Stalls, plane changes, and performing in the round

Stalls become a practical tool for changing plane so your poi patterns read clearly to an audience positioned all around you. Nick Woolsey frames “performing in the round” as a visibility problem: circular geometry looks strongest when viewed on-plane, so turning your work to different sightlines matters.

You’ll drill one-up one-down stalls in a wall plane to sharpen symmetry and timing, then use the stall moment as a decision point to redirect the spin into a new pathway and a new plane rather than returning the way you came. This builds clean, intentional plane changes you can place anywhere in your flow.