yay i'm first to comment! Really nice work, Lucian. The shoulder hooping (and everything really) is looking really smooth. The sunset shots came out nice too. When I saw the two hoops on the ground at the beginning, I thought we were gonna see some twins action...tease!

Good to see you posting...keep it up!

I see you are developing some shoulder skills. Keep up the good work. And to agree with Kahn, the sunset shot looks very cool.

Good video Lucian. I really liked your isolations into the sunset. You looked completely in time with the now doing all of that. Not sure if you were talking to yourself or singing, but again, you were totally with the moment. Very nice shoulder moves. Mine are rough!

Lucian, you have some really lovely flow; precise and simplistic but full of connection. I really admire that style. There is focusing on movement, and then there is being connected in movement and I saw that in your video. It was lovely to see you step inside the hoop with such connection. I do much more of a clamor into the hoop! LOL. It was peaceful and inspiring to watch that flow. You were enjoying it. That is what Hoop Dance is all about. Taking time to enjoy your moves does a hoop dancer a great service. This video has served as a great reflection for me. Many times recently I have become so enveloped in discovering new movements that I do not fully savor my time getting them fully into my body. Thank you kindly for posting.

Michaila
aka. Volute

As always, you guys, thank you for the comments and encouragement! I must say that hooping is WAY more fun now that I can put my arms inside the hoop. I am really tight in my body from hunching at a computer all day+, so Diana, I do hope this helps.

Khan, I guess I could have put some footage of the twins in there. It's all off the body stuff, mainly poi (finally smoothing out the three beat weave). But my transitions need work, especially to the reverse. I hit myself square on the bridge of my nose the other day...(still hurts) so I need more work there. I started poi hooping as a time filler between frustrating hoop sessions. So now it's a trade off between frustrations. =)

Also, thanks for the comments on flow. Being a closet hooper and watching Marlo from the sidelines, I've loved the hoop as a skill toy but now I see potential for some real flow to happen. I guess I can almost say I'm a hooper. So thanks again for those particular comments. I've seen your videos and that means a lot to me.

More digression...I am at work right now and just got an email from someone in the Labs whose last name is Hooper.

Look forward to meeting you in the 3D, Beth!

If I can find a ticket to BM, which I want very much, or any other hooping event for that matter, I look forward to meeting a lot more of you in person.

Well, you can DEFINITELY call yourself a hooper! You do have great flow and smiles, nice skills too. I especially liked the trick when you ducked forward and out and then did a jump in around one minute or so! That looked very cool!

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!! Loved it! :-)

Yup - safe to say you are a hooper with those moves. :) Wonderful isolations - your step ins and outs were flawless. I liked the switch between the times you were hooping - two different levels of intensity and flow.... You look great!