Poi Lesson 3 - Two Beat Weave

Two Beat Weave

Lesson Type: Beginners

Alternative naming: 2bt weave, 2btw

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• poi
• fire
• twirling
• two
• beat
• weave
• 2bt
• lesson
• tutorial
• beginners
• help
• spinning
• basics

[aquagreenbee]

[continued from last post]...

i'm hesitant to progress to the other moves in case this will hinder me later but I also try to practice every day so am impatient to progress.

can you help please?

cheers

[NathanielEverist]

@aquagreenbee I would highly recommend continuing to practice this move until you can get it. It may seem really difficult at first, but it's the determination to persevere that will take you far, and the control required to complete this move will be essential for your overall poi spinning.

If you're getting really bored though, feel free to try out other moves, because if you're not enjoying yourself it's hard to stay motivated, so making your practice sessions enjoyable is vital.

[bluewind45]

now im just a beginner so don't get mad. does it matter what type of beat (ex: 2-beat, 3-beat) you do to any song, or is there specific songs to do it to?

[NathanielEverist]

@bluewind45 I'm not mad, that's an awesome question, because you're asking how it relates to music, so your head's in the right place for dance already. If the beat is a 4/4 then you can do either, it just depends on how tightly you want the musical structure to be reflected by your poi beats. If you want the moves to fit perfectly with the rhythm count, 4/4 will only work on even-beated moves, like the 2bt or 4bt weaves. 3/3 counts (such as waltzes) will only fit odd beated moves, like 3 or 5bt

[NathanielEverist]

@NathanielEverist Also worth noting, is that any 1bt move will be suited to match any rhythm count.

[tylrlast]

i cant do it and im gettin frustrated lol. i cant do split time arms crossed at all like i cant even begin too. i can do one arm over under fine and split time fine and crosses fine wtf should i do lol

[NathanielEverist]

@tylrlast Are the poi colliding or are they hitting your body? 

[elac999]

how long did it take u to learn it that well?

[1lxXxXwolfXxXxl1]

i couldnt seem to get it and i got frustrated so i started swinging my poi around randomly and got it.

[CaliLights]

I've looked up so many tutorials but yours are the only ones that have helped me improve quickly and proficiently. Thanks a ton man!

[Eric101point101]

i think the two beat should be the first lesson

thats what i was doing like five minutes before the first lesson,and i was quite good at it,and i think it helped me to do the other things better

[FeliciaNoir]

I've been watching your videos for about an hour and I've managed to get the 2 beat wave already! I am pretty co-ordinated anyway but you are very thorough!

Thanks for youe help!

[laur133]

Ugh I'm having so much trouble with this. Am I doing something horribly wrong, or does it just come with practice? :(

[iluvkawaiiboys]

I love you

[StevoJN]

Thanks Nathaniel, you've unconfused me about what I'm doing when I turn from forward to reverse two beat weave... was hittin reverse n goin yeaaah!

[misscami71]

thank you so much for posting these! I love how you break down the moves it really helps. thank you!