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circus start tutorial

2009-11-11T05:35:47Z

I made this video for Chika and thought I would post it here too! This is a circus start that Chika saw me do in one of my performances. It's actually much easier than it looks! Sharna also did a cool circus start tutorial (link in the video description)!

http://vimeo.com/7304199

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Three Beat Weave Tutorial by Caroleeena

2009-11-11T05:26:38Z

This is my take on how to do a forward three-beat weave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxyRWQX86UM

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cateyes tutorial by Drex

2009-11-11T05:23:35Z

I found these wonderfully useful, and hope you will too! Thanks Drex!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8eMBfyIfRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lX3QtozNAE

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back isolation tutorial

2009-11-11T05:21:40Z

Chika, groovinmegzz, and Surprise asked about this move, which I learned from Brecken a few months ago:
http://vimeo.com/7543674

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Across the Chest Roll Tutorial by Caroleeena

2009-11-06T10:38:00Z

This is a tutorial of the across the chest roll. I've included a few interations, including side to side and front to back as well as the half chest roll. I make some mistakes and my rolls are not as smooth as I'd like but doing it and framing it in my mind and articulating it all at the same time is hard! Do as I say, not as I do. Your hoop should not catch air. If it does, you're not relaxed enough. Breathe. Or you're releasing too early. Hang on to the hoop til it touches your forearm, then gently raise your forearm to propel it across the chest.

In this video I am sporting the hat my friend AliCat gave me. Thank you Ali!!! I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=674ZyyVA6aw

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Thread the Needle Hoop Tutorial

2009-11-06T10:08:11Z

This is a poi move adapted for two hoops, ideally two hoops of the same size and weight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZQ4jBnCXXQ

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elbow passes. PLEASE.................

2009-11-05T02:09:34Z

Could someone tell me how to do these elbow passes. I seem to be able (with practice of course) to master tricks, this one however is haunting me. I can do the vertical standing behind the back elbow pass, it is the bent over horizontial that I do not get. I know there is some little thing that is stopping my progress.
I am flexiable and a can somewhat to the move on my knees but ,when I do it standing up I just pass from one elbow to the other . when I watch everyone else , the hoop seems to be continually spinning from one elbow to the next. Anah does this beautifully( of course) and so do a lot of other hoopers .
It is so strange that the hardest tricks sometimes are easier to get than others.....

Any advice would be wonderful........

Thank You....

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One-shoulder barrel roll?

2009-10-07T03:38:52Z

Ok, Glenda mentioned this on the Hooping Tribe and I've been attempting but it's rough going as I've never even seen it done before (that I remember). How do you do a barrel roll while the hoop is on one shoulder in the vertical plane? I can do vertical plane one shoulder hooping and switch shoulders but this whole barrel roll one shoulder attempt is not working for me. How do I do this?! Even a textual explanation may help but if someone can just post a video of themselves or someone else doing it, I think I could figure it out from there. Or a tutorial. Please help; Glenda's idea is stuck in my head!

Kristen

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Tuck Toss & Tuck Toss Turn

2009-09-30T14:12:14Z

I did this tutorial after being sick with the flu for a week. I'm still pretty sick but I just wanted to do something creative. It's not great. My music is too loud. I can hardly hear my ears are so stopped up so I didn't realize it til later. And there are a few other technical failured and mishaps and my moves are not as smooth as they could be either (my muscles are still so sore and stiff!) but it's done and my friends on YouTube seem to like it okay so I decided to share it here after all. I'll do a better job next time.

This move is based on a poi move called a Tuck Turn. I include a Tuck Turn with Hoop briefly but my camera battery died in the middle of the description and then I lost my place so, if you have trouble getting that particular iteration, I can do another video. Hopefully the Tuck Toss and Tuck Toss with Turn make sense though.

Here goes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TR0U7EKVOU

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Free space to shoot?

