Audrey Scherer chats to us from the Siesta Beach Drum Circle in Sarasota about hooping in windy conditions. Audrey runs hoopingLIVE – Mondays at 9pm USA Eastern time. HoopingLIVE is all about Hoop teaching, dancing, creating, & loving. Continue reading Hooping in the Wind with Audrey Scherer
I remember my first attempt at making a dance hoop and taping hula hoops, not only was the hula hoop wonky and eventually fell apart but the tape decorating was atrocious! I started out thinking ‘Hey this should be easy’ until I soon realised 2 minutes in that I needed more practice – and really that’s what will help you with your hoop tape wrapping skills – practice, patience and lets not forget to mention, lots of hula hoop tape! Today I thought I’d share some valuable tips which helped me master hoop making, hoping that it will help you in your hoop crafting too. Continue reading Taping Hula Hoops – Tips in Hoop Taping
This tutorial by Jo Mondy of Live Love Hoop covers Escalator variations from the most basic to the more advanced. Jo covers the following: Continue reading Hoop Escalator Variations by Jo Mondy of Live Love Hoop
Here is an effective move to mix up your floats, Babz Robinson shows us in this hoop tutorial how to fold/flip the hoop calling this move the “Polish Flip”. In this video, Babz goes through this hula hoop move in slow motion and also shows us an amazing hoop dance performance. Enjoy 🙂
This is a cute, fun hoop dance move which adds a little sass into your hoop dance practice 🙂 Its simple but very effective hula hoop move. Presenting the “Burlesque Bow” by Jo Mondy of Live Love Hoop! Have fun with this one! 🙂 Continue reading Hoop Tutorial – Burlesque Bow by Live Love Hoop
This trick is amazing for getting your heart rate up! Hoopsmiles gives fantastic tutorials which are very detailed and easy to follow. Jon Coyne calls it the Jester Dance, which involves contsantly jumping one leg in and out of the hoop. Thanks Jon Coyne of Hoopsmiles! 🙂 Continue reading Hula Hoop Dance Trick The Jester Dance (Leg Jig Jumping) by Hoop Smiles
I found this tutorial by Arsyn to be very helpful learning the Vertical behind the back elbow pass, which is so much fun to throw into your daily practice once you master it! It took me a while to get it without hitting my butt or sliding off my elbows so stay with it and have fun in the process of learning. Enjoy 🙂 Continue reading Hoop Dance Tutorial: Vertical, Behind the Back, Elbow Pass
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
Hoopnotica Master Trainer Jacqui Becker shows us one of her favorite moves in this week’s “Tips and Tricks” video. The ‘Elbow Drop-In’ This move adds a delicate touch to your spins, and totally mesmerizing when using an L.E.D. hoop! So grab your favorite hoop and give it a whirl! Continue reading Elbow Drop In with Jacqui Becker of Hoopnotica
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
