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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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2006-09-27 [FireGypsy]: Ooohhhh

2006-09-27 [somethingwarm]: nevermind, just rip off the bits of our culture that you like :P

2006-09-27 [FireGypsy]: I like Poi ^-^

2006-09-28 [Larova]: I love you, strange Sasha-human.

2006-09-28 [FireGypsy]: Lol! I love you too! I just bought some glowsticks so I can GlowPoi! It looks sick!! *is happy*

2006-09-28 [Larova]: *Imagines outdoor fire-raves*

2006-09-28 [FireGypsy]: Thats pretty much what it is lol!

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Gah.
This is tempting.
But I'm already trying to hone a number of other skills.

But...
Fire...
Raves...
RGH

2006-09-28 [FireGypsy]: Lol you should try it! Go to www.homeofpoi.com they have free lessons on there!

2006-09-28 [Larova]: The Maori tribe rock.
Full-body tattoos, fire dancing, they've got it all.

2006-09-28 [FireGypsy]: Cool!

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: WE so do.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: And it's not one tribe either.

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Oh?
Keep talking.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: Well we have many tribes. We spent the whole time waging war on each other. For example I identify with the hapu Te Aupouri & Ngapuhi, but my fathers mother is Tainui from down south, my best friend is Ngati Kuri.

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Did they all do the full-body tattoo thing? *Forgets the name of it, but loved the idea*

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: No, we weren't actually so much into full body tattoo's that was more an islander thing. We had moko which was a sign of mana and rangatiratanga. Thats facial tattoos.

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Still cool. ^_^
I shall have to read up on all this. Thanks for pointing it out.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: It's alright, it's just my anscestry, I find it ****** that no one knows about it. (**** coz I don't know how I feel about it, but I feel something for sure)

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Yeah, if it's not part of everyday life, they keep it out of mind. And that sucks eye.
Most American's couldn't tell you a damned thing about the natives of their areas anyway. History goes as far back as the Burger King that opened up down the street.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: Isn't American History a compulsary subject? It's fine, I've talked to some yanks who think That New Zealands just a city in the US.

2006-09-28 [FireGypsy]: Lol!

2006-09-28 [Larova]: *LMFAO*
That's pretty horrible.

But then again, there's a Lebanon in just about every state.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: Yeah they went oh where a re you from? New Zealand. Oh what states that in? I'm like, excuse me?

2006-09-28 [Larova]: Sounds like a bitchslap waiting to happen.

2006-09-28 [somethingwarm]: Hahaha yeah, if he wasn't half a world away.

2006-10-01 [FireGypsy]: Here's a story for you guys! Okay so I have been practicing Poi for one week now as of last Saturday. So I went to the beach yesterday (Saturday) and I was practicing with my glowsticks while the ones with fire were doing their thing. And I learned a few moves and got good with my transitioning. The some guy came over and said "why dont you do that with fire" to which I replied, "I have only been doing this for a week and I dont have my equipment yet. He then says "Well you can use mine!" And I did! I did Fire Poi in front of lots of people! I did really good! And I didnt burn myself haha!

2006-10-01 [Eyes of the Reaper]: Awesome!!! I wish I could do that. o.o I'd be WAY to scared. Whether I'd be more scared of the fire or the lots of people, I don't know. XD

2006-10-01 [FireGypsy]: I was scared to even do the glowpoi in front of people just to practice. But I did eventually and practiced for about 2 hours before the guy asked me. I was soooo scared! But when he dipped them in the fuel and handed them to me and lit them, the adrenaline just kicked in and I Poied away! It was fun! My friend got some pictures and a video! Im bugging him to send them to me at the moment lol! I hope the video is a gif file or the like so that I could show it! I look really good in the video! *is excited again* lol!

2006-10-01 [FireGypsy]: The fire is a bit intimidating, so you're less likely to hit yourself, because with glowsticks you could care less lol! And it sounds cool when the fire is swishing by your head!!

2006-10-01 [Eyes of the Reaper]: lol XD I can only imagine!

2006-10-01 [Andy8178]: Sasha, umm... You're fucking good at poi.. rofl, Howl-O-Scream rocked!! I got scared fucking shitless in the beginning >_< damn weed.

2006-10-01 [FireGypsy]: Lol! You really think Im good! Oh yeah Andy was there watching me what I was doing it with FIRE!!

