This hula hoop trick makes a great way to create the illusion the hoop is spinning around your hand. It is a great hoop move to transition into on body hooping or off body hooping as you are able to move straight into vertical or horizontal plane. I recommend practicing in balancing the hoop on your palm along with taking these steps to performing the palm spin. Here we go from vertical hand hooping straight onto an open palm spin. You can purchase dance hoops here handmade by myself.
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OK I must say that I just LOVE this move, it creates such a stunning sense of magic. Gail O’Brien or HoopSpin is an extraordinary hooper who teaches hoop dance in the UK. Gail has taught at many hoop events including Sacred Circularities, HoopCamp, Spin Summit, SWHoop, HoopCamp, European Juggling Convention, Brighton Flow Fest and UK Hoop Gatherings (UK). She also performs and runs the annual Manchester Hoop Congress. Continue reading Chest Body Roll and Turn by Gail O’Brien
Body rolls can be challenging to learn, it took me loads of practice and patience in perfecting. In this hooping tutorial I demonstrate and give you some pointers on how to do the Back Roll from front plane, the Back Roll can also be done from the back plane rolling the hoop with your palms up which I will post a tutorial for soon. Here I’m using my ‘Forest Green’ 95cm diameter dance hoop from my hula hoop shop based in Australia I ship world wide. NEW to hula hooping? Learn hula hooping with my Hula Hooping Beginners Course which you can access all 41 lessons online or download anytime.
Throwing in a chest roll hula hooping trick when practicing hoop dance adds some real sparks to your hoop dance practice. This chest roll in hula hooping teaches us balance as well as aligning our body in a central and balanced stance whilst doing the chest roll. Our wrist control here is key and as […]
Lets learn to reverse a coin flip. You can get into a reverse coin flip from vertically hand hooping, its a fun move to learn and add into your hoop dance practice. I break to move into 3 steps to make it easier to understand. Hope it helps 🙂 NEW to hula hooping? Learn all […]
Learn how to bring the hula hoop up from your knees up to your waist. PER-REQUISITE: You will have already learnt how to knee hoop and maintain the hula hoop on your knees. This lesson is one of my lessons picked from my Knee Hooping Module in my Beginners Hula Hooping Course which covers all […]
This lesson is featured in my Beginners Hula Hooping Course which in the vertical chest and shoulder hooping module we cover lessons in earth vertical chest hooping, sky vertical chest hooping as well as alternating arms as we perform these moves. This lesson teaches you in detail how to keep the hoop in orbit in […]
In this hula hoop lesson, I explain how to do a continuous k roll which is also known as the continuous vertical chest roll. I love adding this hoop trick into my hoop dance flow because it adds a funky illusion that the hoop is rolling down my chest from my hands up above down […]
This hula hoop trick makes a great way to create the illusion the hoop is spinning around your hand. It is a great hoop move to transition into on body hooping or off body hooping as you are able to move straight into vertical or horizontal plane. I recommend practicing in balancing the hoop on […]
Elbow hooping and Elbow Twin Hooping can be pretty tricky as the distance between our elbows and shoulders is short which leaves little room for error. With enough patience and practice, This Elbow Twin Hooping move can become a fun way to mix up your hoop dance practice. I’m using 85cm ultra light PolyPro Hoop, […]
Body rolls can be challenging to learn, it took me loads of practice and patience in perfecting. In this hooping tutorial I demonstrate and give you some pointers on how to do the Back Roll from front plane, the Back Roll can also be done from the back plane rolling the hoop with your palms […]
This Vertical Hooping Tutorial focuses on how to pop in to the hoop and roll it across your back as you’ve placed it onto your chest. This move is so effective when moving into from a weave or just vertical hand hooping. In this move we place the hoop onto our chest whilst leaning forward and let the inside of the hula hoop roll over your back quickly in chest hooping vertically with our arms out of the hoop and from there we pull it off all in one motion. You will see how this move can be used as a way to move from vertical hand hooping into vertical chest hooping and back. Vertical Hooping where always a challenge for me to get right. In this Hooping tutorial I’ve added some pointers that helped me get the Vertical Pop In right. I hope it helps you! 🙂
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This awesome hoop dance tutorial by Nicole of Cherry Hoops teaches us how to do the Backspin or ‘Walk the dog’ into one-leg hooping. Both of these tricks look beautiful together. It takes a while to master placing your foot in the right side ‘inside’ the hoop once it rolls to your legs but patience and practice will have you nailing this one! Nicole carries out regular guided hoop practice jams, hoop dance classes and workshops in San Fransisco. Thanks Nicole 🙂 Continue reading Backspin Into One-Leg Hooping
Rachel Lust teaches us how to do one of my favorites, the Escalator and Reverse. This move appears almost magic like. The escalator and reverse is a fun trick to throw into your hoop dance routines. Be patient with this one, it took me a while to get it, and boy when i did, it felt great! Enjoy 🙂 Continue reading Escalator and Reverse Hoop Tutorial by Rachael Lust
One of the most valuable lessons that one can learn in life is to always try and to keep on trying. Hooping is a journey, it will take time, it will take effort and there will be many mistakes and bruises along the way. SaFire has best shared this and her struggles, trials and tribulations with the hoop. If you continue to learn from your mistakes eventually you will become a master at hooping. Continue reading Hooping Tip: Stay Positive While Hooping
Sometimes when we have those moments during our hoop dance where you know that a mistake is coming and you lose control of your hoop, instead of letting the hoop fall to the ground, save it and flow it into another move. This will make your hoop dance seem flawless and the mistake doesn’t look like a mistake but an intentional part of the hoop dance. Continue reading Saving the Hula Hoop
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I purchased Maria's online hooping course and I found it so useful! Maria explains things in real detail, I'm so grateful to have more confidence in my hooping skills. Thank you!
