The Hop Hoop thread

Nope. We were not that lucky. Maybe next time he comes to visit.

I believe the link is already on our site.

yeah the mech hooping video is already on the hyperloop hoop site just check my intro suckers

We (Hyperloop Hoops) were just contacted by a man from a tv company who needs a hula hooper for a few hours in LONDON THIS SUNDAY (6th April).

They said they were shooting a keep fit/ lose weight type of program, but the participants need to do an extra activity every weekend, and this weekend, it just happens to be hula hooping.

I asked about payment, and of course received the usual "well we are on a tight budget" sort of thing, so travel expenses and the 'oooh.. Im on TV' feeling will be the only payment.

If you can seriously do this, let me know, PM or phone, and I'll pass you the contact details.

Thanks.

Simian should so do that!!

I've finally cracked chest hooping!

All it took was the courage to go out in just a sports bra (and pants). I pity the neighbours, but no one's complained yet.
I'm working on "the monkey" now.

Yay me.

That is all.

Knee hooping hates me, by the way.

We've just decided that we're going to drive to burningman this year (instead of flying), which means I'll be able to take my hoop with me.

So far I've done all my hooping in our very cramped living room, so having the huge space of burningman to hoop in is rediculously exciting. Some of it's even rubbed off on spitfire, who's occasionally been getting her wiggle on.

ooo Mand that is indeed ridiculously exciting! Nothing like your first hoop on the playa, except maybe your first burn on the playa.

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I'm working on "the monkey" now.

What's the monkey? Should I know what the monkey is? What's the monkey? Where's the monkey? Show me the monkey!

We also call the monkey the disco move some times.

It is a bit hard to explain but it is the move where you have the hoop going around your neck but with one arm in it and one out ( one up near your ear and one down by your sided) Then you swap them back and forth.

yup think go go dancer, also a great move for doing a little bit of Saturday night fever, you can do it while hooping round the chest to, and round the waist but by dipping your hands into the gaps. it is all about finding the gaps in the hoop when it is going round.
I have no idea about hooping techy names, after the hoop girl training i grew an aversion to it, lol. don't get me wrong she is a lovely person, very happy all the time.

Okay. I know what the monkey is and do it all the time while shoulder hooping, I just didn't know it was called the monkey.

I don't really use Hoopgirl's names. I tend to refer to hoop moves by names that describe what's actually going on with the hoop. Hoopgirl's names for moves, while creative, don't give any idea of the actual movement involved, which is why I find them confusing.

Don't know why with the hoop I'm so literal, when with poi I was perfectly fine with flowers and butterflies...

Yeah i don't like some of the hoop girl names either. I really can't see my self using the word booty with out falling over and dieing with laughter.

i agree they are a but too.... fluffy.

i tend to do hoop and see what i can do, am stuck if people ask me i usualy just say "errrr i can do lots" lol not very techy, but i am the same with al the spinny type stuff i do, it's for fun after all

Yeah, it is funny every time sombody ask what i can do i imidiatly for get all my tricks

ARGH! The interweb ate the message I posted yesterday!

Yeah. Sorry. I watched too much 60's & 70's TV reruns growing up. There was the dance called The Monkey, so I assumed that's what it would be called when hooping, too. Some of you young'uns here might not remember that.

I also Charleston sometimes when I do poi, and that goes Waaaaay back!

I never thought of doing the "monkey" move around the neck our waist, only the shoulders, so I might have to try that next time.

Yeah it does look very monkey like. So many hoop moves remind me of crazy dance trends and styles.
Sholder hooping really reminds me of that african style dancing.

mparker if you slowley turn the same way the hoop is spinning it helps you practice putting your hands into the spaces when you do it around your waist as it slows the hoop down,


Blueberry i agree i find lots of the hoops moves rather tribal... or would be without the hoop lol especialy once you get the hange of the rythm and put a bit of bounce in your step