2009-08-03T22:43:31Z

I'm desperetly trying to find some free space in my community to set up my green screen and shoot a video over the fall/winter. I'm getting really tired of places wanting a LOT of money for this so I thought I'd ask here for your suggestions. Where should I look in my community for some free roomy space to be used once or twice a month for a few hours or an afternoon?

Thanks

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ATS Hoop Fusion Tutorial Serie

2009-07-13T02:12:07Z

It has been a dream of mine to create an improvesational Hoop language roughly based on and inspired by the leader/group improve concepts of American Tribal Style Belly Dance. As far as I know, this has not been done before, but let me know if I'm incorrect.
My goal is to create a thorough set of rules, cues, moves, and transitions inspired from ATS, so that many hoopers can dance together. Like in ATS, there is an interchangable leader who cues moves and combos; communicating with a secret hoop language. LIke ATS there is also room/time for solos, different numbers of performers, and it can be done to any music!
Here's a little glimpse of some stuff the Ritzy Rouge hoop troupe has been working on lately. Its a rough little early practice, and we have a lot more, but I wanted to share so here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6olV2Pa0HsE&feature=channel_page

If there is enough interest, I will start posting an ATS Hooping Tutorial series on UTube, where we'll teach basic moves and cues, and break down combinations. Just say "Yes"!LOL

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Hoop Stretch Tutorial

2009-07-13T02:10:04Z

A very short and condensed stretch routine that is meant to be expanded upon. One should use these moves and reapeat them as neededd for a full stretch routine to incorporate into a well rounded hoop workout.
enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_AeQGjg3qA&feature=channel_page

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SaFire tutorials - WOW!!!

2009-07-09T19:19:30Z

This woman is FANTASTIC!!! What talent we all have here in our fabulous hooping community...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbnKqXgVfyM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtnub_h0lFc

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Transitions and choreography

2009-06-22T22:17:05Z

Would anyone like to put out a tutorial video on how to transition between moves, and which moves go well/look good/feel good together? How would a newbie put together a choreography? How do you dance improv to live or unfamiliar music?

Your wisdom, wit, and beauty will be appreciated!

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3 beat behind the back weave with twins

2009-06-15T01:18:47Z

I'm getting closer to maintaining the 3beat btb with twin hoops. At the end I tacked on footage of a butterfly waistwrap which after watching it looks a lot easier than it is. This was a real pain to figure out. My left hand (as always) is the culprit in both moves but eventually that will work itself out. It's not really a tutorial but I thought posting it would help others get it.

Happy Hooping!
Cari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO-nhbyDDjs

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begginer hoop videos please

2009-06-07T21:45:36Z

My mother in law is hooked on hooping now. I am still pretty beginner too and am having a hard time teaching her the beam me up. I could find any videos explaining. Can someone give me the link to a good one with a nice explanation or tell me how to explain it to her? Also any more videos that would be good for someone that can waist hoop only would be awesome too!

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Twin Help

2009-04-18T12:03:32Z

I have been working with minis and twins alot here lately, but still having some trouble with a couple things. I can not seem to get the windmill. It all seems simple enough, but doing things vertically is giving me fits. I would really appreciate some videos with advice on almost any twin poi-like trick. I got the three beat weave, threading the needle, and some isolations. Thanks for any help or advice.
Gabs

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Isolation into beam me up, help!

2009-04-17T20:45:22Z

Shakti has a beautiful move that I've seen her do before and I just can't quite figure out how she does it. It's at about 1:06 on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P4sWCflm9Y

It's a beautiful isolation into a beam me up, but with the same hand...

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chest roll

2009-04-15T01:57:36Z

I really need help with the chest roll. I can not keep it from stopping mid way across my chest,or smacking me in the face.

Does any one have a good video ?

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Chest and Shoulder Hooping Tutorial by Caroleeena

2009-03-24T17:00:48Z

This is my take on Chest and Shoulder Hooping. There are a lot of good tutorials on this out there already so this may be a bit redundant but people kept asking so I finally made one. Sorry it took me so long and I hope you find it helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwqw20Kk8AA

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An illusion tutorial

2009-03-16T09:49:52Z

Hi hoopers!