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: well, you know... If you really only have been doing it for 7 days! Not bad hehehe, do me a favor and export this page

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: This page is exported ^-^

2006-10-02 [Eyes of the Reaper]: What exactly does exporting a page do? (I've never undertstood that.)

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: It makes it so that people who arent a member or are not logged on can see it ^-^

2006-10-02 [Eyes of the Reaper]: Aaaaah, okies. :) Thank you!

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: No prob lol it took me a while to figure it out too haha!

2006-10-02 [Eyes of the Reaper]: Yay! XD I'm not alone!

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: Oh btw, Sasha, despite the look in her pictures, she's really short.... I'm talking like midget short!

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: Omfg! im 5'3" Im not that short! *kicks Andy* GAH!

2006-10-02 [Eyes of the Reaper]: lol

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: Wicked short!

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: Not really! *kicks* Your just like UBER tall!

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: <.< Sasha, Sasha, Sasha... You're fucking incredible woman! ^-^ Aaaaaaand I think I like the ones of you practicing with the glow-sticks in the dark better, 'cause you can't actually see where the sticks themselves are, just their glow. If that even made any sense... -.-;

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: I'm only four foot eleven and a half... ><****

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: lol, and you're not a hippy, so you're a false midget =P

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: Who me? o_O

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: nooo, Sasha =P She's really violent, despite the peace sign necklace she wears loll

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: Lol I am not!!

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: Oh. Hahaha. I'm sure she can lash out a bit. xD

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: lol you just kicked me.... Twice! =P

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: I've got bruises from Sasha, she hit me at least 12 times between Friday and Saturday night t.t

2006-10-02 [FireGypsy]: You have no bruises!

2006-10-02 [Goodbye EP]: I LOVE the glowstick pictures. The green trails are so pretty.

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: Yes I do!!!

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: O_O; Sasha! I'm sure he didn't need it THAT much... Then again, he may have needed more... >.>;

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: loll!! Nahh, I'm pretty mellow in real life, I don't say much =P

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: I love the comic on your house... <.<;

2006-10-02 [Larova]: OMFG 5'3"?!?!?!?!
*HUGSLIKEYOUHAVENOFRIGGINIDEA*
*HUGSAGAIN*
<333333333333333

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: O_O;;
Sooooooooo lost...

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: lolll!! That comic rocks!! It's a new one and it's my favorite one so far =P

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: I liked the one with the hearing AIDs one. I actually fell out of my chair laughing because of it... Only 'cause it was the only one that I understood like IMMEDIATELY. -.-;

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: hahahahaha, Meh, not as good as mine ^_^

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: True. Damn you. Now I have to go and look at them all again and laugh my arse off.

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: Anyways, all in all, Sasha is a short person who abuses people ^_^ *giggles*

2006-10-02 [Ethereal Blue]: But she's awesome so she can get away with it.

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: She's evil *giggles*

2006-10-02 [Andy8178]: Sashhh, when are you posting the Howl-O-Scream pictures?????

2006-10-03 [James Von Fugger, King of the Zombies!]: wow, that's semi kinky love...

2006-10-03 [Eyes of the Reaper]: Semi kinky? ;) It makes me REALLY wonder what Sasha does in her spare time! XD

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Im not evil lol!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: *Kicks back to watch* Alright! Let this all... COMMENCE! xD

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: She makes out with adam and beats me up =P

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Oh jeesums...

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: No I dont! -_-

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: lol, she's getting annoyed now, sorry Sash, just having fun ^_^, guys she's cool, funny, and she's really fucking good at poi, just for starting, showed me a great weekend, and she says 'dude' a lot when she's high xD

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol! Yeah I do!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: I already know most of those things... But does she really say "dude" a lot when she's high? I laugh more then is normal apparently... 'Course I can't remember doing so... >.>;

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: she says dude, every other word =P it's funny, I was a giggling mess when I was high... Then again I always am a giggling mess ^_^

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Hehe. The only time I remember laughing so hard that I actually fell out of my chair while being high was one night Mum was at work and it was me, my step dad and our friend John. I had this suddenly HUGE feeling of de ja vu so I started laughing and couldn't stop...

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: you get high with your step dad? wow... lol =P

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol! That would be crazy!

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: nah I wouldn't be able to do that =P haha

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Yeah, he's a MAJOR pothead. xD

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: That is sweet!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: I know, isn't it?! It's crazy...

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: roflll!

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: That's right, I said rolling on the floor laughing laughing laughing!

