MyNameIsCurly

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Total lessons

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Watched Lessons

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Practicing Lessons

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Learned Lessons

Fundamentals of Flow

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Module 1 - Planes

Intro
Course Intro
Planes Intro
Wall Plane
Wheel Plane
Horizontal Plane
Changing Planes
Plane Prop Demo
Bending Planes
Planes RECAP

Module 2 - The Flow Grid

The Flow Grid Intro
Lines: Vertical
Lines: Horizontal
Lines: Diagonal
Shapes: Box
Shapes: Circle
Shapes: The Diamond
Shapes: Triangle
Shapes: Infinity
Shapes: Petals
Shapes: Hybrids
Flow Grid Recap

Module 3 - Timing & Direction

Timing & Direction Intro
Same Time Same Direction
Split Time Same Direction
Same Time Opposite Direction
Split Time Opposite Direction
Understanding Beats
Timing & Direction Recap

Module 4 - Fundamentals of Footwork

Footwork Intro
Footwork: Weight Shifting
Footwork: Heel Pivots
Footwork: Pivot & Step 180
Footwork: Pivot & Step 360
Footwork: Plié
Footwork: Recap
Congratulations
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The Art of Fans

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Module 1: Introduction to Fans

Intro Video
Types of Fans
Fan Origins

Module 2: Embodied Exercises

Embodied Awareness
Yoga Class for Fans
First Fan Play & Exploration

Module 3: Fan Grips

Regular & Reverse Grip
Static & Dynamic Grip
Thumb Grip
Grip Combination

Module 4: Fan Concepts

Palms In & Palms Out
Pinky Lead VS. Thumb Lead
Native Side VS. Non Native Side

Module 5: Fan Shapes

Fan Shapes ~ Intro
Fan Shapes ~ O Relation
Fan Shapes ~ S Relation
Fan Shapes ~ W Relation
Fan Shapes ~ X Relation
Fan Shapes ~ I Relation
Fan Shapes ~ C Relation
Wrap Up Video
Visual Diagram

Module 6: The FanCyclopedia

Encyclopedia Intro

FanCyclopedia: Spinning

Spinning ~ Core Concept
Spinning ~ Same Time Same Direction
Spinning ~ Same Time Opposite Direction
Spinning ~ Split Time Opposite Direction
Spinning ~ Split Time Same Direction

FanCyclopedia: Corkscrew

Corkscrew ~ Core Concept
Corkscrew ~ Turning Variation

FanCyclopedia: Windmill

Windmill ~ Core Concept
Windmill Extensions

FanCyclopedia: Palm Flips

Palm Flips ~ Core Concept - Vertical O Relation
Palm Flips ~ Coin Flip Extension

FanCyclopedia: Slide & Flips

Slide & Flips ~ Core Concept ~ Horizontal
Slide & Flip ~ Diagonal ~ I Relation
Slide & Flip ~ Horizontal ~ S Relation
Slide & Flip ~ Diagonal ~ S Relation

FanCyclopedia: Linear Wick Isolations

Linear Wick Isolations ~ Core Concept ~ Vertical
Linear Wick Isolation ~ Horizontal
Linear Wick Isolation ~ Diagonal
Linear Wick Isolation ~ Figure 8s

FanCyclopedia: Stack & Slide

Stacking ~ Core Concept ~ Vertical

FanCyclopedia: Hinges

Hinges ~ Core Concept ~ Horizontal X to C
Hinges ~ Vertical ~ X to C Relation
Hinges ~ Diagonal ~ X to C Relation

FanCyclopedia: Folds

Folds ~ Core Concept
Folds ~ Split Opposite Diamond
Folds ~ Same Time Diamond w/ Crossed Arms
Folds ~ CC Relation Diamond
Folds ~ O Relation Diamond
Folds ~ W Relation Box
Folds ~ Horizontal X to O Slide
Folds ~ Vertical ~ X to O Slide & Flip
Folds ~ X to O Slide w/ Turn
S Relation Slide