A few months ago I did this move in my hooping video and the lovely Sue wondered if I could give a description of what I did. The move seemed to get a good response, so I decided to post this here!

I really like SaFire's tutorials and since I haven't done anything like this before, I modeled my video after hers! (thanks) Although I fear my words won't be as good... but hopefully it is enough that anyone interested could give it a try! I was nervous so I stumble over words, sorry! But it is a fun move and since I have been learning moves from all y'all I thought I would try and contribute something back!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW0wyRF9kmg

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3-beat reverse weave twins move

2009-03-13T14:41:22Z

HOLA, my hooping amigos & amigas!!

HOW ABOUT THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION??? YAY for President elect Obama!!!! :-D

Anyways, my energy has been high & today's weather was too good to pass up~ Groovin'Megzz inquired about the 3 beat reverse weave so I made a video on some arm isolations that may help peeps get the move. It's fun, so hopefully it'll help! :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RSbGfR1XEo

Peace, Amy

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Verticle duck in and jump out~

2009-03-12T10:13:58Z

Hola! This is my first time doing a tutorial. I'd like to start making more, so any advice on how I could make it better or more helpful is welcome and appreciated!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihI7eWGh79Y

Thanks,
~Ziggy

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Basic Hand Hooping

2009-02-26T08:17:33Z

This is a tutorial on basic handhooping that I made for Nora, a new student in my hoopdance class who missed the first few weeks of this semester. It's late and I'm tired. I hope it makes sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef7xFFD45HQ

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Hoop Advice Needed

2009-02-06T03:37:05Z

Hi I just started hooping about 4 months ago, and i dont want to sound stupid. but, Ive been making hoops and I cant seem to find the right amount of water/weight to put in them. Ive tried different amounts and they always seem to be to heavy or too light. I was just wondering if anyone has advice for me.

I feel like for different tricks and moves the different weights help alot. the lighter hoop i can do more arm and isolation moves and then the heavier i can do alot of body,leg and chest hooping better.

does anyone have a good weight or water amount to put in there that works good for everything. or that works good for you?

and i use 1'' tubing for my hoops. are there any differences if you use 3/4" tubing.

Also what is a good size to make a hoop?

if you guys could give me some hooping advice i would really apriciate it :)

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Requests

2009-02-05T21:58:25Z

Have a request for a certain move or concept? Post it here!

Looking to make a tutorial, but don't know what people want? Look no further!

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vertical chest hooping

2009-01-28T14:08:36Z

'ellow wonderful hoopers, Holiday chill has brought me indoors to work on some new moves. It seems i have trouble with the vertical hooping when it is on my chest with my arms inside the hoop. when i start bending down it seems as if my arms mess up the movement of the hoop so i tend to move it to my neck first then bend then move my arms in and out of the hoop..
if any of you ladies..or men have some videos on this it would be so helpful!!
love and light

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barrel roll help

2009-01-24T20:45:40Z

I'm getting a little frustrated over not getting the hang of the barrel roll either around the waist or on the shoulders.
I've been thru a hooping class where the subject was taught, looked at Christabel showing it on the dvd, I've watched umpteen videos of people doing it to perfection or learning how to do it, I've searched for tutorials, I received some special instruction one-on-one. Still can't do it.

My problem is that I can go 'round, but the hoop comes with me instead of staying in one place. I can do it a little bit when I go against the current, but can't keep that up for very long.

So, instead of getting needlessly frustrated, I thought I'd ask for some help. I noticed the question was asked before in the tutorial section but it doesn't seem like anyone has posted any video or anything that has helped me very much.

Hope someone can help out.

Thanks,
Ingrid

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Sharna's very basic no lanuage tutorials with slow mo.

