Timing and Direction in Flow Arts: All 6 Modes

Open Flow Arts Composer Open Composer Composer

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History & sources

Read the community discussions behind the terminology.

Home of Poi August 2002 How do you define a weave? Spinners compare split and non-split timing, same and opposite direction, and how those combinations show up in weaves and butterflies. Read discussion
Home of Poi November 2002 Quarter-time butterflies Jez names quarter-time butterflies in a discussion about concept moves and plane transitions. An early written use of quarter timing. Read discussion
Home of Poi May 2009 Prop transitioning Noel Yee separates timing from direction and works through transitions between the four original combinations. Read discussion

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