FanCyclopedia: Extensions

Extensions ~ Core Concept
Extensions ~ Re-Gripping Technique
Extensions ~ Split Opposite Circle
Extensions ~ Turning Circle
Extensions ~ O Flip w/ Extension

FanCyclopedia: Turning

Turning ~ Core Concept
Turning ~ Spotting Technique
Turning ~ Wave
Turning ~ Flicker
Turning ~ O Extension
Turning ~ C Free Hand Detail

FanCyclopedia: Pirouettes

Pirouette ~ Core Concept

FanCyclopedia: Reels

Reels ~ Core Concept
Reels ~ Hip Reel ~ One Hand at a Time
Reels ~ Hip Reel ~ Same Time Same Dir
Reels ~ Hip Reel ~ Same Time Opp Dir
Reels ~ Hip Reel ~ Split time Same Dir
Reels ~ Hip Reel ~ Split Time Opp Dir
Reels ~ Shoulder Reel ~ Same Time Same Dir
Reels ~ Shoulder Reel ~ Same Time Opp Dir
Reels ~ Shoulder Reel ~ Split Time Same Dir
Reels ~ Shoulder Reel ~ Split Time Opp Dir

FanCyclopedia: Weaves

Weaves ~ Core Concept
Weaves ~ Beginner Drills
Weaves ~ 2 Beat Weave
Weaves ~ 3 Beat Weave
Weaves ~ Under the Leg
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Poi Dancing: Beginner to Hero (Part 1)

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Week / Phase 1

Welcome to the Poi Spinning Beginner Series!
Important Theory on Warming Up, Stretching, posture, and your health
Directions, orientation, and how to follow these videos
The first thing you should do with your poi...
The second thing you should do with your poi: Hit yourself, a lot
Warming up while exploring the Modes of Movement
Swinging, spinning, and controlling the plane of one poi
Crossing one poi forward
Crossing one poi backward
Turning freely with one poi
Same-direction same-time turns: high and low
Same-direction same-time turns: poi down behind the shoulders
Same-direction same-time turns: poi up behind the hips
Crossing both poi together, forward and backward
Crossing poi forward split-time (2-beat weaves)
Give backward split-time crossing a try
Using the world around you for poi feedback

Week / Phase 2

Posture and Poi-Fu for Poi
Introducing Poi-Fu, starting with "Poitruvian Arms"
Turning back-and-forth with arms circling split-time same-direction
Circling your arms in opposite directions
Stall and reverse #1 - Getting started
Exploring the modes of poi movement
Bending planes, and split-time butterfly
Smoothing out the same-time turns
Practicing all the variables of same-time turns
Learning same-time butterfly, starting with the arms
Exploring same-time butterfly further
3-beat weave lead-up #1
3-beat weave lead-up #2
Keep exploring freedom with one poi
If you are having trouble controlling your planes... find the Berlin Wall!

Week / Phase 3

Practicing poitruvian arms
Poi-fu: Turning with arms in split-time same-direction
Stall and reverse #2 - Getting smooth
Introducing Jiggies
Crossing one poi front to back, over the head
Introducing Reels (Looping the same-time turns)
The forward 3-beat weave
Backward 2-beat weaves
Backward 3-beat-weave lead-ups
Split time turns in front
Controlling poi with the arms crossed
Getting cozy with the super important thumbs-inward-behind-the-back position
Exploring how to circle the hand and poi on a plane
Q&A: Developing backward split-time rhythm

Week / Phase 4

Warm Up
Practicing turning footwork
Practicing poi-fu: opposites and same direction split time
Reviewing turning in a circle: How many steps? Where's the weight?
Stall and reverse #3 - Wall plane
Practicing the reels and chase the sun
Adding poi to poitrivian
Introducing crosspoints
Backward 3-beat weave
Split-time turns behind
Threading the Needle with Butterfly
Further with split-time butterfly, inward and outward
Tips on not getting dizzy
When to whirl and when to shuffle
Q&A: Answering a great question about crosspoints
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Poi Dancing: Beginner to Hero (Part 2)