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Oh Andy tell everyone how the trees at Busch Gardens like to poop on people!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: O__________O;;
Uuuuuuuuuuuhm... I'm slightly interested now!

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol! HAHAHA!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Wait, you hate me? Or Sasha? Or both? And whyyyyyyyyy? *Pouts*
Birds... Trees... Equal the same? o_O

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Oogabooga to you too Mister. -.-

2006-10-03 [kavik]: Damn...I want to do that...All I can do is lick fire and touch it.

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: My uncles profession is this XP when i go back to south america maybe ill ask him to teach me

2006-10-03 [Larova]: I love licking fire.

2006-10-03 [Larova]: That and setting my middle finger on fire before flipping "the bird."

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: O_O COOL!

2006-10-03 [Larova]: Haha.
All it takes is hairspray and a lighter. I was trying to take a picture of it, but none turned out right.

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: OH! ive done that before!

2006-10-03 [Larova]: It's awesome.
Firebreathing is cool too, even though I have to be kinda intoxicated to do it effectively.

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: I'ma try that next time I flip someone off... <.<;

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: XP! my uncle can do all of that

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Cool!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Crazy! I think the most I've done with fire is light my smokes and set a box on fire in a spiffy design.

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol! When I was a kid, i would draw designes on table with acetone an then light it on fire lol!

2006-10-03 [Eyes of the Reaper]: O.O ...oh my... XD I could do that!!! My mom has 5-gallon jugs of acetone (she's a nail tech)!!!

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol my mom was too!!! When you light it you can watch it travel in the design from one end to the other lol! Im still waiting for my fucking Kevlar wick to come in the mail to I can make the fire ends! Its been like a week and 2 days!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: O______O; Sasha..?
I love you. xD

2006-10-03 [Eyes of the Reaper]: Oh my! (Are you serious?! You're mom was too? XD That's crazy!!!)

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Why do you love me lol? I suck! *grumbles about her wicking*

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Gods, I'd be like... Punching something out of frustration and impatients!

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: No you don't! ><; Aaaaand I love you 'cause you've been a rebel-rouser since you were a tyke! Or so it would seem..

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: Lol! Haha I am a rebel ^_^

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Damn straight you are! ^-^

2006-10-03 [FireGypsy]: =(^_^)=

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Teehee!

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: Sasha still feel bad?

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: O_o

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: hes burned off his eyebrow

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Who has?
Wai, wha?
-.-

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: XD *is random*

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: Clearleh!

2006-10-03 [Andy8178]: <Is so confused....... What?

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: gooooood.......

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: I'm almost tempted to point and laugh... <.< But that'd make me a hypocrit. -.-;

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: *points*....wait for it...

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: o_O

2006-10-03 [Sky Chord]: ..........*laughs*

2006-10-03 [*_*]: that is the fing shit `

2006-10-03 [Ethereal Blue]: fing?

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: I feel alot better ^_^ I am able to eat food now and my heart rate has calmed down quite a bit.

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Wait, I'm lost. Are you okay Sasha? ._.

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Yes, I was sick earlier. I am feeling better now though ^_^

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Awwwah! If I had known I'da walked down there and made you sooooooup! <.<
But I'm glad that you're feeling better.

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Soup sounds awesome right now!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: *Nods*
Ugh, Mum came out and was like: "Here, you want to rest of your father's macaroni?" I may have eaten it to, were it not fecking SMOTHERED in butter, slat and pepper... ><;

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Lol! Ewe!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: I KNOW! x.x

2006-10-04 [Asrun]: It looks like you're going to be really good at this Sasha. Just don't singe your hair... ;)

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Aheh.

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: O_O *has never thought of that*

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: ... That's almost funny, right there...

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Lol I have to wear a bandana or something lol ^_^ That
way I cant lol!

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: a hard hat maybe....and maybe my uncle can teach me this!!! i use to think it was borning (and easy...but i learned it was cool and it burns....)

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Lol fire doesnt bother me, I have been burned blacksmithing and welding sooo many times!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: So Sasha... You do realize that I'm expecting a BAJILLION pictures of your first time with fire, riiiiiiiight? *Taps foot*
<.<;

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: XP expectations!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Yush! xD

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: well i know i do! maybe a Bajillion and.....4! LOL

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Hahahahahaha, nice! See Sasha? I'm not the only one so now you HAVE to! >.>;

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: Muhahahaha

2006-10-04 [Larova]: Yeah, protect the hair.
I'm liking the length.

