Poi is originally a Maori performance art where dancers swing tethered weights. It is continued to this day by Maori people as well as other Polynesian and asian countries as a storytelling device. It continues to be an important part of cultural festivals and events, often as a group performance. Modern Poi in non-traditional environments is often performed individually and incorporates other techniques and forms. From my understanding, modern poi is often non-intrusive to the original culture, but it is important to acknowledge the roots and cultural importance of the original skill.
Last class we spoke a lot about music and how it is a language written in time. This is obviously very true for dance as well (as they are often interconnected). When I was in Thailand, some locals spent a couple hours teaching me how to do the basics of poi. They taught me to spin, a 2 beat, and I eventually figured out the 3 beat rhythm. I immediately thought of Poi when we talked about time signature. For the most part, these beats can be fixed into the same time structure.
As a sketch, I felt that these could be a cool visualization of how time signature can work ini the real world.