{"id":374,"date":"2004-02-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-02-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/belva-stone\/"},"modified":"2015-07-31T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T00:39:25","slug":"belva-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/belva-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Belva Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"kqed-jwplayer\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\njwplayer(\"kqed-jwplayer\").setup({\nfile: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/belvastone.m4v\",\nimage: \"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/belvastone-headshot.jpg\",\naspectratio: \"16:9\",\nwidth: \"100%\",\nprimary: \"flash\",\ntracks: [{ file: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/belvastone.vtt\", label: \"English\", kind: \"captions\", \"default\": false }]\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<style>\n.single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer_wrapper, .single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer  {\n    margin-left: 8.33333% !important;\n    padding-left: 0.625rem;\n    padding-right: 0.625rem;\n    width: 56% !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<aside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">&#8220;To have two roaring balls of fire ripping around your body as fast or slow as you want to go is unspeakable, it&#8217;s thrilling.&#8217;<cite>&#8212; Belva Stone<\/cite><\/aside>\n<p><b>Belva Stone<\/b> teaches poi, the ancient Maori art of dancing with balls on ropes. 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