Turning while moving across the floor

A poi footwork pattern for turning while traveling across the floor, using steady counts and alternating steps. The movement focuses on initiating turns with the feet and keeping the heel light to reduce twisting through the knees and ankles while moving.

Lesson • Poi • Turn
Lessons
Poi Dancing: Beyond the Basics (Part 1)
section/bottom-1 Created with Sketch.

Related lessons

Keep learning

Explore lessons that share concepts with this one


Lesson • Poi • Turn

Turning freely with one poi

Lesson • Poi • Split Time • Poi Fu • Turn • Opposite Direction

Poi-fu: split-time opposites: Turning from inward to outward

Lesson • Poi • Split Time • Wall Plane • Butterfly • Turn • Plane

Split-time butterfly: turning all the way from wall plane to wall plane

Lesson • Poi • Footwork • Turn

Footwork - turning on concrete safely

Lesson • Poi • Meltdown • Turn

Meltdown Variation 3: Turns

Lesson • Fans • Turn

Turning ~ Core Concept

section/bottom-2 Created with Sketch.

Poi Dancing: Beyond the Basics (Part 1)

Intermediate • Poi • Course

Profile picture for user Nickosaurus
Flowarts Teacher

Nick Woolsey

About this course

Move beyond the fundamentals and deepen your understanding of Poi. Build greater precision, awareness, and control as you refine your technique and develop more consistent, intentional movement.

69

Lessons

10

Free Lessons

6.5

hours
Start course
Jump to lesson
section/bottom-4 Created with Sketch.