Basic Fire Dancing and Spinning Safety Procedures

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In-depth fire safety procedures to learn how to spin fire safely! Fire spinning safety for fire dancing and spinning includes information on equipment, dipping, safety spotters, and which fabrics are safe to wear. This is part of how to spin fire safely! This isn't a comprehensive guide to fire safety, but it will cover the most essential information.
Spinning fire is one of the cornerstones of the Flow Arts world--for many people it’s either what attracted them to spinning in the first place or a goal for them to attain. In this video, I talk briefly about the history of fire spinning as well as going over some best practices when it comes to fire safety.
Want to know more about fire safety? Check out the series produced by the Flow Arts Institute here: • FSP Video 1 Intro
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@polimana 4 года назад

as a Samoan, absolutely love the fact that you mentioned the origins of fire knives 🤙🏽❤️

@zevlegend4267 2 года назад

Instablaster...

@iampowersurge 5 лет назад

This info is super important . A place in Thailand called Valhalla was burned and many homes around it because people were “party spinning” and not being safe with fire. The element is so powerful you must treat fire with a level of respect

@p00tis 8 лет назад

As a spinner who aspires to spin fire one day, this video is perfect in informing the viewer on the correct steps in order to spinning safety. Thank you so much man! Keep up the good work!

@tylerbrown3558 5 лет назад

"once you're lit, it'll be really difficult to focus on anything but the flame itself" aaahhhahaha

@siggie8610 3 года назад

lmaoo

@stephenhernandez4658 8 лет назад

I very much appreciate that a video about this has finally been made.

@KyaniMosaic_Crone 4 года назад

Thank you for making this safety video. I work with a faerie fair and have friends that work with renn faires all over the country. Our fire spinner will be teaching me as it's something I always wanted to do. I was so excited the 1st time I saw her that she asked me what my medieval wedding dress was made of then called me up for a fire hug and I was so caught in the beauty of the moment that I cried afterward. After the show she let me spin an unlit pole to check my form because I spun flags in high school. When she was satisfied that I indeed would make a very good apprentice with common sense and a loving respect for the art she told us why fire spinning is no longer allowed at the Maryland Renaissance Festival a few of our friends work every year. Apparently the last fire spinner they had called a bald man from the audience for a performance and somehow this man ended up set on fire in front of a crowd of spectators with small children including this man's own child mere feet away.

@iampowersurge 5 лет назад

Alcohol lowers your frequency and I’ve noticed when spinning after a few beers I’m not as “in the flow” i wouldn’t recommend anyone spinning fire if your heavily intoxicated stick to leds.

@themomentalist 4 года назад

Power Surge Alcohol doesn’t ‘lower your frequency’. It makes you drunk. Never work with fire after drinking at all. Even just one.

@anakinskymonke3670 3 года назад

@@themomentalist I think it was a joke

@themomentalist 3 года назад

@@anakinskymonke3670 How is ‘lowering your frequency’ a joke?

@moihawk666 3 года назад

a lot of my friends get smashed and spin... some dont.... some get high ... some dont..... shrug.... we're all different ... i just safety ....and yes I'm usually drunk... see mike tyson going to the gym on mushrooms.... see dude throwing a no hitter on acid ..... ? to each their own... i agree its not safe but i mean ........ duh....

@remiflores5079 3 года назад

Alcohol Hindi mausok yan ??

@YaakovGoodman 8 лет назад

Some more fire safety tips. (similar to juggling torches) -On first use of equipment, test equipment without fire, to accustom to the heavier Poi , (as they are usually heavier then cloth rope poi) -First practice and lite them during daylight hours outside in a spacious area, when it is dark outside it is hard to see anything else but the fire. Good time is around dusk as you get warmed up it gets darker and you feel more comfortable. -Only do tricks you are familiar with. -Keep your hair out of the way, (seen a few people ,catch their hair on fire). -Spraying others with fuel is not a pleasant experience for them, they may think it is water or rain but it is not. So your first few spins should be away from an audience or others like to the sides, where there isn't anybody standing. -Practice scenarios where what you need to do when something goes wrong, be prepared for your spotter to assist you, or when you need to quickly put out the poi. -Fire goes up so, when you have the poi still, keep them far from your body.

@DrexFactor 7 лет назад

All good points--I'm going to have a full series on fire safety coming out later this year (this was intended to literally bit the least possible amount of information you could have to spin safely) that will include a lot of these tips and more!

