TOPIC |
DESCRIPTION |
| Safety |
Burn treatment, appropriate fabric choices for costumes, fire extinguishers, setting up a safe and appropriate practice space. |
| Permitting and Fire Regulations |
Information about obtaining fire permits and the expectations and regulations of different municipal fire prevention authorities. |
| How to Build a Torch |
Students will learn about different types of torches and the benefits and short comings of each. We also cover how to build safe and solid torches, and maintain and repair them. |
| Working With Fire |
Students build confidence with fire by learning about the science behind fire and the misconceptions that make fire eating seem so impossible. |
| Basic Stunts |
The Pinch (pinching the fire between the fingers and drawing the flame away from the torch),
Body Trailing (Running a lit torch along the surface of the body leaving behind a trail of flame),
Finger Transfer (pinching the flame from one lit torch onto the fingers and using the flame to lit a second torch),
Palm Transfers (same as finger transfer, but with the palm of the hand). |
| Flourishes |
Flourishes help add polish to a fire eating routine. In this section students will learn basic technique for holding, twirling, swinging and otherwise manipulating the torch. |
| Intermediate Stunts |
Palm Extinguish (Two methods of putting the fire out with your hand),
The Taste (Holding a lit torch on the tongue or running the torch across the tongue),
Tongue Transfer (to transfer the flame from one torch to the other with your tongue) |
| Fire Eating |
Hendrix walks students through easily digestible steps which build the necessary confidence. Each element is designed to brings students closer to the full execution of the stunt and develop excellent technique. |
| Advanced Stunts |
Tooth Hold (holding a lit torch in your teeth),
Human Candle (A vapor trick, one holds a candle sized flame in the mouth fueled by torch vapors),
Vapor Transfer (to ignite one torch from another using the Human Candle),
Volcano (shoot a short blast of vapors straight up), Human Canon (to ignite one torch from another using the Volcano). |