2009-01-15T13:25:04Z

A circus start http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rh8PMTsTjvU
A Twist http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6pyZbWP0Ry0
Lazy Kick start http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RkU30aHW58g
Kick Start http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n6WI15xsbBM
Beam me up http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTbWNKEVU8
Duck out (i was not sure) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mlfOOsm99Ps
High School Drop Out? (I was not sure) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4d0MCnTN1PM
For Nicole, she wanted to see the step out in slow mo. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rZllBiRNN0I
Across Shoulders trick - not across the arms but preparation for it and at the end a couple of variations rolling on the body http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5xzrI0ZmZ0I

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2 Tutorial Requests

2009-01-12T19:47:01Z

Yes, I realize there is already a requests post, but I was just afraid these might get lost inside of it....it is getting quite immense. First of all, I would love a pizza toss tutorial. Secondly, I'm pretty sure I have threading the needle down (twinwork), but I would love a tutorial to see if I'm doing it correctly. Thanks!

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Tutorial: The Shoulder POP!!

2009-01-11T19:08:59Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz1FePY7AQs

WOOT WOOT! my first talking video ever! Pretty silly. Excuse my dorky-ness....

I know some hoopers have already seen this but I wanted to make sure every hooper gets a chance! I've gotten so much positive feedback from this video it makes me tingly!

I love the hooping community!!!!!

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waist to chest (without arms)

2009-01-03T05:05:25Z

Hello Fellow Hoopers!

I can chest hoop no problem at all, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the hoop from the waist up to the chest without any arms inside the hoop...when you raise your arms above your head and sort of wriggle the hoop up from the waist...everytime I try, it ends up going down instead of up. ....lol and since that's the case, logic would have me think if I do the opposite of what I'm doing, it should go up, but nothing seems to be working!

I did see one video tutorial a while back (if memory serves, it was from the expert village site) but for some reason nothing clicked with their explanation/demonstration. Can anyone give any advice on how the body needs to move in order to get the hoop to go up to the chest like that? I appreciate any insight!!

happy hooping :)

~tara

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Really need help

2008-12-29T20:27:14Z

Hi y'all! I am new here and I need some "different" help.

I am completely deaf so I cannot hear explanations in videos and I am nearly completely blind - I can see large movements but not details that are far away like most tutorials.I also have a balance disorder and little control of the left side of my body, but those are things I just have to adapt for, or maybe someone has some tips for these, too.

I have asked this before but no one has responded, and maybe it's asking too much. But I wanted to ask again because I LOVE hooping and my sight is going rapidly, so I would like some help while I can still see so I can continue to get better.

What I need are close up, slow moving videos WITHOUT the hoop (just the body part doing the movement) of each of the following (can be one movement per video or whatever):

hip hooping
leg hooping
moving the hoop up from legs to waist
moving hoop up from leg to chest
chest hooping
shoulder hoopimg

Any help is much appriciated :-)

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really, really need help!

2008-12-25T03:37:34Z

First - many much thanks and virtuell kisses to all the amazing people who (or which??) upload tutorials - I learn everything I can from this.

There is a trick I don`t understand and maybe anybody can make a tutorial for me...Unfortanetly I cannot describe it, but it is for example on Miss Rosies Video (http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zaks_gnnMA) at 1:52 - two hoops in a horizontal plane over the head, I have seen it over the back too. I cannot see what the hands do... :o(
If anybody can declare it for me, I be very thankful!
:o)

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Sustained Spinning Tutorial :)

2008-12-18T22:27:52Z

Wow - I just found this tribe and am so excited to have a great place to go for tutorials!!! I recently made a tutorial about sustained spinning that some of you may (or may not) find useful :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJXPnNCqxQ

I know this probably sounds weird to most people, but I actually have a hard time hooping and NOT sustained spinning - for some reason my body just wants to spin. Anyway, I have gotten a lot of questions on my videos asking how I manage to keep spinning so I thought I would create a tutorial to help. Hope you like it!

Oh, and these are just the basics on how to keep from getting dizzy - if people think it would be helpful to make a tutorial on moves that are kind of specific to spinning I am happy to do so - just let me know!

