DrexFactor Poi

Danny first endeared himself to me by playing a remix of a metal song I love in the first set I ever heard him play here in DC. Since then he’s become a fixture of the East Coast flow world--playing at Flow Festivals all along the coast and probably indulging me a little too much by dropping rock songs into his sets. Recently he’s entered the production world and has been writing his own music, experimenting with the soundscapes that first inspired him to dive into the music world.

Find Danny online at https://soundcloud.com/danny-baltimore-1

Taylor Glenn (aka Taylor Tries online) is a professional dork and try-er of new things! She posts videos on the internet where she tries new skills and hobbies, as well as teaches others how to improve their juggling and move past the fear of messing up.

Party Nails (Elana Carroll) joined choir at 8, picked up the viola at 10, and the guitar at 11. By 12 she was playing original songs at open mics around her hometown of Chatham, New York, and at 17 picked up production. After moving to Los Angeles in October of 2014, Party Nails waitressed, made music and didn’t do much else.

My name is Tehilah [tee.eye.laa] and I am beyond in love with flow. I have always had a talent for hulahooping as a child, but once I saw modern day hoopers - everything changed! I've been hooping since 2012 and I have found so many different ways to connect myself within my flow. My aim is to try to implement as much dance as possible while connecting to the music in a way where I can showcase my personality. I have now learned more flow props and I intend to keep at it!

Mr Jennings
[mis-ter jen-ingz]
A sophisticated technique for the delivery of squidges, squooshes, bleeps, blops, and other peculiar sounds. Best administered through a wall of subwoofers at an assembly of gyrating humanoid creatures.

Sounds like: “a psychedelic after-school Satan Club for Furiosas and Lost Boys"
See also: “going to a fancy southern banquet to drink malt liquor out of plastic gasoline jugs"

Today I’m pleased to announce an instructor that I am super stoked to have on the DrexFest lineup: Tyfoods!

ImanMoveso is a performer and instructor based in Washington, DC. She's a co-lead of both Revolutionary Motion and DC Fire Project, two fire performance troupes based in the area. Specializing in hula hoop and fan tech, she has taught conceptual techniques at studios and festivals along the east coast.

flowerbomb is a four-piece band from Washington DC. Combining saturated guitars, ornate rhythm, intricate songwriting, and delicately raw lyrics, flowerbomb creates a soundscape for nostalgia and heavy feelings accompanied with lush layers and dynamic sounds.

Jo first came to my attention when she posted on Poi Chat a year and a half ago, a flow video that reminded me so much of my friend Kate McCoy’s style that it was downright eerie. Since then Jo and I have exchanged ideas around plane breaking back and forth via Instagram videos, inspiring each other to find new ways to use horizontal plane moves and integrating dance into both our spinning styles. She’ll be teaching her first ever workshop at DrexFest 2020 and I’m really excited to learn from her!

In Jo’s own words: