Inspired by the Burn and wanting to take on fire yourself? This class is appropriate for those with absolutely no experience through early beginners with a few moves but not a lot of vocabulary, comprehension, technique and confidence. If you have no experience, this class is for you. If you have limited experience then this... Continue Reading →
Beginner Poi Moves Class added: 9/19 – sold out!
Inspired by the Burn and wanting to take on fire yourself? This class is appropriate for those with absolutely no experience through early beginners with a few moves but not a lot of vocabulary, comprehension, technique and confidence. If you have no experience, this class is for you. If you have limited experience then this... Continue Reading →
Beginner Poi Dance September 25 Class – Drop in Available!
Author's Note 9/30/13: This series is available for drop in so that students may pay per session. The first class had individual study material for each of the students which we anticipate being an important part of the curriculum in coming weeks as well. Classes are $30 each drop - as always, contact GlitterGirl for scholarship... Continue Reading →
Fall Beginner Fire Class — Just added!
Course Overview This is a four week course presents extensive fire poi safety information and focuses on students becoming familiar with burning fire poi comfortably and safely. Students garner information about safety practices, building fire poi rigs, lighting fire poi and each student will have an opportunity to spin fire poi and practice being a... Continue Reading →
More Poi Flowers, Hybrids, Antispins & CAPS
Join us for this 4 week series meeting at 8 pm Wednesdays at Lines Ballet, 26 7th Street, 5th Floor, studio 3. Class meets October 23, 30, November 6 and 13th. Tuition is $120 for the full series of $30 drop in per class or one intermediate credit in the beginner boot camp package. Provide your... Continue Reading →
Find us at Burning Man!
Temple of Poi instructors and community members hit the playa next week and we'd love to see you out there and share some play time flowing -- with and without fire! We are elated to be creating a Fire, Fotos, Footage & Fun (FFFF) sub-camp within the White Ocean space where we will be offering... Continue Reading →
More Press from Reno – KTVN Interview with GlitterGirl
A couple of week ago we shared a Reno Gazette Journal video article featuring a few Temple of Poi dancers. This week finds us showing you a clip from KTVN featuring even more dancing by Temple of Poi artists as well as an interview with Temple of Poi founder, GlitterGirl. Check out the video yourself... Continue Reading →
Girl Geeks
Dear friend, colleague and inspiration, Drex posted this article on Facebook with the video in it about girl geeks feeling, it would seem, mistreated in the world. Not uncommon for me, I have several thoughts about it, since, in a sense, it directly speaks to the sort of person I am -- both a "girl"... Continue Reading →
7 Layer Dip: Motion (Layer 5)
Moving forward in our study of the next component of the 7 Layer Dip, we consider the idea of motion from a dance performance perspective and rest our attention on these three main ideas. Motion of the body: this includes movements of the hips, arms, head, legs, chest, torso, fingers and everything else. For a... Continue Reading →
Santa Cruz Poi Class: Mixed Level 6 Week Series
For years people have been asking us to do classes a little further souThis series will be run with two different tracks in each class. The beginner track of this series is appropriate for those with absolutely no experience through early beginners with a few moves and not a lot of vocabulary, comprehension, technique and confidence.... Continue Reading →
Why Safety Matters!
Other than the obvious reasons -- you know, you could burn yourself, some one else, or something else -- there are some really practical reasons to care about fire safety. When you're out there in the fire community, remember the following: Prevent law suits! I was recently contacted by a professional artist who is being... Continue Reading →