to share the magic of poi
with everyone.Connecting our souls with the universe
and each other.
Linking our space age to the roots of humanity
and bringing the elements of our earth back into
our everyday life.
Together we can spin magic!
Laurieston
Hall - fantastic week-long juggling course held
in the beautiful Scottish Countryside,
run by the famous Cosmos Jugglers. The week includes
daily workshops in juggling and related arts, comfy
beds, organic home-grown vegetarian food, daily Yoga
lessons, and full use of the Laurieston Hall facilities
including wood-fueled sauna, pond, forrest, lake, boats,
games room and more.
Tomfoolery
is a circus skills and juggling club based in Derby,
UK, set up by local jugglers and
circus skills enthusiasts, to teach and learn new
skills and tricks. The club is completly open to
new comers of any standard, and offers a huge range
of skills that you can learn and experience.
funtional and useful. Beautiful metal fire props including
exquisite headpieces.
Perdy
- Fantastic flag poi, choose from
a wide range or have made to order. These have been
tried and tested by many performers and juggling shops,
and really are the bees knees!
A
range of good quality poi, and a fun website with
forum.
The Cosmos Jugglers
- "....among the
British best at fire and 'uv' juggling, club swinging
and pole spinning" The Catch, British Juggling
Magazine. The Cosmos Jugglers also offer workshops and
fantastic weekend and week-long courses in stunning
locations around England.
FireArtFanatics
- Initially formed at the Olympic ceremonies, the Sydney
based FireArtFanatics is a 12-piece fire-performance
troupe. "The FireArtFanatics weave their magic
under the stars in this captivating visual spectacular
that illustrates the interaction of the human spirit
with fire through movement and dance in a powerfully
evocative and mesmerising performance."
The
Flaming Butterflies will have you spellbound with
their fire performance to a magical fusion of world
and tribal-electro dance music. Check out the site
for their exquisite costumes and
beautiful photographs.
The
Global Fire Tribe. A great meeting place. The Fire
twirlers website for all,staff, Fire Swinging, Twirling
and Spinning, poi lessons, free staff lessons, forum,
chat,and much more!
Headfunk
Pyro Circus - A group of fire performers that use
Poi, Staff, Juggling and other toys (Fire, LED, Fluoro
and much more...) They have been esatblished for over
two and a half years, and are based in the UK. Check out
their funky new flash site!
Modern
Club Spinning and Pole Spinning - Anna's book published
in 1994, Modern Club Swinging and Pole Spinning, is
now available on the web:As well as the full text of
the book there is also a club swinging bibliography
and additional pole spinning articles. We hope you find
them useful.
DTKB
and Friends Katies fun and friendly personal page,
full of pics, updates on Katies shennanigans (!) and
a new funky Poi Spinning section.
Dave
Austin, photographer extraordianire. Highly esteemed
photographer of many high profile performance acts
including Flame Oz and Balloonatic. Will get you
the best publicity you could hope for!
