Sharing this dance from our Maori cousins from Aotearoa New Zealand. Incorporating this song from The Pointer Sisters who are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. (Made correction) The song is entitled "Fire" from the late '70s. Do you remember this song? Showing their talents and versatility in poi. Tuhoe Tamaiparea is the choreographer and teaches them the poi. Mahalo Nui lomani94 for this amazing share. | Ae Luv Hu

This poi dance tutorial covers levels in dance and their benefit in how to integrate dance and poi. If you want to know how to dance with poi, this poi dancing tutorial covers the concept of dance levels--the idea of raising and lowering the body to create a more visually dynamic performance. In this video I'm using Umoja Poi from LanternSmith. Pick up a pair at http://lanternsmith.com?aff=2 and use my promo code "drexfact0r" to get a discount on your order! Whether adding plies and groundwork t

Hit that beat with these 5 poi tricks! One of the most versatile tools for poi dancing is those tricks that are an excellent fit for hitting the beat in the music. Here are 5 options that I think work particularly well! 1. Stalls: Try to bring the stall to a stop precisely on either the down or upbeat of the music. Bonus: exiting from the stall into spinning the poi can accentuate the beat as well! 2. Pendulums: Hit either end of the pendulum in time with the beat or the very bottom of the pendu

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