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: i like the colour!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Yeah, the colour. I had almost forgotten that it was dyed. xD Looks nice on ye.

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: Lol it looks kool er...COOL

2006-10-04 [Larova]: Ja.
Quite pretty, it is.

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: Yeah,her hair is [kai kai] is going to do the same thing with her hair exept shes gonna get it highlighted afterwards O_o doesnt that sound odd?

2006-10-04 [Larova]: I love this [kai kai] for the Cheese-ninja thing.
It does sound odd though.

The color in my hair is fading. </3

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: XD i gave that to her and said "you cheese..."

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Aaaaand I'm lost again.. ><;

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: Welcome to my world!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: *Bounces* Hi! I'm Kyoko! Do your world's people walk on their feet too?
See what happens what Kyoko can't sleep for more than five minutes at a time every two hours in three weeks?! ><;

2006-10-04 [Larova]: Damn, sounds like my world when I do sleep.

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: O_o cool

2006-10-04 [Andy8178]: There won't be many pictures =P Dave didn't take many, and she only spun for like 3 minutes, but when she did it was awesome!

2006-10-04 [Larova]: Freaking sweet.

2006-10-04 [Andy8178]: Me and Adam were watching her... and he was like... ehh, she's lookin pretty good out there, I mean.. She looks better than some of the others, and I was like, yeah, she looks great, especially since she's only been doing it for a week =P

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: It only lasts 3 minutes before it burns out ^_^ Im still waiting for my damn wicking!! *is mad*

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: COOL O_O

2006-10-04 [phoenixborn]: lol sasha doesnt even need a profile anymore. reading through the comments on this wiki youve managed to describe her as an evil, violent, false hippy, semi-kinky, pot smoking, fire wielding midget who says dude a lot, has a boyfriend called adam and is loved by everyone. lol, wow, thats pretty accurate really.

2006-10-04 [Andy8178]: Well, actually I left out the part that says, she hates being called an abusive false hippy >_>

2006-10-04 [phoenixborn]: yeah but daint nothin she can do about it cause if she did it would make her an abusive false hippy lol she knows im only kidding really. um...sasha? you do know im only kidding, right? ....*locks doors*

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: HAHAHAHAHA! OMFG!!!! SO TRUE! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh and my wicking came! Which means Saturday I WILL be whiping fire around hehehehe! *insert evil laugh here*

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: *Backs away slowly* Now Sasha... This is what we call a fire-putter-outter-thinger... Don't feel affraid to use it... *Turns and runs to hide*

2006-10-04 [Andy8178]: Hahaha, you're all alone with me =P *pokes Sasha, and then runs to hide*

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: *just stares*.....O_O HEY DONT LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HER T_T *runs too*

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: <.<
Geez. I'm sure Sasha's feelin' the love now, man! xD

2006-10-04 [Sky Chord]: *runs back and hugs her*...*runs off*

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Hahaha...

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: Lol you guys are a riot ^_^

2006-10-04 [Andy8178]: hahaha, yes!

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Score!

2006-10-04 [phoenixborn]: no fair, i want fire! i have no fire :(

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: I will be practicing with fire tonight!

2006-10-04 [phoenixborn]: yeah, i was wondering why it looked kinda empty in here... *hides in cupboard*

2006-10-04 [FireGypsy]: lol

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: Hahahahahahaha.
Anywhoozle.
o.o;
Good luck with that, Sasha!

2006-10-04 [phoenixborn]: nah, im sure she dont need luck. still, when flying balls of fire are involved i suppose a bit of luck is always kinda handy to have. lol anyway, yeah have fun and try to keep at least 90% of your hair un -singed ^-^

2006-10-04 [Ethereal Blue]: That's what I meant! I didn't mean it to sound like she sucks. 'Cause I have faith in our lov-er-ly Sash. *Nods*

2006-10-05 [FireGypsy]: Thanks guys ^_^

2006-10-05 [Sky Chord]: i have faith too! >.< *is Sashas unoffical offical cheerleader*

2006-10-05 [FireGypsy]: Cool!

2006-10-05 [Sky Chord]: *cheers*

2006-10-05 [FireGypsy]: *dances*

2006-10-05 [Andy8178]: >_> Wow, you guys really don't talk much when I leave for four hours =P

2006-10-05 [Sky Chord]: *Cheers louder*

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