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Week / Phase 5

Turning through a full circle, arms split-time same direction on a wall plane
Poi-fu: Introducing split-time opposites
Learning the split-time reels
Exploring the 3-beat weave
Following the weaves with your body
Butterfly over the head
Getting started with Mexican Wave
Getting into windmill from poi passing the toes
Learning corkscrew
Corkscrew and windmill... are basically the same thing!
Turning between the weaves from hanging poi (if the last approach didn't work)
Turning between the weaves... by hugging little teddy bears
Turning between the weaves: Troubleshooting a common mistake
Q&A: More on keeping poi same-time
Q&A: Keeping planes controlled while turning with reels

Week / Phase 6

Epic poi-fu warmup and exploration of the modes
Pirouette progression continued
Poi-fu: Split time opposites: getting ready to turn (the secret!)
Keep working on reverse right, reverse left patterns
Turning with poitruvian poi
More in-depth video for learning split-time hip reels
Split time hip reels, counterclockwise!
Playing with reels, chase the sun, and extensions
Further with Mexican Wave
Further with thread the needle
Slowing down and beautifying corkscrew
Keeping your shoulders safe during big movements
Q&A: More tips on poitruvian and turning

Week / Phase 7

Warm up
Footwork: Pirouette progression part #4
Thoughts on knee safety when turning on cement
Knee safety on cement continued
Stalling and reversing one poi inside a spinning poi on wall plane
Once you start reversing left, reversing right... let go of picking-a-direction
Poi-fu: split-time opposites: Turning from inward to outward
Developing circle and plane control while learning buzzsaw
The 6-beat fountain
Jiggies into pirouettes
Split-time butterfly: crossing one poi out and back
Beginning to whirl with the reels!
Freedom with opposites
Q&A: Making sure thread the needle is smooth both ways

Week / Phase 8

Stalling and reversing #4 (with your arms crossed)
Whirling with full pirouettes, getting ready to add poi
Turning 180º with split-time butterfly
Fountain with full windmill
Looping the fountain-with-full-windmill so you can follow along
Split-time butterfly: taking it further with turning
Crosspoints above the head close to a wall
Butterfly behind the back
More on butterfly behind the back
Giant butterfly
Sky Camera: forward and backward weave plus turning
Sky Camera: turning in the weaves next to a wall
Sky Camera: threading the needle
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Poi Dancing: Beginner to Hero (Part 3)

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Week / Phase 9

More left-right goodness: One poi spinning, the other poi extenduluming
Keeping body comfortable while hands are behind back
Reviewing the fountain counter-clockwise
Freedom with butterfly and opposites
Freedom with butterfly and opposites continued
Transitioning between butterfly and weaves
Freedom with opposites more continued
Split-time butterfly: turning all the way from wall plane to wall plane
Turning continuously with weaves
Turning with poi between the arms
Going further with threading the needle
Split-time chase the sun
Working on left/right dexterity with stalls and transitions
Lockouts and crossy-crossy (which I now call switchy-switchy)
Sky view of jiggies and pirouettes

Week / Phase 10

Developing freedom of movement by "playing along the tracks"
Playing along the tracks and switching modes
Shortening the poi while spinning: wrapping around your hands and fingers
Turning with split-time buzzsaw
Whirling with shoulder and hip reels
More on Butterfly behind the back
Using walls to master windmills, watermills, and reels
Exploring a butterfly sequence
Windmill, forward and backward weaves from neutral
Using the neutral matching point to connect windmill and the weaves
Turning freely with windmills and the weaves through 4 directions in any order
Turning freely with opposites through the 4 directions
Playing and Turning with Buzzsaw
When playing freely with the 4 directions... notice what you're avoiding!
Learn the 4X4 Fountain (no excuses!) :)

