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Its obligatory.
Wherever fire performers meet, somebody at some point refers to That Sound.
followed by sounds and sighs of agreement, knowing grins and looks of rapt attention.. & then a respectful silence,
while all listen -often with eyes closed- to our favorite dance partner whisper her sweet throaty song to us..
SschWOOF! SCHWOOF! SCHWOOF!
fffwhhhuff?
how do you spell that? maybe we need some new letters..
seems no matter what our style, where we come from, even if we don't have a word of a common language between us... with a well-timed look, we Know what each other are thinking..
even the ‘fans’ are hip to it..
I once recieved an e-mail from a radio show, looking for recordings of That Sound...
Sculptors, do you know what I'm talking about? is it the same for you? I bet it is.. (I know it has been for me, on the sculptural projects I've worked on.)
Of all the lovely sounds around, there are two that are unquestionably my favorites. Between the two (and you know what the other one is ;) its really a toss-up...
Or is it just me?
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Re: That Sound
Fri, November 14, 2003 - 1:01 PMI never noticed this sound AT ALL until I took up poi myself. As a member of the audience one stands a safe distance away, and in addition there's usually music covering up the whooshing. When I started practicing near people who were using fire, the sound knocked my socks off- yow! I make sure to sometimes perform without music or other loud noises, just so people can hear the fire. -
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Re: That Sound
Fri, November 14, 2003 - 1:20 PMYeah, that sound is totally different on the inside. But I hate when that sound is followed by the "THWAAKK" of a fire head's blunt force contact with your body. -
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Fri, November 14, 2003 - 6:51 PMI was so utterly amazed when I lit up the first time, allthough there was music in the background, it faded away. The desperate consentration, the slight fear of the unknown and unexpected. There, in that time, the almost deafening sound of those glorious flames that you alone are in control of. This is the sound only a fire performer knows.... -
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Fri, November 14, 2003 - 10:33 PMah yes....
I think my favorite of Those Sounds comes from fire swords...
My friend commented once when I lit up "Dude, you are so going to get the chicks with that..."
Then I fried my thumb... -
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Sun, March 14, 2004 - 2:37 PMi think my feelings on it are summed up fairly well by saying its one of the major drives of spinning. in fact we even brought it up in a newspaper article we did "she concentrates, letting her ears tell her where the flames are" -
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Mon, March 15, 2004 - 6:19 PMThat sound puts me to sleep almost every night. When i can't sleep right away, I just think of that yummy swish and my mind relaxes into wonderful rest. Performing in silence can be so eye opening for an audience...."wow, I didn't know fire made such a beautiful sound" says the audience. That Sound is especially consuming when the fire is all around you at once, i.e. inside a fire hoop, because you are inside a vortex of movement and sound...so delicious. Ah fire, what sweet music you make! -
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Wed, March 17, 2004 - 11:25 PMI agree that the loudest and most intense ive heard "the Sound" was with swords. when i made my first pair I went a little overboard and used 24 feet of kevlar wick for the pair. they burned longer than i wish to remember and really did a number on my forarm hair.
but man it was fun (and bright)
i now use 6 ft of wick per sword
and it seems to work fine
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Re: That Sound
Tue, March 23, 2004 - 10:34 AMActually, I can not spin without sounds. I get bored. If not fire then flags, harmonics, even comet poi with looooong tails, but it has to make some form of sweet noise (not high whistling).
And I have had audience members comment on the sound. I like to turn the music down to let them here it, or when bellydancing with bells you can use it as a counter rhythm if timed correctly.
The most surprised person I have ever had respond to the sound (other than myself since it is something most people do not warn new spinners about) was a fireman I did a hug on. The entire experience of surrounding himself with fire without safety gear had a really profound effect on him, most especially the sound.
Kindest Regards,
Pele
