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The Rising Sun with Marria and Zach from Ninja Hoops

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Zach and Marria of Ninja Hoops show us a real beautiful move called the Rising Sun! Learn more about this amazing acro-hooping duo on their Ninja Hoops YouTube Channel. Continue reading The Rising Sun with Marria and Zach from Ninja Hoops

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Exploring Outer Space in your Hoop Dance with Ann Humphreys

Hoop Dance Tutorial: Exploring Outer Space with Ann Humphreys

In this tutorial Ann Humphreys of The Hoop Path shares her experiences about playing in the “outer” or “negative” space created by the hoop. Ann has tought “Technique as Meditation” at the Sacred Circularities Hoop Dance Retreat in Bali. Music: “Standing Ngoma” by James Asher Continue reading Exploring Outer Space in your Hoop Dance with Ann Humphreys

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Tantra and Body Rolls with Shakti Sunfire

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Shakti Sunfire talks about spanda, the tantric principle of living the throbbing energy of life from the viewpoint of expansion and contraction and relates this pulsing reality to the hoop dance trick she calls, the body roll. Continue reading Tantra and Body Rolls with Shakti Sunfire

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Leg Reversal from Waist Hooping Tutorial by Babz Robinson

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Are you ready for something a little more advanced? Babz Robinson of Wild Girl Hoops shows us in this tutorial how to do leg reversals while waist hooping. Continue reading Leg Reversal from Waist Hooping Tutorial by Babz Robinson

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Vertical Break & Reverse | Shoulder Chest Hooping by Deanne Love

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Deanne Love from Hooplovers Melbourne Australia shares this brilliant tutorial on how to vertical break and reverse the direction of the hoop as it spins on the chest and shoulders. Deanne specifically goes through every single move along with valuable tips on how to maneuver each step. Continue reading Vertical Break & Reverse | Shoulder Chest Hooping by Deanne Love

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Revolving Door Tutorial – Jon Coyne

Jon Coyne from Hoop Smiles shares this great tutorial on how to Hula hoop for beginners: this tutorial features stepping through the hoop. This video looks at how to step through the hoop which is known as the revolving door and various step through related tricks.
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Knee Hooping Tutorial

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Learning to hoop on your knees ( knee hooping ) and lower body will open up a vast amount of movement, tricks and dance within your hoop dance. Babz Robinson gives us a fantastic knee hooping tutorial on how to spin with the hoop in your knee while spinning and hopping one foot! looks way better than it sounds! Continue reading Knee Hooping Tutorial

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Hooping Tip: Hand Movements while Hoop Dancing

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Do you ever watch a video of yourself and go “what is my hand doing”? This has been something I’ve worked on throughout my hoop journey and will likely always have to put energy towards. Often times it’s easy for us to forget about our other hand, the on that isn’t holding a hoop. What do we do with this hand? What can we do? Below is an inspiration video to get us started on some ideas. Continue reading Hooping Tip: Hand Movements while Hoop Dancing