Poi Dancing Tutorial: 5-beat weaves and related theory (Intermediate) 

"Now, if you could consistently hit yourself, that would be great..." Such positive attitudes throughout are the best part. Learning from Nick is so easy, fun, and encouraging:)

So epic. I have been trying to figure out 5-beat for about 2 weeks, I got 4:30 in and I figured it out. Nick you are the man!

This definitely is by far THE BEST explanation of a five beat weave I have ever seen. I've been spinning for more than three years and I'm stuck in mediocrity. This has been one thing I've never been able to master and I'd written it off as impossible for me. This video has definitely given me a new look at this move and I'm ready to try again! Keep it up!! :)

This video was extremely helpful! Been trying to do the 5-beat for a month or two now...watched this video several times this evening and suddenly understand the mechanics of this move! Thank you very much!

The overhead view here is really helpful, as is the focus on hand movements without the poi. I had reached the point where I was 'catching' one of my arms, but couldn't figure out whether that was right or not. Your catch'n'lead explanation made it fall into place. Thanks!

WOW. You are...THE MAN!!! Your videos are amazing. Please keep them coming. After watching this video I immediately learned how to do the 5 beat weave. I could never understand the concept for the 5 beat weave before this. Thank you very much man!!! I love poi!!!

I just wanted to let you all know, i have been working on this dang 5 beat weave for like a month now, after watching video once i got it!!!! It still took another 2 hours of practicing after but i got it!!!! Thanks for much, Thumbs up!!!

This is the first video I have watched where I GET what's happening. Using fingers only first with the right leading and pointing the way really helped me grasp what is going on. Most of the time I feel like a cat watching a ball of string lol. Thank you.

I just did my first successful five-beat weave about 20 seconds ago. You're a very clear instructor! Thank you!

You really are amazing at describing the moves and breaking it down into a bunch of helpful "stepping stones" that help so much with learning the move. I just got the forward three-beat weave last night and I'm going to work on this one soon, though I think I'm going to figure out backwards 2 and 3 beat weaves first.

Thank you! This is an awesome video. When I first started playing with poi I did the 5-beat weave naturally. Then my friends showed me the 3-beat and I totally lost the 5-beat. I love how you show your hand movements from above. So it looks like from the perspective of the person spinning. It makes it so much easier to follow along. Mahalo!

i think it also very much helps to start with focusing a 5-beat wave on one side, and keep spinning a 3-beat wave on the other side. then switch.

I have been able to do the seven beat weave for a while now and never even thought about doing the nine, but after watching this video, I tried it and now know it. Its awesome! You inspired me, thank you!

I think you are a great teacher. For now i was just watching video, not trying to do this. But finally after long time i UNDERSTAND how this is happening. It was a black magic for me at first. I bet, that thanks to your video i will learn this very quickly. I can imagine, it's pretty amazing, that after all those years, your video still helping people to learn poi dance. Greetings from Poland ;)

I was laughing so hard when you explained it with pointing fingers, "follow meee" :D :D. Anyway, I love your channel, thank you for your work :)

your insight on the nature of weaves has really helped me out.

What a great teacher. Here we are 9 years later!

WOW I really wish I would have learned this with the 3beat...You're totally right, muscle memory is a crazy thing! I consider myself "intermediate" but this took me nearly 3 hours of constant drilling to get halfway decent at. It really humbled me! The bit with the "catching the wrists" was what finally helped it click. I can peacefully go to sleep now... :) Cleaning it up is tomorrow's plan! Thanks Nick!!!

Great tutorial! I have been trying to figure this out forever and no other tutorials worked. This one was so clear though that I figured it out in about 20 minutes!

This was a fantastic tutorial, I loved hearing the cow bells in the background too! Keep up the great work!

Thank you nick! You bring so much possibility of joy and learning! Hope to see you soon again in some of your workshops!

I waited soooo long before learning the backward 5 beat weave, but now I finally started to get it right. He is absolutely right, if you wait too long it will be really hard to break the 3 beat pattern. Thanks Nick! :)

I've been trying to get this for at least six months. I watched three videos today that I watched a long time ago to try and see if I could finally get it. Your video was the third and the moment you said that "in a three beat weave, your left crosses first... in a five beat, your right will" that was it. I got it!!! YEAH!!! Now to translate that to hoops. :S Thank you!!!

