http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#ad990635-61be-4d15-978f-ee85f0a5ef28 BTW Melissa, thanks for your helpful advice on the silks. THere's not a lot of info out on voi yet so I really appreciated it. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:38:45 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#ad990635-61be-4d15-978f-ee85f0a5ef28 Anthea 2008-07-23T13:38:45Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#7aae39d1-98cc-459f-8dcc-66277e77ef9a Melissa, how heavy are your 'weights'? I've been messing around with weight, but can't find the right weight for me....how heavy do you have yours? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:37:02 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#7aae39d1-98cc-459f-8dcc-66277e77ef9a Amara 2008-07-03T02:37:02Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#6fe42f59-3a39-475a-9b84-6d7eef7f98c3 Thank you for posting your clips Melissa, after I saw them I got a pair of Jes' little wings & am planning my own debut soon! They're fun & very beautiful too. Think I"m getting the hang of them thank goodness! Thanks for the inspiration! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:14 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#6fe42f59-3a39-475a-9b84-6d7eef7f98c3 Anthea 2008-07-02T15:15:14Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c74758ec-4893-43b1-a272-73aa9577cd61 Here's another Voi clip with little wildfire wings...please ignore the big moose pic in background. :-)! The big ones are much more dramatic (EYE CANDY!!!!) but the little ones are much less stressful and easier to perform with...less chance of total disaster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C9ImhiDRI8 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:44:44 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c74758ec-4893-43b1-a272-73aa9577cd61 Melissa 2008-03-26T22:44:44Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#0fdaef0c-6385-4a19-8026-19c4f421640c I would be honored! :-)! Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:33:26 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#0fdaef0c-6385-4a19-8026-19c4f421640c Melissa 2007-12-31T18:33:26Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c3480b1c-c0da-4200-936d-39da06371573 fantastic, Melissa..thanks for posting..can i link to your clip from ebay? i'd love to show you off:) Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:26:51 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c3480b1c-c0da-4200-936d-39da06371573 Jesennia 2007-12-30T18:26:51Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#9c222ae5-c6da-402c-94d3-f54fe4eadf37 They are just plain bean bag poi from the local juggling shop. I think they originally came from Dube. I tried making my own out of string and little bean bag hackey sacs before I got these. Worked fine until the hole stretched and all the beans fell out. :-)! I've been looking at the cheeky girl system and thinking about getting her weighted bags...also thinking about trying to do my own. I definitely need to improve the old one....afraid I was going to knock my teeth out if I took a wrong move! Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:55:11 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#9c222ae5-c6da-402c-94d3-f54fe4eadf37 Melissa 2007-12-12T22:55:11Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c9db7ce5-d644-419d-a212-9ac6a6b1a85c Melissa, how did you make the poi themselves? And if you are using zills to weight them, you should use a little weighted bag- I've seen some of the dancers use them on 'streamer poi' it looks like it would work on veil poi too-same principle really....I think the ones that cheeky girl sells have little weighted bags. I am going to cross my fingers that Santa brings me some money to buy some 'poi' I have the veils already- just need to get the slinging bit *grin* Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:50:21 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#c9db7ce5-d644-419d-a212-9ac6a6b1a85c Amara 2007-12-12T06:50:21Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#2ac2b11a-04a3-4e2f-aa89-cc300642326f The veils are the big half circles from A'Kai. I think you might be able to do more poi tricks with the miniwings but the big ones make for some pretty dramatic pictures. I need to get back to practicing. My bruises are healing from practicing for that particular show (need to pad the zill next time or find a new system). Thanks! Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:48:45 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#2ac2b11a-04a3-4e2f-aa89-cc300642326f Melissa 2007-12-12T04:48:45Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#f4b777df-2dec-405c-8a71-6bd62663ba84 Beautiful dancing with poi. Were you dancing with little 'wings'. The veils did not look like regular rectangular veils, although you were spinning so much it was sometimes difficult to see for the waves of silk around you. Fantastic. Look forward to your next veil poi video post. You have inspired me too ! A. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:47:08 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#f4b777df-2dec-405c-8a71-6bd62663ba84 Anita 2007-12-10T21:47:08Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#2a341df9-7cca-4d7f-aa82-80e14f2ab68c Thank you both so much! :-)! Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:24:47 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#2a341df9-7cca-4d7f-aa82-80e14f2ab68c Melissa 2007-11-20T17:24:47Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#b793350a-bf2a-4d84-a815-2f1c59cca08b That was fantastic! I loved how you crossed over your arms and managed to keep the veils flowing! Beautiful! Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:04:56 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#b793350a-bf2a-4d84-a815-2f1c59cca08b Sanura 2007-11-20T17:04:56Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#bf58fdb2-38f4-4e5d-aba8-a1707f986b8e Melissa- there was one point you were just engulfed in flowing silk.....it was awesome!!! Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful! Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:53:32 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#bf58fdb2-38f4-4e5d-aba8-a1707f986b8e Amara 2007-11-18T21:53:32Z http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#d48cd0ad-a209-458a-ab4a-da9568b57156 Link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTCPQTzyOJs Thanks to the gorgeous photos of Katerina you posted on tribe, I was inspired to try veil poi. Thanks to you and Katerina. The show photographer took a couple nice shots...I have them in profile. They are available to use with photo credit if you need them for anything. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:27:21 GMT http://akaisilks.tribe.net/thread/3cf50dea-be52-410f-be93-cdc26595adba#d48cd0ad-a209-458a-ab4a-da9568b57156 Melissa 2007-11-18T19:27:21Z