@haraldschmid4019 7 лет назад

"Spraying others with fuel is not a pleasant experience for them, they may think it is water or rain but it is not. So your first few spins should be away from an audience or others like to the sides, where there isn't anybody standing." There SHOULD NEVER drop out ANY fuel drops from our prop while spinning! That's why we always shake off our props after dipping (unless we're not experienced with quick-dipping and know the tool we quick-dip exactly). Not only because of the reason you mentioned, it may also become a security risk for performers on some hard undergrounds when using lamp oil/petroleum, because its greasy and so the ground could became slippery after a while! Finally, not for security reason but still not less important, our fuel is very toxic for the environment, especially if playing on a not sealed underground! Remember school, a single drop of petroleum may contaminate 1000L (or even more) of groundwater! So keep your Environment clean& safe and always shake off before spinning. Thanks! :) Btw, here in Germany we commonly use tin can's or cut-off plastic bottles with strings attached to shake of our props - they least a bit longer and are easier to handle than zip bags, i think. But a lot of things can work for this. :) PS: Your tip, first few spins should be away from an audience or others, is nevertheless right and important because even if the tools are well shaked off, it could happen that some drops are leaving unburned at the beginning.

@heathersky5947 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing This! It's almost a underground taboo thing to learn about the safety aspects of fire spinning. You are amazing!

@lemonbrake2948 6 лет назад

This video is everything!!! Very clear, great vocabulary, thank you very much for keeping people safe!

@christopherwalter4206 7 лет назад

The flow of your movements if freaking insane!!!!

@shawna0004 5 лет назад

This is the best fire performer safety video I have ever seen. Excellent work! Thank you very much!

@DrexFactor 5 лет назад

My pleasure! Thank you for watching it :)

@crystalmystic11 8 лет назад

Well done Drex! This is a very helpful video!

@alexanderfabian8414 5 лет назад

I was wondering if you had any insight into e dangers of breathing in the fumes? When you’re spinning, as you know, you tend to breath pretty heavily, and all the air around you is tainted with the fumes from the camp fuel. I’ve been spinning for many years and this is something i would really like to know about. Does wearing something over your nose really help? Anyways, thanks for all you do for the spinning community!

@evanfabri7297 3 года назад

Lots of great information. Thanks!

@alexanderkwan6970 6 лет назад

Thanks brother. Super helpful all this info.

@serenafox4503 Год назад

Thank you for showing fire safety! It’s often overlooked and rarely shown so well

@ettag2258 7 лет назад

Thank you, this is super helpful!

@jeremiecuneo1442 4 года назад

Thank you so much for those informations !!

@funnycatdownunder4606 2 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing knowledge

@sebastian4484 2 года назад

Great information, thank you!

@EllieLynnCollins 5 лет назад

D.C. Burners are so smart. Thank you for your knowledge 🔥❤️🔥 See you at the Burn

@nh6007 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this

@amyjackson8506 Год назад

Thank you SO much

@iamwhoiam1283 4 года назад

lol i learnt fire spinning at a place where we just put cloth at the end of a metal rope and put it into gasoline. then it just flew around me, i never did anything like spinning pois before it was fun, we survived

@cody.onewheel Год назад

im getting into staffs and fire, its a interesting skill to try and get started in, not a ton of resources

@LAmata-ok6hf 2 года назад

Thanks!

@user-ps1qj5mo2s 6 лет назад

Hi drex, are there composition information on the product can? sometimes there are benzone or other harmful chemicals in such gasoline products, be care!

@dynamitekid8967 7 лет назад

great video, thanks for sharing. I think I'll stick to led lights Poi for safety. earned a sub. + like!

@ashleewest1224 2 года назад

Thanks 😀

@_m.i.a.g.r.a.c.e_ 10 месяцев назад

The thing I love about being a welder is I already own a lot of cotton clothes...plus manipulating fire (and electricity) is my strong suit.

@darkfiresnake21 8 лет назад

Lol I fell in love with fire flow in the exact same way, only in 2007. Have u seen Linda Farkas' contact staff #4 video? Absolutely sublime.

@DrexFactor 7 лет назад

I have indeed and I got to see Linda live in the flesh on a few occasions. It is heartbreaking that she's no longer with us--she had such a unique voice as an artist.

@Fisiek_Inferator 8 лет назад

it's about time Drex :) im planning to start spinning fire in very close future and it's good to take some advices from experienced spinner :) You didn't mentioned about protection gear like kevlar wirstguards or stuff like that. it would be a good addition to safety issue mentioned in this movie :) thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge :) keep up a realy good work :)

@DrexFactor 8 лет назад

Glad to hear it! Sleeves definitely help, depending on the tool. The thing I really wish I'd talked about was fire extinguishers! Make sure you've got a BC extinguisher handy just in case.

@AM-bo5go 8 лет назад

Thank you

@DrexFactor 8 лет назад

My pleasure! :)

@abracarba 4 года назад

really good video but please do not use plastic bags. just take a can make two holes on top side of the can. pull a long cord through them so that you have a handle a bit longer than the poi put the poi inside the can then spin holding both handles

@joshiegarcia8655 6 лет назад

what is the substitude for the wick????

@SparkyBites 2 года назад

10/10 informational and factually correct 10/10 cheesy cringe xD

@joshiegarcia8655 6 лет назад

what is the substitute for wicks?????

