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Here is my barrel roll tutorial:

www.youtube.com/watch

there are a few more technical things that have to do with angles that are not in there but may help. I am doing an angles troubleshoot next so if you are still having trouble this may help as well!

hoopiness~
Anah

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youtube.com/watch

This video isn't the best in the world, but it gives you the basic idea of the rotation on the ball of the foot.

The way I leg and knee hoop is a bit different... I kind of shift my weight from foot to foot on the balls of my feet as though I were taking little half steps in place.
To bring the hoop back up, I shift from foot to foot a little bit faster, turn with the hoop and bump it up with my alternating legs.
I'll post a video when I get home from work tonight, maybe it'll help.

Hello Carrin,

I've got a knee hooping tutorial done: safiredance.blogspot.com/2008/...s.html

Hope it helps,
~ SaFire ~

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Just like in regular (non-barrel roll) shoulder hooping, you want to keep the hoop at the same place as the hoop rotates around your shoulders, chest, and back. Really think about keeping the hoop on the same plane. Imagine your body is a column and you want the hoop to stay at the same spot as it rotates. Right now the hoop is going up and down on the column as you barrel roll.

You need to concentrate on your pushes as you barrel roll. The hoop slips up when your front push is not hard enough. The hoop slips down when your back push is not hard enough. Also make sure to use your shoulders. If you feel the hoop slipping up towards your face, shrug your shoulder up to catch the hoop and bring it back down to shoulder level. If you feel the hoop slipping down your back, shrug your shoulder to bring the hoop back up to shoulder level. When you are facing downward, as you flip up make sure to make a half circle with your shoulder passing the hoop from front out to the side and then to the back (shrugging if you need to get the hoop lower and away from your poor bloody lip!). When you are facing up and flipping down, use your other shoulder, making a half circle from back to the side to the front.

I breezed thru most of Hoopnotica DVD 1 for beginners. Rayna's program is awesome and the troubleshooting parts were alot of help. I got the basics down except for the "floating" bit. I just can't get it. Any suggestions or other tutorials would be great. So, my lovely hoopers, I turn to you and beg for guidance. Thanks, as always, for your help, love, support, encouragement and generously sharing your knowledge and time. Wurd.

yes Meer, I want this one too...just didn't know how to explain it!

I think I understand what trick you are describing (Annie dubbed this the butterfly) - is it the trick done here at :20?
youtube.com/watch

If so, Xta has an excellent tutorial of this move on her website, which is how I learned this trick!
www.christagiles.com/video/x...ping.mov

If the direct link doesn't work, go to <christahoops.com/5.html> and then click on the first link (2005 hooping.org submission).

What helped me most when I was working on this trick was remembering which hand the hoop had to be in and when to pass it. If you start off hooping clockwise, the hoop will go in front of your body in the right hand, in front of your body with the left hand, behind your head with the left hand, behind your head with your right hand, and then back to the front with your right hand.

I second that request.

I guess what I'm doing here is "thirding" the request for breaks and reverses. Y'all make it look too easy :P

My request: A basic fire hooping tutorial. I've never seen a video tutorial that was specific to fire hooping. I'm not necessarily asking for fire safety info. I know that there are a number of resources where fire safety info. can be accessed. I'm more interested in how to get started (what to do when the flame is at its highest point) and which moves are both easy and beautiful for new fire hoopers. Also, what would you recommend if/ when there's a burst of wind when you're fire hooping? I ran into this problem for the first time last night.

I'm noticing that fire hooping is very different than regular hooping. When the hoop is first lit, I've seen hoopers dancing with the flames above their heads and then they bring it down when it gets to a more comfortable level. I feel like an idiot just twirling in circles, waiting for the flame to go down - I'm hoping there's someone out there who would be willing to give some advice on graceful moves for high flames.

I'd love to see a start to finish fire hooping video, along with tips and recommendations. I started a discussion thread on this a couple weeks ago. Now, if I had the visual to go with it, I'd be set :)

Here's the discussion thread:
firehooping.tribe.net/thread/...8994078b

I'm really looking for a tutorial on just plain shoulder hooping. I can get the hoop to go up there, using an arm, but whenI duck in the other shoulder, I got nothin.

i've seen some of the step thru tutorials, but i still haven't achieved it... at least not gracefully or without bruising :)
anyone know of a slow motion video? thanks!!

Didn't Sharna Rose do that??
Here...
www.youtube.com/watch

Just a tip when learning kick ups, wear thick padded socks to protect your ankles. It really helps to stop you getting heavily bruised, although you are bound to get a few bruises anyway, but it does help to minimise them.

I couldn't get your link to work so I'm not sure if this is it but perhaps this will help:
www.youtube.com/watch

Yes. Jumps.
every way.

ok tell vickie she is amazing!!!!!

Any links for shoulder hooping on the vertical plane (earth angle)? Am I pushing more on the back (like booty bump) or maintaining a 4 point movement on a different plane? Thanks!xxx