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Poi



Poi is also known as Fire Dancing.




Fire Poi is done using many methods.



Most people use wick balls on chains in which the wick is lit on fire and swung around in compound circles.


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Another popular method is to use a Fire Staff.


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A popular tool used for exotic fire dancing is Fire Fans.


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Videos of me doing Fire Poi! Please feel free to make an account, rate my videos, and comment on them! I love to see you love my hobby!
Click my profile link to view them all!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Burnouthappy



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So you want to learn?
Just go to Learn Poi ^_^




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Sasha's Firedancing

A collection of my best Firedancing videos.


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Check out the site I made because I am nifty like that!

http://www.freewebs.com/sashasfiredancing/

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2006-10-05 [Ethereal Blue]: Pffft, you're obvioulsy the life of the wiki! <.<

2006-10-05 [Sky Chord]: *pokes you with pom-poms* XP

2006-10-05 [Andy8178]: Duh, I know I'm the life of this wiki t.t

2006-10-05 [Ethereal Blue]: Woah, woah, woah. Hold up. Who's been poked with pom-poms?! o_o;
Pffft, conceited much?

2006-10-05 [Andy8178]: =P Nahh, I just kept this wiki alive, besides the fact that poi is cool, I mean, we all know that =P

2006-10-05 [Ethereal Blue]: Suuure.
Naw, I'm kidding.

2006-10-05 [FireGypsy]: I should have some pictures soon ^_^

2006-10-05 [Ethereal Blue]: YAY! *Does a happy can't-wait-for-pictures-of-Sasha-doing-le-poi dance*

2006-10-05 [phoenixborn]: *cant dance but joins in with happy can't-wait-for-pictures-of-Sasha-doing-le-poi dance anyway*

2006-10-05 [Ethereal Blue]: Hahahahahahaha. Sweet! Now I don't feel so all alone. <.<
ZOMG!!!! Sasha... I heard this song that made me think of you Monday night... It's an older song, but still. Something about everybody having to get stoned. >.>;

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: Lol nice!

2006-10-06 [Ethereal Blue]: I know! I'll have to look the lyrics up later and send 'em to you.

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: Im angry now -_- But yes send them!

2006-10-06 [Ethereal Blue]: Why's Sasha angry?

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: Because nobody loves lizards -_-

2006-10-06 [Andy8178]: That's okay, I'm ugly, I don't have one vote for Cutest Boy Award

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: I explained it to you on that wiki, so you should listen to me ^_^

2006-10-06 [Andy8178]: check your im.

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: GAH!

2006-10-06 [Sky Chord]: *jumps out of nowhere*

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: *runs in circles*

2006-10-06 [Sky Chord]: *cheers for her* >.<

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: *is getting a bit tired*

2006-10-06 [Ethereal Blue]: o.o;
Dude.
I am SO freaking lost...

2006-10-06 [FireGypsy]: No way!

2006-10-06 [Ethereal Blue]: Dude, I don't smoke... ENOUGH! xD

2006-10-06 [Ethereal Blue]: 'Sh true. <.<

2006-10-07 [FireGypsy]: VIDEOS!!!! YAAAAAAAAYYYYY!

2006-10-07 [Ethereal Blue]: KHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Sasha!!!! I'm so proud of you! ^-^

2006-10-07 [Sky Chord]: *looks at the vids*....O_O YOU ROCK!

2006-10-07 [FireGypsy]: *dances* Hehehe!

2006-10-07 [Sky Chord]: *cheers you on again*

2006-10-07 [Ethereal Blue]: Kyoko thinks that Sasha should get her arse back and read the damned lyrics she finally sent to her! ><;

2006-10-07 [FireGypsy]: Lol ^_^ They were awesome!

2006-10-07 [Sky Chord]: *Cheers again* >////<

2006-10-07 [FireGypsy]: *dances*

2006-10-07 [Sky Chord]: *dances too*

2006-10-07 [Ethereal Blue]: I know, aren't they?
*Kicks back and video tapes* >.>;

2006-10-07 [phoenixborn]: oo! FIRE! *is jealous*

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: MORE VIDEOS!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: T-T *is extreamily jelious but cheers*

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: You want to learn?

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Wow. That's alot to try to understand -_- lol

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: im gonna learn this summer >.<

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: Im making a tutorial right now ^_^ It should be helpful!

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Can you make the ball thingys homemade? lol I don't think I could afford the real ones lol

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: YAY!

