learning poi flow with your channel about 2 years. Thanks a lot, Drex!

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

My pleasure! Here's to many more years to come!

Congratulations!!! I am grateful for and I celebrate you. Thank you for making poor accessibles to someone new and making me feel comfortable to try it.I'm grateful!

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

So happy to help!

Yippiee! Ty for putting me up there! I really enjoyed this video, its so nice learning a bit more about you :)

Thankful that my comment made the video, congrats on everything. Wish you all the success

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Stylistic, please ❤ Congratulations! Poi Dance feels absolutely like performance art!

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

That's certainly what I'm aiming for! 😉

You made it ! Im loving this cause you are a human that fully deserves all of the love and recognition forbeing the champion of flow that you are , congrats drex

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Thank you! That's very sweet of you!

Congrats, Drex! And this was a great Q&A! Thanks to you, and other flow artists I admire, I know what kind of flow artist I want to be, and I'm on the road to get there. We're all really grateful for you! As for the pseudoscience and gatekeeping in the community, I definitely would want more thoughts on that. That hits a nerve for me in 2 ways. The former because I'm a scientist and I've also heard some pretty alarming things from other artists. And the latter because I'm a person of color in a seemingly very white community.

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you dug this one. There are certainly a lot of horror stories out there...and some aspects of the Flow Community as it exists right now that I think we still have yet to really reckon with. I've got a couple scripts that have been sitting around in different forms for the better part of a year, so I could definitely be talked into greenlighting one of them. In the immediate scheme of things, there are some wonderful pockets of the community that are very supportive and uplifting to non-White Flow Artists. I'd strongly recommend checking out the BIPOC Flow Artistry channel on Instagram if you're not already familiar with it: instagram.com/bipocflowartistry/

I'm a stringer, and rarely even spin poi balls, and yet I also get comments about playing with my balls...lol instant block. 🤷‍♂️ That being said, congrats on 100k man! My current goal is 10k on my Tiktok, and that is not happening fast. About a year and a half of posting has got me to just over 3600, which is still awesome for me. I can't imagine what hitting 100k is like. You definitely deserve it man! All your hard work really shows. 🥳🥳

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! The way I got here is the same advice I'd give you: do research on how discovery works on the platform of your choice. How does the algorithm select videos to show the audience? What are some things you can do to improve your performance there? My channel really began to take off when I learned about keyword targeting on KZread. Look up professionals who create content professionally for TT, see what they recommend, and apply it to your own work. And have patience! This takes time and virality doesn't built as stable an audience as you might think or hope.

Drex! I remember that prop exchange! Wasn't it in Joshua Tree? Congrats on a solid 100k!

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

I could have sworn that it was at Wildfire, but I've been wrong before. Either way thank you!

drex is the best !!

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Awww...thank you!

Do you still actively work on learning new tricks, and if so where do you find them/ways to learn them, and what are your tips for targeted practice for flow and choreography to not fall into a pattern of flowing without really working on what needs to be done? I've been learning poi for almost 6 years now and ever since I transitioned away from focusing on tricks and more to polishing and learning to flow and choreograph things, I feel that I've found myself plateauing in ways that stem from a lack of directed practice. Congrats on 100k!

I dont think I’ve ever clicked a video faster than

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

If only the editing process had been that fast 😉

Superb broooo

@DrexFactor

26 күн бұрын

Thanks 🤗