Btw I am a bit "tribe retarded" as I like to call it (I just can't seem to figure it out - I get lost in the wealth of info here) so I apologize in advance if I don't respond to a comment or question or something. It is probably because I can't even seem to figure out where my own posts are...! Anyway - that's another problem for another day :)

Happy hooping!

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Vertical Isolations...Brecken Hooping

2008-12-18T04:07:18Z

So, i'm sort of new to this tribe, but i really want to focus on posting tutorial videos for a while and this seems like the place for it.
I'm not instructing verbally in this video, but i think it's intuitive enough to just kind of absorb.
hope you like it. thanks for watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkSYUMNc32I

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Demo of Vertical Arm Stalls

2008-12-12T02:45:44Z

(On the hula hooping tribe there is a topic about Contact/Touch work. This vid came for that.)

Here are "Vertical Arm Stalls". I did about a minute more of explanation and another type of VAS, but the camera stopped recording for some reason, and I figured I had enough already. I'll try to post more soonish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1vPJB31lc

One of the new "contact" moves I have been playing with. I call it the "vertical arm stall." But you all know how bad I am with naming things! lol

First part is a demo of some variants. Next is a slow mo part. Finally I do my best to explain it.

Props to Bax and MCP for being my inspirations about contact/touch hooping.

Music by Seal

I would love feedback, and new moves!

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My Take on Leg Hooping

2008-12-04T11:55:50Z

I made a tutorial on leg hooping for someone who is having trouble getting the hoop back up from her knees. I'm not sure if it works or not. This was the most challenging tutorial I've made so far. I may do it over and sort out some of the ideas a little more. I found it tough trying to explain all these important concepts in less than 10 minutes, which is all youtube would allow, so I skip around between concepts a bit that I could probably have ordered better. Does it make sense to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuH-xnLMpRU

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Integrating Dance into Hoopdance - A Tutorial

2008-11-26T05:23:03Z

I made a little tutorial on how to integrate dance into your hoopdance. I touch on a few things but I highlight one piece of footwork and one piece of handwork specifically. I give several variations of both. I tried to make this as short as possible but it was a lot to cover and I didn't want to make multiple videos so what we have here is one 14-minute video. I had to post it on Vimeo since Youtube won't take anything over 10 minutes. More and more I'm thinking I might move all my stuff to Vimeo. Clearer picture, longer movies, no removing videos because of the music I'm playing ... what's not to love?

The light is terrible in this. Without my overhead light, it's too dark, with it, it looks like I am constantly having a great idea (ie a lightbulb going off over my head).

I hope this helps the folks who are looking to add more dance to their hoopdance or lively up their practice. Let me know what you think.

http://www.vimeo.com/2262245

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'beam me up" on an angle

2008-11-11T06:16:43Z

Dear Caroleena and others,
Thanks so much for all of the teaching and sharing...it feels incredible to have access to such awesome knowledge. I was hoping someone could share how to do the beam me up on an angle (if that's what it's called?) I have been seeing in videos recently. I'm sure it's something simple, but I can't seem to work it out. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Happy Hooping,
Kim

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How to Make a 4-Petal Flower with your LED hoop

2008-10-15T16:50:45Z

Superhooper's Barry has just posted a video tutorial on how to make an anti-spin flower
long-exposure photo with an LED hoop.

Learn how to make a fab photo with this simple move: http://superhooper.org/videotutorial.html

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Hoop- How to Make and How to Tape

2008-09-13T03:09:00Z

Pretty self-explanatory, huh?

How to Make a Hoop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1jXb6SC_4w

How to Tape a Hoop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBDq5vtN9wo

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Tandem hoop tutorial?

2008-09-02T00:51:47Z

Are there any tandem hoop tutorial videos? There are a lot of good performance ones, but I was wondering if someone would post one that explains how to do it, because I have absolutely no idea.

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Revelation: Annotations to (your own) Youtube videos!!!

2008-08-31T00:11:39Z

I just made an eye-opening discovery: you can ADD "annotations" to your own videos on Youtube! Go and look at one of them, you'll see an option to "Edit video annotations" under "Video owner options". You can customize the size and vertical position, and the time each annotation lasts. ("Help" is easily available from the place where you're doing it.) For tutorials, I think this is pretty spiffy!

