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Los Angeles Fire Spinning Workshops
Post FireDrums ~
May 10th, 11th, & 12th
Can't make it to FireDrums this year? Don't worry, you can still get in on the action! FireDrums has arranged it so that many of the International Spinning Celebrities teaching at FireDrums this year are being flown down to Los Angeles May 10th - 12th and have graciously agreed to teach a series of workshops!
Location:
Dance Studio No.1
2037 Granville Ave. ;
Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
Costs:
$35 1-1/2 hour Workshop
Discounts:
$10 off ~ 2 Workshops
$25 off ~ 3 Workshops
$40 off ~ 4 Workshops
$60 off ~ 5 Workshops
$80 off ~ 6 Workshops |
To Reserve Your Spot Click Here or call (323) 793-2812
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Tell Them Trick Concepts Referred You and Our Portion of the Proceeds will go back to Next Year's FireDrums Event! |
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Dance & Movement w/ Poi
Sat, May 10th: 12:30 - 1:50 PM
Studio A
Level: Beg. / Intermediate
Instructors: Sage (Texas)
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Learning basic Poi moves with an emphasis on warm
up, transitions, turns, techniques, body
movements / rhythm, dance, level and plane changes.
Bring: set of Poi, drinking water, pen and notepad.
Poi will also be available for purchase at workshop. |
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Big Circles with Poi
Sat, May 10th: 2:00 - 3:20 PM
Studio A
Level: Beg / Int
Instructor: Yuta (Japan)
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Learning basic Poi moves with an emphasis on warm
up, transitions, turns, techniques, body
movements / rhythm, dance, level and plane changes.
Bring: set of Poi, drinking water, pen and notepad.
Poi will also be available for purchase at workshop. |
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Dance & Movement w/ Single Staff
Sat, May 10th 3:30 - 4:50 PM
Studio A
Level: Beg / Int
Instructor: Sage (Texas)
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Going over basic single staff moves, with emphasis
on warm up, turns, contact, body movements, level
changes, and transitions.
Bring: a staff, drinking water, pen and notepad
Staves will also be available for purchase at workshop |
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Anti-Spin and Isolation with Double Staff
Sat, May 10th: 5:00 - 6:20 PM
Studio A
Level: Beg / Int
Instructor: Meg - a.k.a. MCP (Scotland)
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Teaching anti-spin doubles patterns and isolation
patterns, how to move between patterns in each family
and how to move between families. You should be familiar with anti-spin with one staff and do one or so anti-spin patterns with doubles. This workshop will move from beginner patterns to advanced ones, hopefully showcasing a lot of concepts to allow you to discover lots of patterns for yourself. |
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Mix it Up ~ Hybrids, Atomics, Wraps & More (Poi)
Sat, May 10th: 2:00 - 3:20 PM
Studio B
Level: Int / Adv
Instructor: Andy House (Germany)
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Advanced tricks and their underlying concepts will be presented. I'll point out common mistakes/challenges and how to overcome them. Introducing useful ideas for practicing and integrating these moves into ones existing repertoire. (It is an 1.5 hour class so please don't expect to master those tricks at the end of the workshop. It is more intended to be a presentation of possibilities/ ideas for further studies :) Material Covered: Plane Bending, Atomics (combining different planes), Hybrids (combining different driving styles), Multibeat (spinning with different speeds), Onehanded Spinning, Spiraling etc..
