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Takeouts

These moves are the ideal thing to sup-up 'The Butterfly' it's a simple yet effective move that you can vary endlessly!

1) Start this move by spinning 'The Butterfly'.

2) As the poi spin in time you 'take out' one poi which spins a circle for one beat before returning it to it's original 'butterfly' position.

3) A 'take out' can be spun anywhere really, not just over your shoulder or by your side.... start experimenting!

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