Just wondering whether there are other Menewshans with a passion for these arts? I myself started spinning poi just last October or November, though I had to take a break in February and March due to a broken ankle.
Then I started doing contact juggling, since that was something I could do while sitting down, and I've recently picked up the flowerstix and I've become completely addicted to them - I can't put them down!
I've become so addicted in fact that I was spinning them while walking and threw the middle stick over a fence and into a garden. I left my number in the mailbox, but I still haven't heard back from them, so I've ordered a new middle stick online, should arrive next week. I also ordered some juggling balls, since I've been wanting to learn that for a while.

Right, hopefully there are some other fanatics out there. *bounces impatiently*

Ohhh awesome! I've got a lovely pair of fire poi I've been playing with a bit, it's amazing. They're so loud when you spin them and what with the light and everything, you just get immersed completely in your own world while you're spinning, it's a great feeling. Do you do regular poi or..?
Contact juggling is so much fun. :D Do you have a proper contact ball? I was an idiot and was playing with mine while walking on the street, so of course I dropped it so now it has a crack in it. D: It's not massive, but my friend told me it'll keep getting larger as I drop it more. *sigh*
If you're in the UK or Iceland, I can help you out, if not.. well.. I'll let you know when I'm traveling next? I originally learned mostly from the internet, but it is so much better to learn from other people.
What are Faerie Festivals?

Ohhh sounds like fun! Haha I just go to rave parties where people run around as faeries.. those are super fun too. : D

I got a plastic practice one first too, it's good to get used to it, and they're cheaper so in case you end up not continuing with it you haven't spent too much money on it. Poi are super easy to make actually, you just get a pair of knee high socks and a couple of regular balloons that you fill with water - not water balloons mind, because those will break. Regular balloons won't break that easy. Get them to a size that fits comfortably in your palm, they're soft and squishy too so if you hit yourself it doesn't hurt as much as having rice or whatever. Play Poi has really good instruction videos too, I used those to get started. : )

Haha, do! I am going to tour the US one day, but I don't think I can afford it for another few years. :c

You're welcome, and I sure will. And let me know if you come over to Europe, and how the juggling works out for you. I can't wait to get my flowerstick and juggling balls. :squee:

What kind do you mean? If you have any tips for regular juggling they would be most welcome.. I have one friend here who does them, but he's always busy so it might be difficult to get him to teach me stuff. I have loads of juggling friends in London who I'd just started getting to really know when I had to go home for the summer. It's great to practice with others though, I know of at least three groups in London doing weekly meetings, and I've gone to all of them, but most often to one called Synergy Spinners, I really feel at home there since I've gotten to know most of the people there. My two best friends do flowerstix too, and one of them does poi and the other has a staff he hasn't quite mastered yet though.
I've never done any gymnastics, though sometimes I wish I had when I was younger..

Guivre, that looks amazing! I don't think I've seen that sort of gymnastics before, it does look like a lot of fun. And I can definitely see the connection to contact juggling. : D

Sun, it took me a while to get the 3-beat weave too, but you know how with other moves you keep trying and then all of a sudden, something pops and you can do it, even though you felt like you would never get it before? That's what it's like for me with most moves. P: Have you tried Playpoi? I linked earlier to their video page, they have really good instructions in their videos. Also, I saw on your profile you're in the UK - depending on where you are, you might be able to find juggling groups where you can go and learn from others, I thoroughly recommend them. I know groups in London, Brighton and I think somewhere else, but they shouldn't be too hard to find. And from my experience, they're always very friendly to newcomers, even when you don't know anyone there.


I don't have any plans to join the circus either.. though if given the chance, I'd have a really difficult time saying no!

Haha yeah exactly. I mean.. wouldn't it be effing amazing? I can't imagine why people would say no to an offer like that. Unless it was because they looked different from most people and it was only to showcase that. But yeah, apart from that.. I can't think of any reason.

Argghh I want my lunastix - I can't wait!

There are schools where you can learn these things, I've heard of a few people going to clown school and such. But it's best to just find some small classes or something unless you want to get into it full time. The groups I go to in London charge £3-4 just so that they can pay for the club they host it in, and sometimes there'll be someone doing an organised class, teaching the others tricks or something and sometimes you pay a couple of pounds extra for that. My friend who hosts the group I mainly go to also has a weekly poi course for beginners and intermediate spinners, I can't remember how much that is though.

Guivre, haha that sounds great. You really can't take it too seriously, which makes it kinda funny when people are really ambitious about it. But kinda awesome too.

I met some people last night who are in a circus here in Reykjavík, and they invited me to come to their practice on Tuesday! I'm excited but also nervous because these people are actually doing this professionally and I only know a little bit of a few things. I've gotten the hang of juggling three balls though, I just need to practice more so that I don't throw them forward and so I can keep it going continuously for longer. I've got the technique down though. : D

Silas, wow, knife juggling. That sounds amazing! I can imagine people not being comfortable with being too close though.. it's the same when I play with my fire poi. My mum nearly freaked out when I showed her..