I tried it out on my Counter-Rotation video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mff41zpOzoo, and also on my Behind-the-back pass, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJpSJLleRM

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Lifts from the Waist Tutorial

2008-08-27T02:23:30Z

I made this tutorial for Raven. She asked about the "Beam Me Up" move and I thought I would go over lifts from the waist in general by way of explaining that. At the beginning, I spend just a few seconds focusing in on Mudler preening himself just because I think that's so cute. Please bear with me. Hopefully this makes sense and will help. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQgT_Scdj5c

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New hoop tribe

2008-08-12T18:53:21Z

Howdy hoopers! There's a new tribe out there called Hoopin' Around where you can post your hooping travel photos. Our collection of pictures is small but growing! If you haven't taken pictures of yourself hooping in front of famous landmarks or in unusual settings, you should give it a try. It's fun, often a little silly and always increases good vibes in your immediate vicinity. The world could use more fun, silliness and good vibes! So get out there with your hoop and take some pictures!!

So far, our picture locations include: Arcata - California, Portland - Oregon, San Francisco, Washington DC, Finland and Hong Kong.

Check it out...

http://tribes.tribe.net/hoopin_around

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Hoop- Shoulder Duck-out Variations

2008-08-05T17:20:09Z

Someone here (I think) asked for help with the not-matrix move seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P90mutX0tUg , and I realized I haven't posted my shoulder duck-out variations video on this tribe yet. This is a VERY old video and as such is not on YouTube, but rather my personal site: http://www.pyrokinetika.com/Media/oneshoulder.wmv . It requires Windows Media Viewer to see it. The best way to work on the not-matrix is to get really comfortable with one-shoulder hooping, and these variations will help with that. Hope this helps!

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Twins: Moving from weave to reverse weave

2008-07-18T22:21:02Z

Miss GroovinMegzz wanted some tips on the transition, so I made a little video on how to do so...& thought other hoopers might want to see it too and am posting it here too!

In the video, I am assuming you already mostly know how to do the weave and the reverse weave. I also drew some pictures and sorry I totally SUCK at that, but thought it might help those who learn visually (like me) to see a diagram for the breakdown of where the hoop should be during themovements & transition. I figured you can pause it to take time to understand it...

Hope it helps!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMb19bAIj18&watch_response

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Behind the Back Vertical Hooping

2008-07-17T15:04:58Z

Brooke asked me for some help figuring out a vertical behind the back hoop move. Hopefully I covered it in this. There are a few of those moves I couldn't do because my ceiling is too low but I tried to cover as many as I could. Hopefully this will help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIAE2OBhhKA

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Firegroove how to videos

2008-05-14T15:59:10Z

Firegroove has several how-to hooping videos on youtube as part of ExpertVillage!

Volume 1:
How to Stretch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZM4Fj2chXA
Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-p1IdedNbg
More Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3_OLWRjuw
How to Hoop in the Opposite Direction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bVm6REMW20
Hand Control Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUbYToU9EA
How to Stall on the Right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zz5BI885Zo
How to Stall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2YmEm7N_tc
How to Hula Hoop Better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdJgTx0iFeE
How to Turn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mi3E9RcS_o

Volume 2:
Corkscrews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoLZlXJ790
How to Start the Lasso: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1495o0hagE
Lasso: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07U8pEf63Pw
Lift Up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKoUKjahPHE
Lift Up and Drop Down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-zi5MLGq_U
Lift Up with Both Hands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8qCeBSlaOw
Drop Down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNwAD9Fp3u0
Drop Down with Both Hands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rXYY0_dy0
Waist to Hips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5mIQevbz-I
On the Hips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8wYIhhe30M
Keeping It on the Hips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfe-izVZvlg
How to Switch Up Tricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJ0CZMbVT8
How to Combine Tricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOC-Vi1wHE
Hoop Stamina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONvLYbuBDNI
More Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zADPKD5n198

