ZERO TO HERO STAFF TUTORIAL: TAKING FIRST STEPS

𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟵: 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 Now we start moving around the staff. Part one opened up the hips. Part two takes your feet into the picture: actually stepping, travelling, and using the simple circle to position your body around the staff. Once your feet and your spin work together, your flow stops being something that happens in one spot and becomes something that can move through space. And because this one's a bit special, there's an extra juicy bit at the end: learning pirouettes with the staff. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: • Taking steps while you spin • Using the simple circle to position yourself around the staff • Moving through space with your flow • Bonus: pirouettes with the staff The staff is more than a prop. It's a ritual tool for transmuting the self. When we express ourselves through art, we are performing alchemy: turning raw, clumsy beginnings into something with fire in it. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱: • A staff (a foraged straight stick works to start) • More space than usual, since you'll be travelling 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻? I make handcrafted, leather-wrapped staffs, each one alive with spirit. Find them at wrenegade.co.uk. Previous episode: Dynamic Movement Next episode: Summary Subscribe so you don't miss it, and tell me in the comments how your first pirouettes went. Instagram: @wrenegade_flame Website: wrenegade.co.uk #flowarts #staffspinning #fireperformance #alchemy #learntospin