I'm playing poi casually since November now and i just love your videos :) I have to learn it all by myself, because I don't know anyone else playing poi and I am at a point where I can hardly learn about videos anymore, because they either show basics or don't explain the moves good enough to let me repeat them. Today it took 2 hours of practicing the 5-beat-weave (hell, my wrists hurt that much because of the wristflipping) but finally it made "crack" and it now it works! Thank you so much :)

I discovered this move totally by accident yesterday just messing around.. all of a sudden I was doing it, but now I can't get with it again... thank you for the break down.. always so helpful... I could watch you do the back in time bit over and over btw... :)

Amazing video. Somehow you have the magic to make hard concepts easy to understand. Thank you for guiding me through the difficulties when learning poi.

Amazing!!!!!!!No question these are really great, helpful videos!! Took me a couple of tries before getting the 5 beat weave! You are truly a great teacher!! Thaannnnnnnnnkkkkkkkksssss!!!!

wow, you make it look so simple!!! im just starting with poi and would love to learn to dance with the fire one day, not any day soon, lol!!! love your sweater i have one just like it. thank you very much for braking everything down for the beginers, you just rock!!!

You said my exact problem - I waited a year to learn the 5-beat and now my motor skills have set and I find it really difficult. Hopefully this tutorial will help. Thanks Nick!

You guys are why I love poi so much [: Most of my friends that spin son't live near me (like 2 hours away) and so i'm never exposed to new poi and when I find a new trick or stumble upon a concept with the poi that I want to find something to make of it I just go to your page and you have something for it! You explain everything so well and so thouroughly I usually get it right away! You guys are the best :D

Thank you so much for the progression with the fingers and wrist - I think it made all the difference...

Amazing, I've been struggling with this move for a while now, and although at the time i thought the pointing with the hands and practicing how the wrists fit together was silly, I can see that it REALLY did help. Thanks a ton nick

this is my 2nd day of spinning ever, and I totally got it! Thank you =D

Thanks so much! This ausome video allowed me to learn 3 and 5 beat weave on my second day of using and learning POI!

i can do the 5 beat weave perfectly....learned it from this video and polished it up and i am satisfied. Just keep watching this video it will click sooner or later.

It took me a few days; this video really helped, especially the part about the wrists pulling each other over.

An absolutely great explanation. I am interested in trying this out with signal whips-we shall see if I can modify the movements enough. Thanks for posting this.

First video that was actually very helpful. I was able to perform 3 and 5 beat weaves just in the time of watching this video

I wish school teachers were as good as you dude your the best teacher I have ever seen dude, Defiantly subscribing to you man amazing!

Best video for learning the 5b weave I've found so far. Still haven't figured it out but I got monkey fists with think steel chains to play with and the 5b tires me out quickly. Thanks for these fun videos dude.

I've been trying to learn it for a long time, but i couldn't. Now, thanks to You i've finally managed, THANKS A LOT :) !!!!

Haha, the "Follow MEEE!" and the "This WAAYY!!" helped me alot! Thanks Nick!

You have a lovely Spirit meenik! Thank you for sharing your Poi dances with all of us. You teach it with a great heart friend! :) ~Lana

Super helpful, I learned the 5 beat really fast using the tips you gave us!

excellent explanations! very well done splitting up the steps, and made it very easy to understand!

Alot of good tips and tricks for the beginners in this video! Great work!!

wow all i can say this is the best vid ever! u got me doing the 5 beat wave in no time, im still learning the 3 beat back wave and i just got the 5 beat on my 2nd try :) Thank you

Your poi tutorials are the best on YT! Thanks so much!

Videos are always helpful. I've onlu been spinning for a little over a month now and playpoi has been a big help. Thanks and hope you keep making videos. Ps. I hope to attend a retreat next year

I am actually doing this after half an hour or so. Great turtorial!!

finally learned it thanks to this guy. Birds eye view really helped

I stand with a change of mind. The back in time was amusing.

Great explanation and teaching method. I got it in like five minutes. (but I've just spend lot of time learning 4beat corkscrew and it's useful for 5beat weave too). Thank you.

The above camera angle is excellent, I'm doing this move now. x

holy crap I've been doing poi for only 2 months going on 3 and learned only about 10 things in total. i can do 3 beat like in my sleep and i couldn't figure out how to do 5 this video got me to do it in 3 tries O.o thank you so much meenik!!