@planetmchanic6299 6 лет назад

When you get burnt on your skin, put honey on the injured area. I keep a spray bottle with honey, aloe and water ready to spray on affected area when needed. The pain stops immediately and your skin isn't going to blister either. Keep safe my friend.

@J1mHokkins 6 лет назад

u get same effect with cold clean water. And only with 1-2 degree burns. And better not to use it, coz it wont be sterile. The ONLY medicine u can use by yourself is panthenol(dexpanthenol) in a spray.

@wilsjane 5 лет назад

+J1mHokkins. While it is always better to keep a burn clean, you only need to worry about sterile dressings if the skin is broken. That is why it is better to avoid bursting blisters before a new layer of skin starts to form underneath. Perhaps the most important thing for anyone working with fire is to avoid ANYTHING synthetic that can stick to the skin and cause serious problems.

@agostinaalarcon6967 2 года назад

How can i control the size of the fire ?

@daithidave8325 4 года назад

How much magic mushrooms Is the recommended dosage for maximum concentration

@alexllabres2246 3 года назад

:( spinning while tripping is very therapeutic

@arturoheinz796 7 лет назад

que ocupas para ensenderlas ?

@alenifuatimau3021 4 года назад

Samoan 🙌

@leganjan 8 лет назад

can you use safety blanket again for extinguishing fire on a person, even though you put out a prop before?

@DrexFactor 7 лет назад

Yes! Generally you don't pick up a lot of fuel residue from putting out a prop. Just make sure that blankets used for wiping off after fire breathing are ONLY used for that purpose from then on. As far as I know, that's the only case where you have to use a blanket for only one specific purpose.

@firespacecostarica9303 Год назад

May I link this video on the website of our social circus project?

@DrexFactor Год назад

Please do!

@shawkymahfouz1483 4 года назад

But do you put something on your body before that?

@moihawk666 3 года назад

CAN ANYONE GIVE LINKES TO LEGIT FIRE SAFETY EQUPMENT PLEASE.....

@grimblecrumble97 5 лет назад

"do it sober" lmao sike

@themadscientest 8 лет назад

rather than getting fuel on your "person extinguisher" can you use a metal bucket as a snuffer?

@DrexFactor 7 лет назад

Absolutely! I've found they're a little bit cumbersome to move around and store, but this is a great option if you have access to them.

@KryptHax 4 года назад

I wanted information but he kept saying flow performer and lost my interest

@gib1553 8 лет назад

I'm 14 and I'm really into flow arts I'm currently working on fire dancing/performing I can only light one side of my baton and perform I'm trying to get the other side lit without causing major injuries to myself I've been into the flow arts for about two years and have been practicing for about a year and a half do you have any advice or tricks that could help like, young or new aspiring performers?

@sharkitty Год назад

Did you continue doing flow arts?

@mellos3577 8 лет назад

So you pour all of the fuel into the paint can. Theres a lot in there. You said it was a temporary container so what do you do with the fuel in the paint can once you're done spinning for the day? Can you save it? or is it just to be dumped in some way?

@DrexFactor 8 лет назад

First and foremost, you don't need to pour out the whole can. I only did so because my can was less than half full to begin with. When you're done, use a funnel to pour all the remaining fuel in the paint can back into the fuel can and seal it up for storage.

@mellos3577 8 лет назад

Ooh I see. Thank you! Ah I've been wanting to do fire poi for over a year now. I bought a pair last year and I've been spinning for like 3 years but...I'm a little afraid of doing fire poi alone. I don't know anyone in my area who could spot me or kind of show me how its done. Despite watching videos on how to set it up I'm still apprehensive. Thank you for your guidance though :)

@DrexFactor 8 лет назад

+Mello S Yeah...I'm afraid the safety spotter is something you really shouldn't go without. If you have a friend, even if they don't spin themselves, just have them watch this video and they should be in good shape to safety spot for you.

@TheOracleOfApollo 4 года назад

That pencil stuck in between the floor board really grinds my gears otherwise great video

@Joshua-cz9si 3 года назад

Is it safe to spin with longer hair

@theresaregan1772 2 года назад

I have a friend with long hair, and he mists it down with a spray bottle before spinning. Just to make it a little more difficult for it to potentially catch. I'd also make sure not to be wearing any flammable products in your hair, because those can catch really quick.

@BenjaminReynolds01 8 лет назад

Well ten-minute'd :-P

@anitataco6488 2 года назад

We NEVER use naphtha, always kerosene. Always was told never to use naphtha, I'm surprised hearing its the first Choice. I always wet my hair and even dampen my shirt. Then after removing my chains from the kerosene I go off to where no one is close and spin the living shit out of them to flick out all the extra kerosene before lighting. However I recently witnessed a routine where they did not spin out extra fuel and instead let it flick out tiny fire balls as they were spinning. It looked absolutely mesmerizing, but the location would have to be very specific for it to be even slightly safe.