Poi Dancing - Journey Beyond the Basics (Udemy.com)

This is a follow up to the beginner series which has improved my poor dancing considerably. I was excited to realize there is an intermediate series as well. Nick does an incredible job instructing! I am excited to embark on this second part of the journey. I am halfway through this program. I do find I need to repeat lessons a lot this time. Repetition is progress. Nick is still the best instructor I have had. I had to laugh at the foot 3 beat weave video.

This course was far more difficult than the basics course. Reason for that is its crammed with a mountain of material. Nick is a boss. You will learn finesse here. It is appropriately titled beyond the basics because it goes way beyond them. This course took a lot of work (I feel it could take years to master whats in it) but it is 100 percent worth the effort. Nick took me from poi noob to actually having some proficiency in the 8 months or so I have been working on his courses. Thanks Nick, you are my hero.

my ma bought this for me for my birthday 3 years ago. i only dipped my toes in cz i just wanted to dance with the few moves I had but now i'm hungry for tech and these videos are amazing. Nick is an amazing teacher, also super heartwarming approach. sometimes instructional videos feel annoying to me, maybe i'm a dick, idk but bottom line this course is siiiiiick glad I found my login code again 3 years later

Thank you for the course. I have been spinning for a long time and had trouble breaking through some walls and habits. This info has been really helpful.

I had been following Nick Woolsey and others on YouTube for a while trying to piece together poi tricks, but was often choosing skills that were outside of my skill level but looked really cool (for example, Hyperloops) and ended up getting frustrated by not being able to put them together. When I decided to subscribe to a fully organized course, I saw my skill level jump considerably, as finally I was putting more focus on aligning my planes, cleaning up my technique, and working the proper progressions. I've found the Beyond the Basics course very helpful and inspirational for my poi play.

I really enjoy and recommend this course. It gives me the tools to continue to develop my poi skills in a both fun and educational way. Nick is a great teacher, knowledgeable and inspiring. I'm also very glad that I started with the Beginners course. It is a great foundation to have when diving into the more advanced poi adventure. If I feel that I lack some skills necessary for a more advanced trick, I'll just return to the basics to touch up my technique.

I have had a fantastic time playing poi with Nick Woolsey in Poi dancing- Beyond the Basics. I finished this program over the course of two years; now I am clearing my progress and taking a step back to the beginning. There is so much relevant content I want to digest it all over again!! Nick is a friendly, enthusiastic, professional instructor, wholly dedicated to this art-form, his Love and experience shine through in every video. There is no other product in the world at the moment that will deliver this level of value in fostering your growth and development in movement art. Clinical trials suggest that taking part in this activity may deliver benefits in health and mental function comparable to or exceeding that of Tai Chi (http://www.spinpoi.com). Nick Woolsey is a Grand-Master of Poi Spinning. We are so fortunate to have access to his wisdom, through a laptop, from anywhere with an internet connection. If you enjoy http://www.Playpoi.com you will be blown away by the value offered here. If you are ready to take your understanding of Poi Spinning to the next level, enroll in this course!! Freedom of Movement awaits - Mox Freeman

This course covers a great deal of content for anyone who has moved beyond the basics and wants to improve technique and their catalog of moves . There is easily many many months worth of content to keep me practicing and perfecting technique. I have revisited various parts several times, and always find new inspiration and ideas to practice. I have found the videos great for perfecting form and developing muscle memory so that freedom of expression and movement can come about, helping break the 'paint by colours' style of jumping from one move to the next, without much creative expression in between. Nick's videos are excellent and very helpful!

This course is packed with content! It builds in a progression, and supplements the videos on poi tricks with foundational material like footwork and warming up. I love this series and all of Nick's videos because of his lighthearted narration (it always makes me smile) and the beautiful scenery he films in. He breaks down each move and always reminds us to be patient with ourselves as we're learning.

If you have searched for poi tutorial online before, you've probably seen Nick Woolsey. He not only teaches the various moves, but he exudes style and enthusiasm. This course is like his youtube videos but so much better. Nick breaks down some very big moves into smaller progressions that, week by week, you slowly build up into something amazing. As a bonus, if you have a hard time or get stuck you can submit a video and have Nick troubleshoot for you. He generally wants you to learn, and his infectious enthusiasm makes it a fun trip, even when you keep hitting yourself in the head. You need to put the work in, of course. Some moves take weeks to 'get' and may take months to fully fine-tune. That's okay, because if you keep trying you will get it. If you know the basics and want to take your poi to the next level, this course is not only for you, it's a bargain. Happy spinning!