Excellent video...it took me almost 3 hours to get it (and not at all)...and the video was very very helpful...thank you 5 stars =)

04:45 This one's going: 'No, no, I wanna stay behind!' And this one goes: 'Follow me over this side!' Brilliant way to explain that =').

Amazing! never was able to figure it out from other lessons, but this did the trick for me. dank je wel (thank you) peace.

Woohoo.. These were moves I got to (not intending it) when I was bored in my room over the last years. Never been able to understand the explanations on websites or whatever, this video would have been really helpful. I mean... I really feel the way you see poi is similar to mine, which I love cause I always have to treat with "squared" people. So, nice video, Nick. Always help me keep doing things!

wow, brilliant tutorial, veeeery good It'll help a LOT of people I'm from Brazil too... you and yuta have lots of fans down here 5 stars

oh god! your teaching is really effective! i like this way to learn ... i'm learning it!

I love this tutorial. I'm gonna learn this later but I just loved watching this. I love you voices, they're funny. ; )

you are utterly cool... mastered this today after watching the vid, you break down movements wonderfully! Wish I had enough money to go to poi love camp in the alps!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

I think I got it! Kind of, enough at least to work on. Thanks for these videos, I am very new, but these are great and you are fun to watch!

wow. i cant believe that i figured this move out in just one night, by my self, with no vids to help me out. boy what you learn at sonshine

your tutorials are fantastic. keep em coming.

Love your videos and instructions. Love the different camera angles. Any chance we could get a few minutes of you spinning the 5-beat weave slowly without stopping from the different camera angles. Going back to the 3-beat weave multiple times is confusing and I just want to bonk you on the head with a poi. Stick to the 5-beat in all it’s glory.

You really make this so much fun, thank you

you are my favorite.. you make so much sense, so easy to learn from! thanks soooo much c:

yes! i know how to five-beat now! love this dude

IT WAS THE FOLLOW ME'S!!!! Follow the left to the left and the right to the right! It makes sense and I've Got it!!!! Finally!!!! *big huggles for Nick* xx Crycan

i'm voting NO on PROP 8 because you helped me so much!

Awesome tutorial. My 5-beats are better than my 3-beats now. Must have more beats! Thanks for the tutorials, man.

I really like how you analyse the moves and show the directions and flow of the move. I am really new to poi and just tackled 3 beat. you make it look so terribly easy!!!!!!!!!! haha :) I've been trying 5 beat for a while but have managed to do a 5 on the right and a three on the left LOL. I see what i do wrong now though so i will hopefully have a succesfull go next time :) thnx for this vid and taking the time to explain! :D

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you for posting this.

Oooh man!!! Totally got in after just a few tries! Got waaaay too excited!! Except I can't do it without saying "follow me!" outloud. Haha!

You have no idea that break down with "follow me!" helped me out =D thanks man

Thanks for this pretty understandable tutorial video, i just learned it in less hours, thanks again ^^ greetings from Germany =)

Great help! Slow motion segments would be greatly appreciated

You are a really good teacher

wow this blew my mind at first, but by 12 AM the same day, i can do the 5 beat weave!!!

this guy is both amazing and insane....

The Purple Dinosaur of Poi, does great things for the poi community

best instructor ever! if only he could teach us more useful things than poi, we'd be set!

really liked the camera angle from above... was able to relate better

this was immensely helpful, thank you!

Thanks Nick (and everyone else @ play poi) another move down thanks to you guys. Took me 1 1/2 days but =D

This is awesome. Is there a similar list of tutorials for contact staff moves?

by far the best presentation ever only what is up with those pants.lol

So glad I saw this early on, only took about 10 min to get. So much fun :]

nice, i got it down. love your tutorials, and your comentaries

I love this guys energy :') 'lets go back in time' :) haha

lol he's awesome :D best tuturiol i've seen on the 5 beat weave

Cant wait!! Thanks for all this videos! PURA VIDA!!

Lololol I love this guy, starting now.

thank you soooooooooo much....i love your tutorials!!!

wow, thanks so much, i was struggling with this move for the longest time!! i think it was the funny voices from your fingers :P

Thank you for this video. Now I can play this 5 beat wave :)

Ha I remember watching this one month into glowstringing. Thanks to "This way!" and then "Over here!" I got it. :) Still have to get the reverse.

Damn I was having fun learning this. "Hey, follow me." LOL Great tutorial. :D