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: Look at the tutorial Ive begun. All you need is socks ^-^ And a tennisball if you have one. Once you want to start using fire, it will probably cost you 30-50 dollars ^-^

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Wait a minute... My boyfriend does poi somewhat I think. He uses glowsticks all the time. Its like... the hottest thing in the world to see him "dancing" with them :D lol

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: XD LMAO

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: Yeah that is called glowsticking, its the same thing pretty much but with glowsticks! *points to my glowsticking pictures*

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Glowsticking. lmfao that's funny. Well... he's a very good Glowsticker! Rofl  

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: O_o.....LMAO..

Im gonna see if my uncle will teach me this summer!

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Lol
awesome. Will he teach me? lol

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: Read the tutorial above, watch those little vids, and learn! ^_^

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: XP maaaaaaaaaybe lol,hes a really cool/weird...he taught me how to fly a kite and we went to a friggen forest and he was saying "be one with the kite......" im the best kite flyer now though!

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: HAHAH!

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: Lol that's awesome! I haven't flown a kite in years.

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: its fun! -_- then he got all serious like "alright now lets find a bear for you to fight..."

me:........*runs like hell*

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: Gah! A bear! Lol!

2006-10-09 [Sky Chord]: -_- i never did find out if he was serious!

2006-10-09 [DRACE]: poi... sounds like a cross between a fish and a bullet ricashade... okay that was my 2 cents worth for the day >.<

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: [DRACE] You're a dork lol whats up

2006-10-09 [DRACE]: *whimpers* I am not a dork ;_;

I WAS happy ~_~

2006-10-09 [DRACE]: *stands on his head to get a better veiw of the world... and a look up [FireGypsy]'s legs... grins innocently*

2006-10-09 [♥Snapshot♥ Tana]: lol I'll leave no comment to that.

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: HAHAH [DRACE]! Thats hilarious!

2006-10-09 [Ethereal Blue]: *Blink, blink* o_o;;

2006-10-09 [FireGypsy]: *blinks too*

2006-10-09 [Ethereal Blue]: Kyoko got high last night... <.<;

2006-10-10 [DRACE]: *grins innocetly* ;p

2006-10-10 [Ethereal Blue]: Nani?

2006-10-10 [Sky Chord]: *scraches head*

2006-10-11 [phoenixborn]: *scratches head for sake of following the trend*

2006-10-11 [DRACE]: *scratchs........ but not his head*

2006-10-11 [FireGypsy]: Lol very nice ^_^

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: O_o um ok then

2006-10-11 [Ethereal Blue]: [DRACE], how many times do I have to tell you not to listen to the monkeys in your head and scratch your bum? o_o;

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: O_o *wonders if it even was his bum*

2006-10-11 [phoenixborn]: *wonders why anybody want to delve deeper into exactly what he was scratching* im comfortable not knowing

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: *wonders why im asking anyway*....XD

2006-10-11 [phoenixborn]: oo i know, we could have a poll, guessing what he was scratching. then the people who gussed right win..um... a biscuit

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: NO NO BISCUIT! a little annoying brother! >.>.. i can get one of you like!

2006-10-11 [phoenixborn]: i have an annoying big brother. dont think i need another one. how about....Cake!

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: *nods quickly* CAKE GOOD!

2006-10-11 [phoenixborn]: now...sasha, make a new poll: what was [DRACE] scratching. remember work quickly theres cake involved here

2006-10-11 [FireGypsy]: Haha

2006-10-11 [FireGypsy]: New poll in my house lol

2006-10-11 [FireGypsy]: JK its at Sasha's Poll

2006-10-11 [Sky Chord]: LMAO! *is about to vote*

2006-10-12 [Ethereal Blue]: O_____O; Dude... I luff you guys. xD

2006-10-12 [Ethereal Blue]: WAIT! How will we know who's right? And what if there's more than one right person... Do they each get a cake or do they have to divide it..? Ororororororor! Uhm... I forgot.. <.<
What about cheesecake? >.>

2006-10-12 [Larova]: I hate cheesecake.
It has to be ice cream cake.
I'll shank you.

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Omg! I want chocolate ice cream!

2006-10-12 [Larova]: OMG!
I HAVE chocolate ice cream.

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: I HATE YOU!!!

2006-10-12 [Larova]: *Hides*
I also have chocolate milk.

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: *steals*

2006-10-12 [Larova]: *Is stolen!*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: now now no fighting. therl be plenty cake/ice cream/ chocolate milk/ busuits to go around. not fudge though. thats all mine XD

2006-10-12 [DRACE]: *curls up into a ball and goes to sleep*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: aw..look at the little dracey-wacey, all sleepy *pets*

2006-10-12 [DRACE]: *wakes up and latchs hold of [phoenixborn] and doesn't let go* don't call me dracey-wacey dammit *bites harder*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: Ah! Get it off! *pulls [DRACE]'s ears*

2006-10-12 [DRACE]: *bits even harder and draws blood*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: i have no blood! i have only liquid fudge in my vains

2006-10-12 [Ethereal Blue]: O_______________________O;;
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. >.> HOW THE FECK CAN YOU HATE CHEESECAKE?! O_O I refuse to acknowledge you now... <.<;

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Cheesecake is the shit!

