FAI Swag: Shoulster Giveaway

Fanny packs are nice for hands free item carrying, but they still have a tendency to get in your way while spinning. Bags are cumbersome and what to do when you don’t have any pockets? Introducing the shoulder holster or “shoulster” from the flow arts shop. The Shoulster bag is the perfect bag for spinners and people on the go. …

FAI Festival Spotlight: Pacific Fire

Pacific Fire Gathering is a festival like no other. It’s nestled at a venue that captures both the beautiful Oregon coastal forest and the Pacific Ocean beach connecting you into your practice and nature. Dates are set for September 17-20, 2015. Tickets will be on sale June 1st. Their website recently was redesigned, so check it out. Still interested? Need …

Flow Arts Life Hacks: Surviving Cabin Fever

See a list version Winter is a hard time for people involved with movement, especially those of us who like props that easily break our lamps, ceiling fans, televisions…. The list goes on. When you’re short on square footage in your dwelling, having an indoor meetup or classes to attend regularly can be mind saving. Together with Tyler Spades (see …

FAI Discoveries: What is Same Direction Split-time?

Split time is when both hands move in circles 180 degrees in the same direction. Each hand passes the bottom of the circle at opposite times. Each hand faces the opposite of one another. Try these patterns in both the wall plane and the wheel plane. This pattern is like a free style or backstroke in swimming.

FAI Tutsdays: Club Multiplex Tutorial

Jeremiah Johnston delivers a recap of this club tutorial from Pyrotrainia. From this video, you will learn how to throw a good multiplex. A multiplex is when you throw multiple clubs up into the air at the same time with one hand. So, if you throw two clubs up into the air with just your right hand, that’s a multiplex. …

March Instructor of the Month: Gail O’Brien

She lives in Belfast, Ireland, UK and is the owner and founder of Hoopspin. Recently a winner of a Hoopie for the Instructor of the Year  for 2015 from Hooping.org, Gail O’Brien continues to awe and amaze us to say the least. Gail is a dynamic and technical contemporary hoop dancer and a renowned hoop teacher based in the UK. Gail has taught …

Flow Arts Life Hacks: Practice & Drills

We all are guilty or have been guilty of not properly planning our practice. This weeks Flow Arts Life Hack is dedicated to structuring our practice. It’s easy to forget what you want to work on, what you have mastered, etc. Some people don’t have exposure to formal training practices. It’s good to plan your practice so you make the …

FAI Discoveries: 2015 Ultimate Ninja Competition

Ken Hill and Flow-Tricks have created The Ultimate Ninja Competition for flow arts ninjas. Interpret “ninja” however you wish. Ninja is a funny word, says Ken. Whenever you capture someone in the flow, and you feel like that dude is a ninja. That’s what we are trying to capture. All you have to do to enter is submit a 2 minute …

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FAI Tutsday: Contact Juggling Butterfly Drills

Richard Hartnell lives at the Vulcan in Oakland, California. His career in object manipulation now carpets the USA’s west coast and stretches across the Atlantic Ocean into several European countries. In 2008, Richard was a co-founder of the Bellingham Circus Guild in northwest Washington State. In 2009, he relocated to the Vulcan, a collective of movement artists in Oakland, California. He presently …