Playing with Swings, Spins, Pendulums, and Extensions
This lesson progression takes you through an exploration of ways to play with and combine basic types of poi movement as well as the resulting polyrhythms.
Prerequisites
Pendulums and extensions.
Definition
A polyrhythm is when one poi does more circles than the other in the same amount of time. We will be working here with 2:1 ratios, but others are possible as well.
Steps for learning
1) Playing with pendulums forwards. Right hand pendulums, left hand pendulums, same time, split time.
Then try one backwards. Then opposite directions. This is difficult at first, so try each hand, then alternate, then combine directions.
2) Next, let's mix our driving styles. Left pendulums, right spins. Notice the timing. Make sure right hand (in normal spin) does 2 circles in the time the left hand does its pendulum.
3) Then keep the right hand spinning normally and with the left try pendulum then extension, then pendulm, then extension. Notice the right does two spins when the left does one extension as well.
4)See if you can do 2 in 1 as extension/spin. [EXPLAIN]
5)Switch between that and pendulm/spin 2 in 1s. [EXPLAIN]
Variations
Switch between arms. Then play with opposites and switch between the arms again. [EXPLAIN]
Beautifying
Play with different arm positions for your pendulum. Can you move your arm just like you do in your extension? How smoothly can you switch arm roles? To smooth this process, try it one arm at a time: two regular spins, pendulum, extension, two regular spins, pendulum, extension. Then the other arm.
Helps you with
This progression helps you prepare for very fun arm variance patterns including pendulum weaves, hybrids, and linking.
Related moves
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