Volume 3:
Vortex (Beam Me Up): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDJGDhLUNIk
Vortex Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su_hwLyEt_Q
Angle Tricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IxcZ7O-ILE
Hip Bump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeUa89fYF-M
Booty Bump & Hand Control: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3s9YZpSV8
Booty Bump & Hip Bump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILKJ9-NjxHY
Under the Leg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpmibN47HZs
Around the Back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSQ1WspZduY
Around the Body: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPGIanWov2s

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Barry's Isolation Instructional

2008-04-29T15:48:17Z

My attempt at creating an instructional on Isolations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B0daGFmTy0

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Across the Back Hoop Roll

2008-04-08T16:02:01Z

I made this video at the behest of my friend Aja Joy. It demonstrates how to do an Across the Back Hoop Roll. My cat Icky assists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO_ik9k-S3U

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FireGroove Booty Bump!

2008-03-26T04:43:01Z

Finally the video so many of us had requested.

This is the section that explains how to get into the angled plane from the horizontal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xbegaiehd8

This shows what your booty should be doing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fRuDjKqcBIY

This gets you bumping from an angled position:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3TfNzdFYPX4

Thanks to silverstar for posting the more extensive list of FireGroove videos!

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Isolations and Variations by Caroleeena

2008-03-18T00:21:17Z

Here is a video tutorial for doing hoop isolations as well as a number of hoop isolation variations. I recommend using a light weight hoop when you first start learning these isolations. Heavy hoops can lead to pulled muscles and slow progress. A 100 psi hoop will work much better for you. Good luck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqTwXQsWQ4c

In this video, Mulder, my bird, decided he wanted to help me teach. He was quite vocal about it. I finally had to put him to bed. Icky, though, sleeps through it all on the little loveseat next to Mulder's cage. Such a silly animal family I have. Cass. the shy kitty, also made an appearance but it was in the part that I had to cut because Mulder decided to test his opera voice right in the middle of filming. Pavorati has got nothing on this bird. Cass had just entered the scene when Mulder got really loud and made him skitter right outta there! Those guys...

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New hoop swap tribe..

2008-03-17T12:10:02Z

I created this tribe after looking and not seeing one , and thought others might like to use it as well.
Brand new tribe to swap and trade hoop /hooping related stuff.
A place to list your extra tape, or swap for different colors, trade hoops or costumes.

http://tribes.tribe.net/hoopswap

Thanks : )

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New ~ SaFire ~ Tutorials: Bringing the hoop from the waist to the neck, with and without your hands

2008-03-12T00:35:40Z

Hello Hoopers!

Two new videos this week. Both cover bringing the hoop from the waist to the neck, one is with your arms in the hoop, the other is using your body movements only.

The Shimmy -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnNElaWEiE/

No Hands -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRYKs65PwYY

Let me know if these videos bring you success.
Much love and all the best,
~ SaFire ~

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NOTE FROM MODERATOR- please read

2008-02-13T13:00:16Z

Hi all,

It seems we've got a lot of new members, and that is really, really great! But I would like to remind people to please put their video tutorial REQUESTS in the "Requests" thread. The reason for this is because when you start a new thread with the name of a trick (for example if you label a thead "Beam Me Up") then other people will assume that the thread contains a video tutorial on the Beam Me Up, when in reality it is just a request.

I don't want to be mean or anything, but the purpose of the Video Tutorials page is to keep all the video tutorials together in one, easy-to-find site, so new hoopers don't have to search through pages of performance hooping videos to find the video tutorial they are looking for. By having so many specific request threads, it is making this difficult.

If everyone agrees, I will leave the current request threads open for one week, and then I will delete them and move their content to the requests thread. If the majority prefer to leave it the way it is, please post, and I will do that instead.

Thanks,

natasha

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Online Hooping Lessons

2008-02-12T19:03:39Z

Hello Hoopers!

I have recently started making video tutorials providing detailed instructions and breakdowns for different hoop tricks.

