| What you need to do :
You would
have noticed that it is very difficult to turn your body while doing a forward
rotation unless you inch your body round while trying your best to keep the
poi parallel to each other. Not glamorous at all. My suggestion is to learn
this simple turn, it will come in useful when you want to start doing turns
with your butterfly moves and even butterfly combinations.
Determine the direction you would like to turn. Stick to it. In this
video, I am doing a right turn and all my instructions will be based on this.
Again, as with all other moves, start with one poi at a time. The dynamics for
both hands are different depending on the direction you decide to turn.
Watch the
video closely. Notice at the time of the turn, the elbows start to stick out
and the poi start to go under the arm. It is at the lowest trajectory of the
poi when it starts to go under your arm that you start to turn your body
around, allowing the poi to complete one circular motion behind your back
while turning and ending up in the backward motion after you have completed
your turn.
Basically 3 motions:
1. Elbows stick out, poi start to go under
your arms at the lowest trajectory. You start turning.
2. Complete the circular motion behind your
back, under your arms. You continue turning.
3. End up in the opposite direction from
when you started. Make sure you are doing the backward rotation now.
All of this
should be done in one flowing motion so that you will not bump your head or
get tangled up in the process. My rule of thumb is, your speed of turn
should follow the speed of the spin of your poi.
The beauty
of the turn is, if you have noticed, the poi continues to spin in its same
original direction. It is the spinner and his/her hands that have switched
directions. Point to note, do it very slowly at the beginning, the tendency to
knock your head with this move if done clumsily is very high. =)
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