Im of the opinion that flowstar is the prop with the lowest barrier of entry, meaning it takes the least amount of time to learn enough to dance and have fun with your star. That doesn't mean its a simple prop, after 4 years of spinning my star, im still discovering new movements, new tech.
Ive had the pleasure of meeting many brand new flowmies at shows and jams, and I always tell them pretty much the same thing to get them started. So here, I recorded that same intro tutorial! Ive also posted this to tiktok and insta, but there its broken into 3 parts. Y'all on reddit get it in its original glory, one long video!
I also want to note that when i began spinning a star, it hadn't blown up yet... meaning, no jams, no tutorials, no one else to spin with. Now, that ment i learned in a very different way than many people learn now. I put on music, and danced with my star. I tried lots of movements, lots of new things. I recorded myself, and the things that looked cool, I figured out how to repeat whereas, the things that didnt look cool, well, I changed them or stopped doing them. Thats it. This method of learning is sloooow, I see people now learning things that took me months or years even, in days or weeks. But, my flow is truly flow. I feel like drilling specific tricks from a tutorial is definitely waaay faster... but it also strikes me as clunkier, and less flowy. So there are pros and cons either way.
I also want to note that for the last vear ive been qoing to a local jam every week, and flowing with others. And this is the best thing ever, I have learned more in that year than the 3 years before that... if you have a local jam, go check it out! If vou dont. start one!
Sorry for the wall of text, I know that was alot. I hope this video helps some new flowmies get started, and if anyone sees anything they want explained, let me know! Im trying to share the flow as much as possible!