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Fire Skills

There are a variety of fire skills performed by our fire acts. All fire acts perform more than one skill but not all fire performers use the same skill set in their acts. If you require a specific fire skill to be performed at your event please let us know so the suitable act can be booked for you.

Shown below are descriptions of all the fire skills to enable you to understand the differences between them and which are most suitable for different types of events and venues.

Fire Breathing

Often confused with 'Fire Eating' fire breathing is the skill of blowing a fine mist of flammable liquid from a performer's mouth which is then ignited by a fire source

Fire breathing is the most dangerous fire skill and can only be performed in spaces or venues where there is adequate space.

It is performed as a spectacular stune or finale for a fire show. Although it can be performed repeatedly over a short time span, it cannot be performed for long periods

Fire Eating

Often confused with 'Fire Breathing', fire eating is the extinguishing of the flame on a fire torch or stick by putting the fire prop in the performer's mouth

Fire eating is an impressive skill and can be performed in a restricted space or venue.

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance

Fire Spinning or Twirling

Fire spinning, swinging or twirling, unlike most other fire skills can be performed using different fire props

Fire poi (a 'ball' attached to a flexible handle by a wire or chain); Fire staff (a long 'stick' with fire wick at each end) or Fire Swinging Torches (a specialised fire torch similar to a fire juggling torch) can all be used for fire spinning

Each fire spinning prop has unique moves and different styles of performance. However they all share the general fire effect where 'circles or arcs' of fire are created during the movement of the props

Most fire acts include at least one of these props making fire spinning the most common and also most popular form of fire performance

Able to be performed in most locations with adequate space, fire spinning creates highly visual fire trails

Fire Juggling

Fire Juggling includes a number of skills that come under the term 'Juggling'. Props include fire torches (by far the most common fire juggling prop), fire diabolo, fire juggling balls

Fire juggling (especially with torches or balls) can be performed in a more restricted space or venue than most other fire skills.

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance

Fire Hula Hooping

Fire Hula Hooping is a unique fire skill in that the fire prop comes into contact with most parts of the performer's body. The fire hula hoop is spun around the waist, arms, legs, hands or neck.

Fire hula hooping is an impressive skill and requires a similar space or venue as fire juggling with torches..

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance

Fire Fans

Fire Fans are a specific prop used in fire dancing. They create a highly visual fire effect as they are manipulated around the performer's body

Please see the fire dancing section for more details

Body Burning

Body Burning is a fire skill that is often performed with fire eating where the performer moves a source of fire over their skin.

Body burning is an impressive skill and can be performed in a restricted space or venue.

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance

Fire Dancing

Fire Dancing is a generic term for a type of fire performance using a number of different fire skills

The emphasis in fire dancing is the choreography of the movement of the performer's body and the fire prop they are using

Fire dancing uses fire skills such as fire spinning, fire fans, and fire hula hoop and rarely incorporates fire skills such as juggling, breathing and angle grinding

Angle Grinding

Angle Grinding is a performance skill where an electro-mechanical angle grinding machine is used to create sparks by pushing it against metal plates strapped to the performer's body.

Angle grinding is an impressive stunt and must be performed in adequate space for safety.

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance

Fire Pyrotechnics

Fire Pyrotechnics are any fire skills that add pyrotechnic devices to the props. This is usually limited to staffs and poi.

Pyrotechnic effects are an impressive finale for any performance but always require an adequate space to be used safely..

It can be performed as part of a fire show or as part of a freestyle performance