My name is Sierra Nash and I go by the name nashedpoiiitato. My journey into flow arts began in the music festival scene. I was so intrigued by all the spinning lights and my curiosity led me to love them! I was asking people if I could try their poi out until I finally got my first pair of Helix Poi as a gift in December 2019.

Right after I was given this set, COVID hit and I used all my time during lockdown to feed this addiction. I was spinning poi for hours every day, even before I ate breakfast. I was always strapped with my Helix Poi everywhere I went and could barely ever set them down.

My love and curiosity only grew exponentially as I dove in deep, head first, into all aspects of poi that I possibly could! I would gather flow artists in the Seattle area by organizing flow events at Gasworks Park, this is also where my love for fire spinning grew.

My passion for spinning poi has led to performing and instructing across the world. I offer private poi lessons online and host a Patreon community, as well as instruct at various flow festivals and circus conventions globally.

My first teaching opportunity was my own nashedpoiiitato event at Seattle Flow Arts Collective in 2023. Since then, I have had the opportunity to instruct workshops at Northwest Flow Fest 2023, European Juggling Convention 2023, and Symmetry Music & Arts Festival 2024. I have performed for Dancefestopia Music Festival 2021-2022, NWFF Instructor Gala 2023, EJC's Open Stage Fire Gala 2023, and Symmetry Music & Arts Festival 2024.

I am deeply infatuated with all things flow arts. The physics, the community, the movement meditation, and the endless possibilities! I love sharing this passion with others through teaching, performing, choreographing, and geeking out over patterns and mechanics.

My main prop is poi - I consider poi an extension of my body. As much as poi has my heart, I also have so much fun manipulating many other props; such as double staff, dragon staff, rope dart, dapo stars, kendama, hoops, etc. I absolutely love object manipulation, no matter the object!

I would say my specialties are tosses, and rhythm. I enjoy making my poi airborne as much as possible, as well as moving in synchrony to the beat.