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Member
23 posts
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Member
23 posts
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
hey! i go to uni in aberystwyth, wales. Ive always loved watching fire dance and grow from such small beginnings, and ive always been fasinated how something so beautiful could become so destructive and painfull. (ok please dont run away just yet
I went to thailand over the summer and every night on the beaches thai locals would come out and spin, be it staff, poi or even hula hoops with double staff! They were incredible at it because not only were they doing some hard technical manouvers but they also were moving so smoothly and effortlesly, flowing from one trick to the next and dancing like they were at one with the fire. It was absolutly mesmerizing
My aim is to one day achive this fluid, mesmerizing technique as i think it is the greatest......
So i bought a fire staff on khao san road. Ok it wasnt the best staff in the world, because the wicks proceded to disintergrate (anyone else have that problem?) but after some renovation (ie screwing new wicks in, the staff itself was brilliantly made) it was perfect.
Now i have been spinning since the summer, and i love it! Not only is it a bit of an outlet for my slight ahem obsession with fire
but is also very relaxing and rewarding, and im glad i discovered it! At least if i fail my degree i will have something to walk away with at the end 
hey! i go to uni in aberystwyth, wales. Ive always loved watching fire dance and grow from such small beginnings, and ive always been fasinated how something so beautiful could become so destructive and painfull. (ok please dont run away just yet
I went to thailand over the summer and every night on the beaches thai locals would come out and spin, be it staff, poi or even hula hoops with double staff! They were incredible at it because not only were they doing some hard technical manouvers but they also were moving so smoothly and effortlesly, flowing from one trick to the next and dancing like they were at one with the fire. It was absolutly mesmerizing
My aim is to one day achive this fluid, mesmerizing technique as i think it is the greatest......So i bought a fire staff on khao san road. Ok it wasnt the best staff in the world, because the wicks proceded to disintergrate (anyone else have that problem?) but after some renovation (ie screwing new wicks in, the staff itself was brilliantly made) it was perfect.
Now i have been spinning since the summer, and i love it! Not only is it a bit of an outlet for my slight ahem obsession with fire
but is also very relaxing and rewarding, and im glad i discovered it! At least if i fail my degree i will have something to walk away with at the end GOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Welcome to HoP Sublimity!
YaY! another Welsh spinner! I don't know if you make it down to Cardiff or Swansea at all, but there are a few of us down here in the south. Non, Rossco Bossco, Jeanie, me and a few others that lurk about on HoP. Keep an eye on [Old link] if you want to meet up. We are going to be planning something soon.
Welcome to HoP Sublimity!YaY! another Welsh spinner! I don't know if you make it down to Cardiff or Swansea at all, but there are a few of us down here in the south. Non, Rossco Bossco, Jeanie, me and a few others that lurk about on HoP. Keep an eye on [Old link] if you want to meet up. We are going to be planning something soon.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
come to Falmouth3!!!
and welcome to HoP!
come to Falmouth3!!!
and welcome to HoP!
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello and welcome to HoP!!!
I second the motion for you to come to Falmouth 3!
Hello and welcome to HoP!!!
I second the motion for you to come to Falmouth 3!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
BRONZE Member
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello
Do you like the colour pink?
I third the motion for you to come to Falmouth 3
Hello
Do you like the colour pink?
I third the motion for you to come to Falmouth 3
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Posted:
j0!! congradulatoins, because i anti-hate j00!!!
j0!! congradulatoins, because i anti-hate j00!!!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
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Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Posted:
I forth the motion, although i really have no opinion, since i'm on the other side of the world, and i'm jealous about hearing all this falmouth business
nothing wrong with a healthy fire obsession. join the club. oh wait, you just did. welcome to HoP!
I forth the motion, although i really have no opinion, since i'm on the other side of the world, and i'm jealous about hearing all this falmouth business
nothing wrong with a healthy fire obsession. join the club. oh wait, you just did. welcome to HoP!
BRONZE Member
Member
23 posts
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Member
23 posts
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
pink is cool! though i have to say that purrrple is better - im not sure i could get away with constanly wearing pink! what is falmouth 3??
pink is cool! though i have to say that purrrple is better - im not sure i could get away with constanly wearing pink! what is falmouth 3??
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,191 posts
Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,191 posts
Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
Posted:
*BUMP*
Hello there St.Ives boy!
You still down our way hen? I live in Hayle-should go for a burn sometime!
Take it easy! 
*BUMP*
Hello there St.Ives boy!
You still down our way hen? I live in Hayle-should go for a burn sometime!
Take it easy!
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