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16 Poi Stalls
Sat, May 10th: 3:30 - 4:50 PM
Studio B
Level: Int / Adv
Instructors: Yuta (Japan)
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16 stalls and 4 ways out ~
The basic ideas of stalls and stall combinations. Some of 16 stalls are for advanced but it is a pretty simple idea that everybody can see and understand. 4 ways out makes your poi free, 3 dimensional. These are basic ideas for intermediate and advanced spinners
This class will warm-up with the Big Circle Exercise. It is recommended that you take Yuta's Beg / Int Poi Class for a complete understanding. |
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Contact Staff
Sun, May 11th: 2:30 - 3:50 PM
Studio A
Level: Int / Adv
Instructor: Meg - a.k.a. MCP (Scotland)
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All the difficult contact you never thought you'd be able to learn, broken down and taught to you in the easiest way I have yet managed. Does the words spoon feeding mean anything to you? Also, you'll get some tough discipline taught to you, so that it doesn't all seem too easy. Teaching angel roll variations, matrix variations, steve variations, luceros and all the hard and cool stuff. |
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Dance, Throws and Catches w/ Double Staves
Sun, May 11th: 4:00 - 5:20 PM
Studio A
Level: Int / Adv
Instructor: Imakokode (France)
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Get more confident with your spinning and make strong bases on doubles, control your speed, use the extra beats, play with the ways, the planes and the feet. We'll also get through flowers,jumps, basic to advanced throws and catches, all into your own spinning dance and attitude.
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Things Every Poi Spinner Should Know
Sun, May 11th: 2:30 - 3:50 PM
Studio B
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructor: Arashi (Texas)
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Focus is on learning specific training techniques for
integrating choreography and spinning. Some time will
be spent on integrating dance with spinning, teaching body mechanics relevant to spinning, and working with various postures useful for the weapons spinner. For beginners, intermediate and advanced spinners who are interested in dance, body movement, or martial arts, and want to learn more about how these arts can be integrated into their spinning style. Students will learn exercises intended to increase control and sensitivity, ways that weapons and music can interact, as well as troubleshooting techniques necessary to train themselves in creating new styles.
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Meteor
Sun, May 11th: 4:00 - 5:20 PM
Studio B
Level: Beg / Int
Instructor: Andy House (Germany) |
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This class is intended as an introduction to the art of meteor spinning. It is my aim to help students get to know a spinning tool that combines properties of both Staff and Poi at the same time. I will supply different meteor sets so you wont have to bring one yourself. At the end of the workshop there will be the chance for those who are interested to purchase one that is tailored to the requirements and newly gained skills of the individual spinner. Material Covered: Common tangles and how to untangle, understanding and increasing one handed control, presentation of what is actually possible, follow time patterns (weaving), opposite direction patterns (butterflies), and basic side changes. |
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Hoop Tricks & Combos
Mon, May 12th: 7:30 - 8:50 PM
Studio A
Level: Int / Adv
Instructor: Anah - a.k.a. Hoopalicious (Los Angeles)
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Tired of your old moves? Need a breakthrough? In this class you will learn some new moves, variations to freshen up your old ones and how to combine moves for more POP!
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Contact Poi & Tricks
Mon, May 12th: 9:00 - 10:20 PM
Studio A
Level: Int / Adv
Instructor: Chris Bailey - a.k.a Rovo (New York)
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Have you ever dreamt of spinning poi with your mouth? Are you bored of always holding onto your handles? Finger loops got you down? Do you by any chance know what wibbling is? If you answered either yes or no to any of those questions you just might want to consider taking this workshop. In it I will be discussing some of the less conventional methods of manipulating your poi, along with learning some of the sillier moves in Chris Bailey's repertoire. Throws, wibbles, multibeat utl patterns, mouth tricks, hand rolls, snags, two handed one handed moves, and traps are just a sampling of the topics we'll be covering in this workshop. If you want to add some flair, (and most definitely a little comedy) to your spinning come on out and take this workshop! Counterweighted poi are a requirement for this class.
A limited number of counterweighted sets will be available for use during this workshop.
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Fan Spinning & Movement
Mon, May 12th: 9:00 - 10:20 PM
Studio B
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructor: Grimm (Ohio)
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This workshop focuses on basic spinning motion and arm movement, touching on posing/forms and basic mentality and then moves into aggressive spinning, more intricate arm movements, flowers/antispins, and beatmatching
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