Just like all the best games, the fewer rules you have, the more you can do with it!

The word “Poi” and the first incarnations of this prop come from the Maori tribes of New Zealand.  Throughout the last 20 years, a growing number of young people in the Americas and Europe have also started to explore this form of movement.  Today people spin poi made out of socks, balls of fire, LEDs, water buckets, bicycle tires, and much more.

Poi will be provided to the students during the workshop.  They will be playing with a simple set made out of fabric and rice.  About 50% of the instructional time spent at camp will be invested in learning to move with the Poi.  We’ll work on basic maneuvers in a plane, antispins, inspins, 2 beat and 3 beat weaves, hybrids, CAPs, and more. (If you don’t understand that terminology, no worries, it’s poi-tech-speak and we’ll understand them by the end.)