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I just cant help myself! I hope you are all getting something out of my volumous posts...if not sing out and I'll tape a hand behind my back or something to limit my keystrokes :))Anyhow - I was mucking around with my Poi last night while listening to some music and I thought of something...From the looks of things, there really arent that many more ways you can swing a poi...mostly it seems variation of themes more than anything else...and that brought me to this...Certainly combinations of moves which are done really well will look better than the single moves done...I see a lot of twirlers at Parties and stuff who know a lot of 'tricks' but dont really know how to flow through them, or line them up with each other.So lately, I've been tending to do combinations of moves...certainly in Martial Arts combination techniques look better and are more effective than each constituent move done seperately...Soo....what are you guys' favourite Combo's?I'll post 2 of my favs at the mo, as payment for you having to read all this crap ;)1) Shooting Star Butterfly Combo.Start by having the Poi swinging in line with the line formed through your shoulders, and the Poi are moving outwards at the top of their swing and are alternating (together) between infront and behind your arms.As they come in front bring your hands together dragging them into a front butterfly.Without waiting more than 1 beat, push the butterfly up and behind your head.on the next revolution, take your arms out wide (extending the length of the poi) and drag them down. The Poi should look like they are falling down at the extremety of a LARGE circle with you in the middle. (Jo Derry does this bit close to the start of his comp video)As your arms pass level, turn your wrists over and bring the Poi in behind your Butt for a Behind the Butt Butterfly.After one revolution behind your butt, put your arms straight out to the sides, and you will find yourself in your starting postion.2)Body Figure 8.Start by spinning the poi backwards in time at your sides.Do this,High Turn straight into Chasing the Moon (see my between the legs thread) straight into another high Turn straight into a low turn, and Voila! you are back in your starting position. The Poi should have looked like from the front that they did a figure 8 starting at the High turn and ending at the end of chasing the moon.I cant wait to see the combos all you highly skilled twirlers come up with.[Josh]Ps - Do I get a prize for contributing the longest post ever? Malcolm? how about a set of comets? ;)[This message has been edited by [Josh] (edited 19 January 2001).]

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