A Brief Glossary of Some of Our Poi Moves

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Name	Description
Alternating	one spins forward, other spins backward
Ankle Wrap	Reverse Butterfly, lift leg back, swing behind and wrap ankle
Arm Wrap	forward, bring forearm to bicep together wrapping both
Around Calf Wrap	Spin, wrap both calves
Around the World	Weave, Reverse Weave, Reverse Weave high, Weave high
Around the World Butterfly	Butterfly, 180 degree turn, Reverse Butterfly
Around Thigh Wrap	Spin, wrap thights
As the World Turns	Weave, 180 degree turn, Reverse Weave
Backroll	Butterfly, laying on back, throw legs over head and get on knees
Backroll stall	Butterfly, laying on back, throw legs over head and hold Butterfly over ass
Backroll Weave	Backroll with Weave instead of Butterfly
Backroll Weave Stall	Backroll Stall with Weave instead of Butterfly
Backward	right spin clockwise at the side, left counterclockwise
Bicep Wrap	Butterfly, wrap both biceps
Bicycle	staggered with spin inside in between arms
Big Butterfly	one small circle and one large w/arms extended
Big Weave	Weave with Large Weave
Broken Windmill	windmill with stall
Butterfly	spinning inward hands together
Butterfly Around	Butterfly, 180 degrees turn, Reverse Butterfly
Butterfly Stall	Butterfly, Stall, Reverse Butterfly
Butterfly Wrap	Butterfly, wrap both biceps
Calf Wrap	flat wrap around calf
Chase	Rolling one over the other not rolling
Chase Turn	Chase, 180 degree turn, Reverse Chase
Chasing the Moon	Twist with one spin behind the back at hip level
Chasing the Sun	Twist with one spin over shoulders
Corkscrew	flat Windmill
Cradle	Inward & Outward Stalls without spin
Cross	crossing arms in front, spin to other sides
Cross Wheel	Together inside and outside spin
Crossover	one arm crosses in front and the other over head
Crouching Tiger	split one flat spin low and one flat spin over head
Cycle	Alternating inside to outside
Double Ankle Wrap	Reverse Butterfly, lift leg back, swing behind and wrap both around ankle
Double Bicep Wrap	Butterfly, wrap both biceps
Double Flutter	Split Butterfly in front twice and then twice behind back low
Double Neck Wrap	both flat in to both wrapped around neck
Double Push Back	Double Push Through but one spin behind back
Double Push Through	Push Through but two spins in front
Double Release	toss both poi up at once
Double Swank	Double Flutter but low
Double Weave	Weave with an extra spin on same side
Flat	spin flat under arms near body
Flutter	Split Butterfly in front and one over head
Flying Sawmill	Sawmill, extend arms & turn 360 degrees
Foot Pass	lift leg up and spin under foot
Foot Wrap	Lift leg up and wrap foot
Forearm Wrap	Butterfly wrap one forearm
Forward	right one spins counterclockwise at the side, left spins clockwise
Forward Stall	forward once stall back
Frontroll	forward, roll forward to feet
Frontroll Butterfly	Butterfly, bend over, Butterfly between legs and roll forward
Gypsy	turning around while changing from right to left twist
Helicopter	both flat over head inward
High Low Flutter	Fluttering but one high and one low
High Low Soaring	Soaring but one high and one low
High Low Triple	Reverse Butterfly with a both spun over shoulders then low behind back
High Low Turn	forward, turn body 45 degrees, behind back the over head
High Thigh Wrap	lifting leg wrap around thigh
High Low Switch	Under leg to above head, one leg at a time
High Turn	forward, 180 degree turn w/spin over shoulder, reverse
Hip Turn	Forward, 180 degree turn w/spin behind back, Reverse
Horsey Jump	Together Corkscrew, jump over both
Hoover	both hands flat
Inward	both spin counter clockwise in the front
Jumprope	flat spin and jump, spin flat under feet
Kel	Twist, alternating one in front and one in back
Kip Up	Butterfly on back & kip up
Large Butterfly	large circles with arms extended
Large Weave	Weave with extended arms
Leg Spin	forward, turn body 90 degrees, spin between legs once during turn
Leg Turn	forward, lift leg up in front, spin inside once and swing leg
Low Turn	forward, 180 degree turn w/spin behind back, reverse
Mexican Weave	Butterfly both and split every other over shoulders
Mixer	Hoover alternating
Neck Wrap	flat spin one over head other wrap around neck
One Handed Butterfly	one handed Butterfly
Open Butterfly	Big Butterfly and the both over shoulders
Outward	both spin clockwise in the front
Pole Wrap	legs together wrap in one direction
Push Through	Butterfly with switching hands comes back and forth
Push Through Stall	Push Through with a stall under forearm
Push Through Wrap	Push Through but wrapping your forarm
Quesadilla	Mexican Weave only flat
Release	toss poi up and catch the handle
Reverse	Right spin clockwise at the side, left counter clockwise
Rollover	Twist, laying on back, spin legs in air and Twisting, arm under leg
Salsa	Weave but with switching hands over the head
Sawmill	as Windmill but arms are extended when brought down
Shiva	Bent forward, Butterfly behind back
Shoulder Turn	Forward, 180 degree turn w/spin over shoulder, Reverse
Shoulder Wrap	Forward, across back over opposite shoulder
Side Pedaling	Bicycle except horizontal instead of vertical
Single Calf Wrap	Wrap one poi around calf
Single Thigh Wrap	Wrap one poi around thigh
Sling	Twist over the head
Soaring	Butterfly both circle in front and both over shoulders
Spin	Flat Twist
Spin Calf Wrap	Spin, wrap opposite calves
Spin Thigh Wrap	Spin, wrap opposite thighs
Split High Low Triple	split one reverse butterfly while one over shoulder to low behind back
Split Triple	split one reverse butterfly in front while the other does two spins low behind the back
Staggered	both spin at different beats
Staggered High Low	staggered High Low Turn
Standing Wrap	Crouching Tiger, lift a leg & wrap calf
Superfly	Large Butterfly, both over shoulders behind back
Swank	Split Butterfly in front and one behind back low
Swing	Forward & Reverse Stalls without spin
Switching Flutter	High Low Flutter but switching
Switching Soaring	High Low Soaring but switchin
Swooping Butterfly	Butterfly both circle in front and behind back low
Thigh Wrap	forward wrap around thigh
Threading the Needle	Push Through but rubbing hands along arm
Tiger Helicoper	both flat low & both over head
Tilted Butterfly	Butterfly to the side with one arm behind back
Triple Circle	Reverse Butterfly followed by two circles behind the back
Triple Cross	Cross three times while moving arms over head
Tuck Turn	start the Weave on one side, turn to other side, Reverse Weave
Turn	Forward, 180 degree turn, Backward
Twist	both spinning in the same direction in front
Twist Over	Twist, laying on back, spin legs in air and Twisting, arm under leg
Twisting	reversing right to left to right to left Twist
Waist Wrap	wrap one direction around your waist
Washing the Hair	alternating flat spin over head
Weave	rolling right over left and left over right chasing figure 8
Weave Around	Weave to the side, Reverse Weave to the other side
Weave Bicep Wrap	Weave and wrap one bicep every other time
Weave Thigh Wrap	Weave and wrap one thigh every other time
Weave Turn	Weave, 180 degree turn, Reverse Weave
Wheels	Inside spin at the same time
Windmill	one direction Weave over head
Wrist Wrap	wrap around wrist
Yoga	Forward, lift one leg and spin under and on the outside of leg
Yoga Foot Wrap	Yoga, but with a foot wrap from the outside

 

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