Khan Wong started the Flow Show in San Francisco in 2009 on his own to help establish and expand the flow arts as an artistic performance movement. After a few years, he teamed up with Shawn & Prisna from flowtoys and the non-profit, Fund the Flow Arts and have co-produced 7 Flow Shows since. After bringing Noel Yee on board around 4 years ago, they expanded into …
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Krisstina Hawks from Ninja Pyrate brings us a breakdown of the Chi Roll to Jesus dragon staff move. Take the staff with your left hand and place it on your right shoulder letting it pendulum over your shoulders. …
This is the second installment of our social media for flow artists series, or life hacks. Today we are discussing an underdiscussed topic in our community: netiquette. Netiquette can be understood as good online manners. While our community tends to push the boundaries and limits of physics and convention, there are still some unsaid but good guidelines to help you …
Willow Solow has immersed himself head first into the world of the flow arts. Considering himself a poi monk, he dedicates his life to learning, educating, and serving the poi and flow arts community. He strives to create an umbrella under which all poi spinners can have a unified reference for developed and practiced conventions and frameworks through Spin More Poi, which …
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Eli Harrod brings us 2 useful 3 poi tricks called stack swaps. For the first trick, start a wall side weave with 3 poi in your hands . Tuck the pinky side in your armpit getting the …
Fuel Science This video deals with the scientific aspects of the fuels that are commonly used in fire performance. A basic understanding of the chemical properties of the common fuels that are used to produce fire is essential for producing safe performance and creating safe fuel management practices in the context of fire performance. In the United States, although of …
FireDrums is stepping it up this year bringing in internationally renowned talent like Wes Peden, Steve Bags and Valentina Martin of Twisted Orbit, Simon Jansen, and more instructors to be announced. A massive drum circle by Sambamore and the return of the firewalk led by Kevin Axtell, director of the Firewalking Center. …
It’s really easy to get discouraged or distracted by social media. There are a lot of unsaid rules and a lot to manage. Hopefully this series will help you navigate the swampy lands of social and digital media to help keep you doing what you do best, whether it’s keeping up with your practice, teaching, or just spinning with friends. …
This will be the 2nd year FLAME has experimented with a voting based system for Instructor Selection. They’ve attempted to improve the system to bring to you the best flow festival in the Southeaster US. It is clear that the team has worked very hard to make sure that selection is fair. One main issue is that anyone can vote, …
Split time opposite direction is when the hands pass the bottom beats at different times and are moving in opposite directions. Both hands meet on the sides of the body. Clapping on the sides can help this pattern make sense. This motion of this pattern feels a lot like double dutch. In addition, if you do taga, you can turn …