2006-10-12 [Ethereal Blue]: damn straight it is! <33

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Haha *stabs you and drinks the liquid fudge*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: Hey! enough with the stabbing that shit hurts! Everyone, sashas made of cheesecake. eat her instead.

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Am not! *licks herself* Yeah, definately not!

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: Well im not made of fudge! *licks self* Well actualy... *licks* mmmm... fudge

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Hehe *eats you*

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: *is eaten* hey actually its kinda roomy in here. i like it *jumps up and down*

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Lol!

2006-10-12 [phoenixborn]: Wonder what this bits for? *pokes*

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2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: YUS!!!! *huggles Sarah* Its great!

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Well this whole page is going to be going through some major changes when I dont feel lazy lol! I shall include that bannery!

2006-10-12 [RabidSphinx]: i saw that, while looking for pictures of rainbow stuff (i <3 rainbows) and was like, YAY! GLOWSTICKS! then remembered you liked glowsticks, so i thought i would share...but i'm not a nice person, so don't think it was because of that. rah! >_>;

2006-10-12 [FireGypsy]: Lol of course not! You just shed your hatred about! *shakes head* haha! I like anything that glows! Its just so cool!

2006-10-12 [Orestez]: I have a good friend that's a badass Fire Dancer. I got vids of him performing for one of are parties at:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.showvids&friendID=68714165&;n=68714165&amp;MyToken=e69772e4-f515-4422-8d9d-ee9b8361985e

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: Nice! He uses fire snakes in one of them! And a staff in the other ^_^

2006-10-13 [DRACE]: *runs and tackles [FireGypsy] and starts licking her* meh she may not taste like cheesecake, but she does taste like strawberries ^-^ *starts nibbling

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: O_O

2006-10-13 [phoenixborn]: yeah, but she's still lacking something *thinks* oh i know! *runs and gets cream* ^__^

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: AHHH! *runs away*

2006-10-13 [phoenixborn]: Hey! no fair! where i come from lunch stays put.

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: Haha!

2006-10-13 [phoenixborn]: ...food gone *cries*

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: *is hungry*

2006-10-13 [phoenixborn]: *pulls out rifle* well, maybe i could solve both our problems...

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: AHHH! *runs away again*

2006-10-13 [phoenixborn]: What? i was gonna shoot [DRACE]! Oh well, this is more fun *chases*

2006-10-13 [FireGypsy]: Haha ^_^

2006-10-14 [Ethereal Blue]: O_O Glowy banner... Strawberry Sasha... Shooting [DRACE]... Woah. >.> My day just go better! *Kicks back with her Diet Coke and watches*

2006-10-14 [FireGypsy]: Haha! *ish shcared*

2006-10-14 [Ethereal Blue]: Just be glad I'm not recording this one, Missy! xD

2006-10-14 [Ethereal Blue]: Mmm, Sasha, I must ask. How was your Friday the thirteenth? <.<

2006-10-14 [FireGypsy]: Its been alright ^_^ How about yours?

2006-10-14 [Ethereal Blue]: Dude, I got my ass handed to me.. xD

2006-10-14 [FireGypsy]: Huh? lol!

2006-10-14 [Ethereal Blue]: I burned my hand and fell down the bus steps... Tell me that's not getting my ass handed to me.. >.>

2006-10-14 [FireGypsy]: OMG! LOL!

2006-10-14 [DRACE]: *puts on his teddy suit, climbs up onto a shelf and waits for a new owner*

2006-10-14 [phoenixborn]: *buys teddy*...*gives to small, slobbery, teddy-chewing child*

2006-10-15 [Ethereal Blue]: <.< *Sneaks in and steals teddy and runs off to cling to him and cry* >.>

2006-10-15 [DRACE]: *doesn't know what was worse, the slobbering baby or the teary girl....... thinks, DEFIENTLY THE SOBBERING BUB... cuddles [Ethereal Blue]*

2006-10-19 [Ethereal Blue]: *Snuggles [DRACE]* Rawr... ._.

2006-10-19 [DRACE]: awww *sighs and cuddles back*

2006-10-22 [Ethereal Blue]: *Looks at [DRACE] curiously* Everything okay, Love?

