Community Links
Engage with fellow rope dart enthusiasts worldwide. Share techniques, participate in discussions, and enhance your skills within the vibrant RopeDart.Pro community.
Online Communities
Facebook Groups
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Rope Dart Tech: An active community with nearly 10,000 members worldwide, focusing on rope dart practice, technique sharing, and discussions.
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Flow Arts Community: A large group where practitioners of various flow arts, including rope dart and meteor hammer, share information on events, tips, and tutorials.
Reddit Communities
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r/ropedart: A subreddit dedicated to rope dart enthusiasts, offering discussions, training advice, videos, and skill shares.
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r/flowarts: A subreddit encompassing all flow arts disciplines, where members share experiences, tutorials, and event information.
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r/firespinning: Focused on fire props and performances, this community includes discussions on fire rope dart and meteor hammer techniques and safety.
Discord Servers
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Worldwide Flow Oasis: A global server for flow artists, including rope dart practitioners, offering text and voice channels for prop discussions and weekly online practice sessions.
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Flowmies: A community for jugglers, flow artists, fire, and circus performers to discuss various props, share tips, and engage in general discussions.
Instagram Pages
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@ropedartacademy: The official page of the Rope Dart Academy, providing tutorials, trick highlights, and workshop announcements.
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@flowmayhem: Sam “Flow Mayhem” Tobey shares rope dart trick demonstrations, technique breakdowns, and information about her online masterclass.
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@essentialropedart: An account blending traditional martial arts with modern flow, offering fundamental drills and techniques.
Forums and Discussion Boards
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Home of Poi Forums: A forum with a dedicated section for rope dart discussions, covering topics from DIY construction to beginner advice.
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Kung Fu Magazine Forums (Flexible Weapons): A martial arts forum discussing traditional weapons, including rope dart and meteor hammer training methods and historical usage.
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Flow Arts Institute Community: Provides resources, tutorials, and safety guidelines for flow artists, along with hosting major flow festivals.
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Juggling Edge: A forum catering to prop manipulation enthusiasts, including discussions relevant to rope dart and meteor hammer practitioners.
USA-Based Flow Arts Festivals
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Flowstorm: Held annually near Austin, Texas, Flowstorm is a retreat-style festival focusing on flow arts and ecology. The event offers workshops, performances, and community-building activities, emphasizing sustainability and creative expression.
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FLAME Festival: Held in Washington, GA, this festival offers over 100 workshops covering various props, with nightly fire circles and performances.
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Kinetic Fire: A four-day event in College Corner, OH, featuring hands-on workshops and a communal camping experience for flow artists.
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FireDrums: One of the longest-running West Coast fire gatherings, offering inclusive workshops and nightly performances.
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Pacific Fire Gathering: An annual retreat on the Oregon coast, providing workshops across all flow disciplines in a serene environment.
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Flashepoint: A growing flow arts festival in Virginia, emphasizing creativity, collaboration, and inclusive workshops.
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Wildfire Retreat: The Northeast’s premier fire spinning training camp in Ashford, CT, offering numerous classes and a strong community focus.
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Flow Fests: Free regional festivals, with the flagship event in Fort Lauderdale, FL, providing workshops in circus and flow arts for all ages.
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PlayThink Movement & Flow Arts Festival: A summer festival in Kentucky blending flow arts with music, dance, and yoga, offering over 200 workshops.
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Great Lakes Flow Festival: Michigan’s regional fire and flow gathering, centered around workshops, stage performances, and live music.
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Southwest Flow Fest: A three-day camping festival in Arizona dedicated to flow arts and fire spinning, featuring workshops and live performances.
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Fahrenheit: A Mid-Atlantic fire and flow arts retreat offering unique workshops and live fire performances at night.
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CampFire Retreat: Located in Geneva, Minnesota, this event brings together flow and movement artists for workshops, performances, and community engagement.
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Flow Fests: A series of free regional festivals offering workshops in flow arts, yoga, and circus arts across various cities, including Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
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Ignight Flow Retreat: A three-day flow retreat in Southern California, focusing on flow arts education, community building, and performances.
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MONDO Juggling & Unicycle Festival: Held in St. Paul, Minnesota, MONDO is the largest annual gathering of jugglers, unicyclists, and yo-yo enthusiasts in the Midwest, featuring workshops, competitions, and public shows.
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International Jugglers’ Association (IJA) Festival: One of the largest juggling events in the U.S., attracting jugglers from around the world for workshops, performances, and community-driven activities.
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Boulder Juggling Festival: This festival in Boulder, Colorado, offers workshops, competitions, and glow jams, making it a fun, skill-building event for both beginners and professionals.
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Northwest Flow Fest: A one-day festival in Seattle, Washington, offering free workshops in flow arts, yoga, and circus arts, perfect for those looking to dive into the flow arts community.
Attending these festivals and engaging with these online communities can significantly enhance your skills and connect you with fellow rope dart and meteor hammer practitioners.