First 10 Poi Tricks In Order

What are the best poi moves for beginners to learn and in what order should they go? This list is my own take on the basics of beginner poi spinning. 10 tricks that will be intuitive for people who've never picked up a set of poi before that will build on previous knowledge to help you work up from your pendulums and reels to the butterfly, windmill, poi flower, stalls, and more! Whether your intended style is with contact, fire, dancing, or your own approach to flow, working through these tricks should help you learn to spin with ease and confidence, to say nothing of getting access to great tools for transitions.

I have a tutorial for each of the tricks listed here:

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[queenalex]

Gathering info so I can start my journey of fire dance ❤️‍🔥and this video help so much 💙

[mr.noneofyourbusiness]

I picked up poi 24 hours ago and oddly enough the two hardest tricks on this list are the ones that I took to first. They came so natural to me having a glow stick background the others although simpler are much harder for me. I will be coming back to this video for referencing LOL

[Johannes-wc]

Thank you VERY MUCH. I am an old "toppie ", 57 years young. Really want to master the art of "spinning/fire dancing ". Glad i came across your channel. How do you make training poi's like the ones you use in your tutorials?. Thanks again, you've made me more positive about this journey.

[charlessmith]

My Fiance jus got me some poi spin balls, she said she got them cuz I hav great rhythm and I like to dance wen we go to shows... I'm gonna watch this video a couple times and try to learn something from u...

[gaberialla]

This is very cool and very beneficial. When I started spring poi I was mostly doing a 2 beat weaves.

[jolynnlopez-mares]

I was surprised to realize that the 3 beat is more difficult. It explains why I had a tough time as a beginner. I'm teaching a 10 year old and wanted him to see which he would like to start with. Thanks Drex!

[AdventuresofDeanna]

I picked up poi about 5 months ago. I would say that I am getting pretty good at most of those. Need to work on flowers, Windmills and waistwraps. You have helped me so omuch - keep putting out this amazing content.

[TrickyTreat]

Real talk. This man right here CHANGED MY LIFE, on New Year’s Eve 2019! I SWORE I WAS GANNA GET BETTER! And thanks to drex, I did! I watched his first five tricks. X) but he’s not only inspired me to get better. But to also make video tutorials of my own 😊 but he is the FORST person I recommend to any body that reaches out to me asking how to “get as good as me”, we’ll never be “as good as drex” we’ll only be as good as ourselves 😂it’s about perfecting your own style!!! But this man right here will help you by FAR GET THERE!!!😊 I love you bro words will never describe the gratitude that I hold for you! THANK YOU

[marissavaldez]

ahhhh thank you so much for posting this video!!! I’ve been practicing on and off for months now because I’ve been having trouble learning how to progress and this helps so much and provides so much guidance on furthering my poi journey haha! please keep teaching and thank u for being u! I’m extremely grateful :-)

[enigma]

5 months in flow and I'm loving it. Thanks Drex for making my journey so enjoyable ❤

[switch-er-oo]

Not going to lie, I was kinda expecting the 2-beat to be on that list. I know the inclusion of the 3 beat on your list basically covers it, but for me the 2 beat was the biggest roadblock I overcame when learning poi. I don't know how, but mastering this move just flicked something on in my head and allowed me to get a much better understanding of flow arts.

[BioshadowX]

I think I would throw buzzsaw somewhere on there. It's a move that's relatively easy to pick up and while it doesn't act as a gateway to too many other tricks, it wows any crowd no matter what set it is part of. Sometimes when you're starting out it's nice to just enjoy that as something to fall back on when you're working and struggling through other tricks.

[supa.scoopa]

You're a sweet and awesome teacher ❤ thank you so much for the inspiration!

[budgiebee]

Thanks so much Drex, you are very neat and precise! thanks for the playlist !!! 🙂

[brandonspevacek]

thank you for the video your really good at explaining everything also tip from me it would be nice to see it from opposite view like if you did a 180 so see it from other angles

[melodyreiscott]

For some reason, I have a really tough time trying to learn reels and flowers. But funny enough, I can 3 beat weave like it's nothing, and I actually accidentally figured out waistwraps when I was trying to learn 5 beat weaves

[ainokapanen]

Hey drex thanks for this one :) Would you like to do even part two? Like 10 tricks more to learn after mastering these ones?

[sleepnomore]

Edit: It's called Split poi flower opposite direction! HOLY CRAP! I didnt even have any basics down for YEARS besides 3 pt weave, butterfly and a simple windmill! I was just playing around in the mirror to a fast song! (Took 3.5 hours in the mirror lol)

I just taught myself something really cool that prob has a name! Can u help?? I think it's like a anti clockwise pendulum with stalls and snapping lateral arm "extensions". It looks and feels cool as hell and must be done VERY FAST with very little cord danging so it snaps straight when doing fast stalls

[baconcamp]

Like a smarty, I started with a 3 Beat Weave, Pendulum, and tricetra, not smart lol, got em down now, but still workin out that 5 beat weave🤣🤦

[sleepnomore]

Best tip: Use SOCK POI and do this ONLY in a mirror for the complicated multi directional ones (or watch your shadow outdoors)! Either that or pack an ice pack and cross your fingers!