2006-10-23 [Larova]: Holy flunk.
Burning your hand and falling down the stairs--All at once?

2006-10-23 [FireGypsy]: O_o

2006-10-23 [Larova]: You have to admit, you'd pay to see it.

2006-10-23 [FireGypsy]: See who do it though?

2006-10-23 [Larova]: Good point.
Good question, too... *Ponders*

2006-10-23 [DRACE]: I see travel in your future, as you take an unexpected trip and fall screaming from an open 27 story building window......... will you be pushed... I don't know *grins evily*

2006-10-23 [FireGypsy]: GAH!

2006-10-23 [Ethereal Blue]: Me...? ._. And seriously Sash, your hair's gunna fall out.. xD
And yes. They happened with a three hour period of each other, which may not seem like much but considering it started at four in the morning... ><!!!!!!!!

2006-12-30 [Larova]: I don't see scak in your future.
So the outlook is good.

2006-12-30 [DRACE]: eh I wish ya'll a happy new year ^-^

2006-12-30 [Larova]: Thanks.
I'll need it.

2006-12-31 [DRACE]: o.O oh ok

2006-12-31 [Ethereal Blue]: Woah, dude, what in the hell was I talking about there...? o_o;;

2007-01-01 [DRACE]: I don't know...

2007-01-01 [FireGypsy]: Gah! I need to update this page!

2007-01-02 [DRACE]: I need to do something that I need to do >.<

2007-01-02 [phoenixborn]: I don't need to do anything. It's a good life XD

2007-01-02 [DRACE]: *hits [phoenixborn] upside the head with a shovel*

2007-01-02 [phoenixborn]: That's not a shovel that's a spade. Know thy garden utensils boy!

2007-01-02 [FireGypsy]: This page is super outdated. My pictures and videos are outdated. I need to make new ones.

2007-01-03 [DRACE]: well it looks like a shovel to a chibby wolf pup *snarls*

2007-01-06 [Ethereal Blue]: Oh Gods... No comments.

2007-01-07 [phoenixborn]: *makes coments*

2007-01-08 [DRACE]: *bites [Ethereal Blue]*

2007-01-08 [phoenixborn]: Oo why, is she tasty? *licks*

2007-01-08 [DRACE]: yep, she tastes like strawberris ^-^

2007-01-08 [FireGypsy]: I have new videos on my profile ^_^ I am too lazy to put them here yet though!

2007-01-08 [DRACE]: lol

2007-01-08 [phoenixborn]: oo awesome *pours cream and sugar on [Ethereal Blue]*
Well my works computers won't play anything at all so I guess i'll have to go watch them later -_-

2007-01-09 [DRACE]: lame ass comp

2007-01-28 [Ethereal Blue]: *Blinks* Why'm I being eaten?! O_O;;

*Nibbles on finger, licks her lips, then moves on to chew on [Dace]'s arm* How's 'bout that, huh?

2007-01-28 [DRACE]: ... hmmm *stops eating and leaves*

2007-02-03 [Ethereal Blue]: ... BUM!

2007-02-15 [DRACE]: *spanks yours* :P

2007-02-15 [somethingwarm]: Hey sash, you're getting pretty good huh?

2007-02-16 [FireGypsy]: Yeah, Im pretty good ^_^ I have to update this page desperately!

2007-02-16 [DRACE]: yes, well congrats on your progress

2007-02-18 [somethingwarm]: I think you're probably better then me already, and I'm supposed to be able to do it with my eyes closed, I mean they start teaching us as toddlers.

2007-02-18 [FireGypsy]: Eyes closed? I can do it PLASTERED to the floor! I mean, I have done it SO fucked up it's not even safe or funny! And I never hit myself ^_^ I am at content level. If I wanted to learn any more moves it would be the behind the back weave

2007-02-18 [somethingwarm]: Hahaha, I've only had fire ones once, I was so wasted I kept cracking myself straight to the forehead. Here's the good news! They're actually quite hard to burn your face with. Haha dork.

2007-02-18 [DRACE]: ... me and fire don't mix -.-

2007-02-19 [phoenixborn]: I duno, I think I could make you and fire mix very well :P

2007-02-19 [somethingwarm]: He he he.

2007-02-19 [DRACE]: I tend to burn things around me that I shouldn't, like peoples car tyres

2007-03-25 [Larova]: Can you do it with your eyes plastered to the floor?

2007-03-25 [somethingwarm]: Technically yes. If you were flexible enough to do ithorizontal behing your back.

2007-03-25 [FireGypsy]: *is confused*

2007-03-26 [DRACE]: I know what stray meas

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