Week / Phase 11

Stalling and reversing #5 (behind your head)
More on reverse right/left as foundation of transitions
More on playing freely with same-time
More on playing freely with split-time opposites
Playing along the tracks with each mode: The matrix between the moves!
Mirrored Progression: shoulder reels to 4X4 fountain
Playing with Lockouts from weaves
Two-in-Ones (the silly Peru video version :)
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 1
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 2
Transitions between weaves and butterflies step 3

Week / Phase 12

Practicing bouncing the poi off the body as another way
Weaves into whirls
The importance of left/right speed changing independence
More on mastering turning with Buzzsaw
More on mastering butterfly
How do you learn to dance freely with poi?
Final thoughts on left-right independence
Final thoughts on playing with planes
Opposites sequence
Congratulations: You're ready to go beyond the basics!
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Poi Dancing: Beyond the Basics (Part 1)

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Module 1

Introduction to Beyond the Basics
Guidelines for questions
Poi and your health
Example warm up incorporating poi-fu
Poi fu and posture
Basic whirling footwork
Turning while moving across the floor
Circling your arms in opposite directions
Introducing poitruvian arms
Looking closely at how you spin the poi
Ways to move the poi
Exploring planes
Left right reverses
More reverse right left progressions
Reviewing the 6 beat fountain

Module 2

Brain and body warm up
Practicing turning footwork
Poi fu split time same direction
Turning full split time same direction
Switchy switchy
Introducing crosspoints
Introducing jiggies
Saloon doors intro
Rhythm and beats intro
Isolations
5-beat weaves
Not getting dizzy
Meet the tree 2

Module 3

Warming up the body and brain with poi fu
Cardinal focus points
More whirling practice
Introducing poilates - core conditioning for poi
Jedi grip
Zero points and cool patterns
Playing with buzzsaw circles
Exploring extended poi and flowers along a wall
The one beat windmill
Jon archer weave
A homework challenge - turn in two full circles with weaves
Adding back-step to traveling
Playing with two pillars to improve planes
Practicing pivoting 180 for poi-fu

Module 4

Warming up
Practicing poi fu on a wall
Combining footwork and poi fu
More poilates
Easing into 1-beat windmill - some tips
Mastering 2-beat weaves
4x4 fountain as a mirrored progression
Turning with the weaves with straight planes
Rhythm with Reels
More on flowers - lots of inspin and a bit of antispin
Introducing the whirling progression
Footwork - turning on concrete safely
Basic tick tock
Bonus idea - share a split-time circle with a friend

Module 5

Warm up with pirouette progressions and rhythm
Warm up part 2 - poi fu mode switching
Planes and ranges of motion - the moses progression
Combining 4x4 Fountain and High-Low Weave Turning
Switchy switchy wall plane flowers
Circle stepping adding poi
Jiggies behind the back
Combining types of poi movement - one poi spinning the other swinging
Further with isolations
Antispin flowers
Why only counting down swings will confuse you
Further with tick-toc
Jiggies behind the back
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Poi Dancing: Beyond the Basics (Part 2)

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Module 6

Start with warming up
Continuing warming up
CAPS
Turning with antispin with little buddha
Nicks favorite stall pattern
Mastering buzzsaw - horizontal UFOs
Lead ups to spiral wraps and elbow-wrist bounces
Crosspoints applied to alternating opposites
Poi planes saloon doors and orbing
More switchy switchy
Poi Spinning Lesson 2 in 1s
Whirling with inspin wings YAY
Split-time progression sequence
The missing reels

Module 7

3-beat weave with your feet step 1
Poi fu - whirling with split time opposites
Poi fu - going 3D with buzzsaw planes
Footwork - more on knee safety when turning with friction
Footwork - more on turning on concrete continued
Playing with lockouts from weaves
Stalls - using a wall to get started
More on turning with the weaves smoothly
4-beat corkscrew
Introducing capped swoopty swoops
How to learn and teach hyperloops step 1
Rhythm with Weaves
Behind the back weave - planes and the space around you
Body tracing 6-beat fountains

