Video Podcast for Fire Performers
Articles for Performers
- Pricing a Gig: 17 Questions to Help You Set Your Rate
- Pricing a Gig: When Do I Do A Gig for Free?
- Pricing a Gig: Getting Undercut
- Pricing a Gig: 14 Things to Consider When Setting Your Rate
- 14 Signs You’re Ready To Go Pro as an Artist
- Fire Dancing Choreography 101
- Top 10 things to Remember Before Leaving for a Gig
- The Ego of Performance
- Performance Anxiety: Fear or Excitement?
- GlitterGirl’s Top 5 Crowd Pleasing Poi Performance Moves
- 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Creating a Fantastic Fire Costume
- Quintessential Checklist for Flow Performers
- Criticism vs Feedback
- The Fire 10 Steps to Choreographing a Performance
- How to OutDo Copy-Cat Performers
- Why’s That Girl with Tits Getting Gigs and I’m Not?
- Turn Performance Whines (about the girl with tits) into Wins (in Mind & Wallet)!
- Unsafe Fire Performers Hindering My Gigs: What do I do?
- Being a Professional: Relative & Contextual
- 8 Free Ways to Build your Fire Dancing Photo Portfolio
- 8 Tips for New (Paid) Fire Dancers When Booking & Building a Show
- 10 Reasons Why Undercutting is Bullsh*t!
- Selecting Performance Music in 12 (Time Consuming) Steps
- 10 Ways to Handle Gig Rejections Better
- 9 Lessons Artist-prenuers Can Learn from Oprah & Revolva
- First 5 Things to Do As a Pro Flow Performer
- 8 Reasons Every Artist ‘Should’ Work for Free
- 15 Questions to help performers decide if promoters are taking advantage of them
- Why Gigs Without Pay Will Always Exist
- 6 Quick Tips to Get a Gig Lead/Booking
- 5 Ways to Handle Practice When it Feels Like a Chore
- 11 Things to Help Artistpreneurs Make More Money When Starting a Business
- 8 Approaches to Choreography
- Make more Money Selling Shorter Shows
- How to Sell your Show without Selling Your Soul
- 9 Tips for a Fun Time Popping your Performance Cherry
- Do I need another Social Media Account?
About Practice
- A New Year’s Resolution that will Support Your Whole Life
- Making Duet Practice Work: The People (Part I)
- Making Duet Practice Work: The Project (Part II)
- Cleaning the Glass
- Evolution of an Artist
- How to Practice: A Guide for Non Beginners
- 10 Moves Every Poi Dancer Should Know
- Progress, Not Perfection
- GlitterGirl’s Top 10 Places to Renegade in San Francisco
- Things that are Relative and Subjective
- 10 Great Moves to Work On In Small Spaces
- Beginner Poi (Hoop, Fan, Staff, Flow): 10 Thoughts to Keep You Sane
- 22 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Practice
- Beginner Poi Boot Camp
- Benefits of Poi
- Practice as a Journey: the Mountain Metaphor
- Preventing Poi Injuries
- 5 Tips for Improving Your (Poi Fire Dancing) Flow
- Self Love: A Daily Practice (Valentine’s 2014)
- 10 Lessons I’ve learned Half Way Through My 3 Year Challenge
- 5 Ways to Spot Worked Wicks & 19 Ways to Gain Control with your Prop
- 10 Techniques for Getting the Most out of Your 10,000 Hours
- 6 Steps to Creating Your 30 Day Challenge
- 8 Excuse-Stopping Practice Tips
- Fitness, Practice, Language & Success
- I was the last kid picked in gym class. Now I can catch things.
- 50 Shades of Self Care to Improve your Practice (and your life!)
- What are the Best Fire Fans for Beginners?
- How My 3 Year Daily Practice Changed My Life
- Win 2016: Turn Resolutions into Practices
- Study Buddy: Daily Practice Motivation
About Fire Safety
- The (Cat) Club – On Fire!
- Temple of Poi Fire Safety Guide
- 4 Ways to Gain Comfort Working with Fire
- Traveling with Fire Poi
- Fire & Fuel
- Why Safety Matters
- Scar Prevention for Fire Dancers
- 10 Renegade Fire Safety Issues & Solutions
- (The Dark Side of) Capitalism, Unsecured Wicking, Fire Safety & Personal Responsibility
- Unsafe Fire Performers Hindering My Gigs: What do I do?
- 5 Criteria to Help You Decide if Someone is Ready to Spin Fire
- 7 Reasons Fire Dancers Benefit From Running Hands Through the Fire
- 5 Ways to Spot Worked Wicks & 19 Ways to Gain Control with your Prop
- The 6 Most Dangerous Ingredients of Fire Performance
About Instruction
- Why Pay for Lessons?
- Those who Can, Do; Those who Can’t, Teach
- Paying for Instruction: The Flow Communities Own Double Standard
- 6 Benefits of Teaching Inside
- 7 Things to Bring to Your Teaching Interview
- Teachers and Technicians: They Use Different Skills
- 12 Do’s & Don’ts for Creating a (Flow Arts) Class
- Conceptualization
- How Much Should I Charge When Teaching Classes?
- Flow Arts Instructors: 8 Ways to Clarify Tuition Policies
- Teachers: 10 things to consider when competing with other bigger name artists
Flowology
- Flowology Mindset
- 7 Layer Dip: An Intro
- 7 Layer Dip: Skills (Layer 1)
- 7 Layer Dip: Height (Layer 2)
- 7 Layer Dip: Size (Layer 3)
- 7 Layer Dip: Speed (Layer 4)
- 7 Layer Dip: Motion (Layer 5)
- God & The Practice
- Tech, Flow & The Force
Performance Related
- Expo Archives
- Expo Artist Interview: Fire Proof!
- Poi Duet: GlitterGirl & The Amazing Zihni
- Two Sets from 3 Degrees Campout (2012)
- 2012 Fire Dancing Expo Video Teasers
- More Press from Reno- KTVN Interview with GlitterGirl
- Temple of Poi Performs in Reno
- Glitter & Fire Teasers
- SF Weekly Pictures
- Father’s Day Profile: Celsius Maximus
About Temple of Poi
- Thankful for Flooring!
- Interview on Origin of Temple of Poi
- In the News!
- 13 Ways We’re Celebrating 13 Years at Temple of Poi
- 13 Videos – Video Lessons, Previews, Fire & Inspiration
- Our 13 Most Read Articles over the last 13 Years
Tools & Learning Aids
- Split Opposite CAP Swivel Video Lesson Available
- Practice Poi – New Colors in Stock!
- 57 C-CAPs for Beginners
- Jedi Stall Video Lesson Available Now
- Video Inspiration
- Prepared for the Playa?
Random
- Girl Geeks
- 7 Reasons to Go Moo!
- Festival Tips and Tricks to Care for You!
- FireDrums: “Disclose your financials?”
- FireDrums: What are Instructors Upset About?
- Fire Drums: The Evolution of a Festival, Part I
- Fire Drums: The Evolution of a Festival, Part II
- (The Dark Side of) Capitalism, Unsecured Wicking, Fire Safety & Personal Responsibility
- Prepared for the Playa?
- Harassment, Feminism, Kim Kardashian’s Ass & the Police State
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