Free Gifts, Flowers 2, Fire Safety, Student Profile & Prepared for the Playa?
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Photo Credits: Special thanks to Jacqui Becker, founder of MEAN Business, who helps artists, dreamers, healers & teachers identify and structure their unique brilliance so they can earn a great living sharing their gifts and serving their community. Jacqui took a photo by Brian Sorensen captured at the last fire jam and added the wonderful words on top.

Next Fire Jam!

Save the date for our next fire jam, Thursday August 14, 2014 in Justin Herman Plaza at 8:30 PM! 

Free Gifts!

Just a few days left for you to claim your copies of the hundreds of free items available through the Divine Business Gift Giveaway, in which we participated for the month of July. Titles include: 
  • Jumpstart you Money Breakthrough Kit!
  • Avoid the Big Internet Marketing Mistakes
  • 6-figure Website Starter Kit
  • building the Business Brain
  • Creating Content that Creates a Buzz
  • Pandas and Sales Funnels Oh My!
  • Good Girls Guide to a Rockin' Sex Life
  • The Causes of All Disease and Stress
  • 10 Ways Trauma Can Transform Your Life
  • Transition Your Life from Yuck to Yummy 
  • and 100's more! 
Remember, you must claim your free gifts by the end of July before the giveaway end. 

Articles

Here are some recent articles we published you might enjoy! take a look! 

Prepared for the Playa? 

It's that time of year gain and people are preparing for that beautiful festival out in the desert at the end of August, Burning Man. For those who haven't been, the burn hosts thousands of artists including many fire dancers. 

Need LED Supplies, flow gear, costume props or costumes?? If you're heading that way and are looking for some fun fire dancing costumes or other artistic support through which you may need consultation, GlitterGirl & Nova are available to help you get Prepared for the Playa.  

Photo Credits

  • Flower above, top row (2 petal inspin vs 4 petal antispin hybrid): Will Lee
  • Flower above, left in top row (6 petal antispin side plane): Christy Carr
  • Side plane CAPs above, right in bottom row: Santiago Mejia

Get Inspired for Flowers 2!

This issue we included a series of inspiring photos covering some of the patterns we'll be working on in the upcoming 4 week Flowers 2 Series. Class runs 7/30, 8/6, 8/13 & 8/20. 

Students have been asking, "Can I take the class if I haven't taken a flower class with you before?" The answer is yes, you can and here's what to do to prepare: watch the video on this page and see how lost you are and study the videos in this flower play list. That should offer some familiarity with the flower concepts. 

Photo Credits

  • Flower above, left in top row (8 petal hybrid): David Yu
  • Flower above, right in bottom row (5 petal hybrid): David Yu
  • Flower above, bottom row (CAP Hybrid, BTB CAP): Bob Stine

Upcoming Classes: 

Video

We just uploaded a new video for beginners. The video features a warm up combination in same direction using weaves, pinwheels, chasing the sun (sweeps) and stalls, so if you're looking to improve your flow with these moves, here's a great place to start. 

More About Fire Safety

In the early days of the "fire dancing industry" it's not too surprising that different standards are held by different people. While that offers a lot of freedom, it also doesn't offer a lot of consistency which can lead to problems. 

Presently, fire dancing is still an art form where the dancers themselves are often out there educating the fire departments and as such, we're in a precarious position with respect to how the impact of one mistake can throw things off for other people. If you haven't considered Why Safety Matters yet, we strongly encourage you to give it some thought. And if you haven't seen any indoor accidents and you spin indoors, you might want to read about The (Cat) Club on Fire. If you're looking to book gigs and think Unsafe Fire Performers are hindering your gigs and wonder what do too or if you run a renegade and want some safety tips, please check our web site and the listed links. 

Fire safety impacts us all long term. Please consider how your actions impact not just you, but those around you, before lighting up. And if you're afraid to say something, read about how positive that experience was at a recent jam.

More resources are available in our Fire Safety Articles

Student Sets the Ice On Fire! 

Read about Ashley Clark's journey to integrate fire dancing into her ice skating performance -- videos and pictures included and everything! 
Photo Credits of Ashley Clark on Ice, Top to Bottom:
  • Bob Stine
  • Julian Leong
  • Will Lee, Art by GlitterGirl
  • Fototaker Tony
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