Module 8

Poi fu for CAPped swoops
Arm cones
Turning with controlled planes summary
Poi spinning lesson smoothing 5-beat weave
Rhythm of turning in weaves and fountain
Making sure you can do 4 petal antispin flowers
CAPs 1
Adding tracing the body to 6-beat fountain
Sky view of 3-beat and 5-beat weaves
Sky view of air wraps
How air wraps and hyperloops can be understood as the same thing
Sky cam view of turning with split-time arms

Module 9

Spiral wraps
Flowers - 4 6 8 petals
Introducing triquetras
CAPs 2
Antispin extension switchbacks
Flowers in both hands
Horizontal-Poi-Spinning-CAPs-and-Flowers
Sky view turning with buzzsaw
Sky view leadups to hyperloops
Sky view leadups to orbitals
Sky view hyperloops via barrel roll inversions
Pendulum weaves
Sky view of jiggies and pirouettes

Module 10

Changing planes - think inside the box
Improving whirling in all the modes
More Matrix
Further with the Matrix
Split time opposites inside the arms with turns
Antispin fountain the easy way
More spiral wraps
Spiral wraps around one hand
More CAPs
Turning in opposites flowers 2
Turning with split-time same-direction flowers
Body tracing the 4x4 fountain
Split time same time rhythm exploration with a friend
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Poi Dancing: Beyond the Basics (Part 3)

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Module 11

Slow mo hyperloops
Wall plane isolation yummyness
Triquetra extension switchbacks
Time flies
Infinite spiral wraps
How to get into backward behind the back weave
How to get into forward behind the back weave
The rhythm of body bounces
Full tick tock
Tick tock looping

Module 12

Dialing in horizontal poi with a table
G's favourite move
BTB_12_0.3 Meltdowns
Stall-chasers
Swoopty swoop conclusion
Clover flowers
Antispin inspin stalls
Waist wraps 3
Spiral wraps behind the head
Adding more arm traces

Module 13

Cleaning up time flies part 1
Cleaning up time flies part 2
The Clap
Antispin buzzsaw flowers
Combining ＋ plus flowers and ✕ cross flowers
Mastering the 5-beat weave as example of needing to do lead-ups
Swoopty swoop variations
Stalls, plane changes, and performing in the round
Isolations-and-shoulder-snakes
Too fat for behind the back weave
Using the world to spot for whirls
Jasons question about footwork
Mastering antispin and stalls using targets
More with body tracing

Extras 14

Warming up - early intro
Adding an extended same-time turn to chase the sun
Another left-right coordination approach
Arms opposites
Behind the back weave leadups
Beyond switchy switchy
Chase the sun
Cleaning up 4-petal antispin
Cleaning up hip reels
Dead beat weaves
How do you learn to dance freely with poi?
Horizontal spinning intro
Horizontal flowers and CAPs
Introducing body tracing

Extras 15

Warming up with modes of movement 2
Introducing the goal of whirling with all the modes
Jakes video question about flowers
Jon demonstrates CAP stalls
Jon talks crosspoints
More buzzsaw - in and out of full buzzsaw and turning all the way
More on jiggies behind the back and head - essential for turning freely
More thoughts on making 4-petal antispin beautiful and safe
Playing freeze
Stall and reverse progression 3 - Turns between wheel planes
Stall and reverse progression 4 - Playing on wall plane
Stall and reverse progression 5 - Quarter turns between wheel and wall plane orientation

Extras 16

Poitruvian arms
Poi fu warmup
Poi fu arms opposites
Poi fu - Travel with partners
Partner mirroring exercise
Spiral wraps 1
Split time hip reels
Split time sequence
Suggestions for one-armed practice
Turning with planes arms follow poi inside
Up and down post for flowers
Using a beam or post or pole to work on flower petals
Various beat weaves 1
Various beat weaves 2
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