You can find them on my site at:
www.safiredance.blogspot.com

It is a new site so there are still a lot of holes, but bare with my as it grows and develops. It will also hold additional information about hooping, including instructions on hoop construction, terminology, and more. I also take requests for what trick to cover in my tutorials so if there is something you've always wanted to learn let me know and we'll break it down.

Much love and all the best,
~ SaFire ~

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Barrel Roll

2008-02-12T13:29:35Z

If anyone has this in slow motion I think it would help. Or really any tutorial would be much appreciated. I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. By the way, I mean shoulder barrel rolls.
thanks Hoopers!
-Roxy

posted in Video Tutorials - 14 replies

Poi style hooping

2008-02-11T08:27:30Z

Hi there,

Are there any tutorial video's or tips for poi style hooping with 2 hoops? I.ve found some video's but they're no tutorials and everything goes way too quickly for me to 'translate' it to me and my 2 hoops.

If not, could someone please make one?

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Walking While Hooping

2008-02-08T18:47:00Z

This is a very basic tutorial for new hoopers about how to walk while you are hooping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAeZV_Q5Sew

Check out my cat AGAIN! He is in every video! In this one, Icky seems to realize that I'm directing my attention to the camera. He comes up and looks right into the camera at about 6:30. He is such a smart cat. And totally fearless.

I emphasize going front/back, front/back or side/side, side/side a lot. I wish I had commented that soon you will find yourself at a place where you are pushing and pulling in all directions and in varying degrees. You will develop nuance. These ideas just give you a taste of some of the possibilities. You'll discover the places in between, new and different ways to interact with the hoop, to influence the rotation from every side. You will find your center. Just stick with it. It's only a matter of time.

Here are some of the instructions I'd shared in a thread prior to making this video. Perhaps they will help someone also.

Like Glen Campbell sang in Rudolph: "Put one foot in front of the other ... and soon you'll be walking 'cross the floo-oo-oor! Put one foot in front of the other ... and soon you'll be walking out the door!"

To start this process, remember to stand up straight and look forward. Practice lifting one foot and setting it down, lifting the other foot and setting it down. (Look forward, not down.) Practice standing on one leg (which is actually harder than just walking.) Then practice setting one foot out a bit to the right so that you're in a wide stance, then bring the feet back together. Then set the other foot out to the left so you're in a wide stance again. Then bring them back together. Then you're ready to start practicing putting one foot in front, then bringing it back to you, then setting the other foot in front, then bringing it back to you. Do this for a while.

Then do something completely different. Start doing armwork. Hold your arms in prayer position at your chest, then lift them (palms together) above your head, then bring them back to the chest. Then open the right arm out and then return it to the middle. Then open the left arm out and then return it to the middle. While you're working on your arms, forget all about your feet and just walk forward. Keeping your mind above the waist takes a lot of the pressure off. It also helps you not look down. If you're looking down, the hoop is likely to slip down also because you're probably not standing up straight. So look up and think up. Try stepping backwards too. It's all about finding that center.

Then, go outside, get your hoop going and try to take off running across the yard. Seriously. The momentum will keep the hoop going for a while and you will begin to have understandings about how, physiologically, that is happening. Don't be shy. Go for it. What's the worst that could happen?

Good luck. And Happy Hooping!

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wow, i need help

2008-02-07T01:51:10Z

ok, i am really tired of not being able to get this moooove down.

groovinmegzz, i know that you completely rock it.... help a sister out!

when i have it around the knees, how can i take one leg out and put it back in without smacking myself in the face?! seriously, i have tried this forever and cant seem to figure it out.
any guidance would be forever appreciated :)

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The Hoop Weave

2008-02-04T20:25:14Z

I just wanted to bump up a side-discussion of the weave happening in Sharna's (totally awesome) tutorial thread.

My question - does anyone know how to do a 5-beat weave with hoops? Has anyone seen someone else do it? Is it possible? I can only do a 5-beat weave with poi going in one direction...but I've seen people with poi do 7-beat weaves and such, so who knows.

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Talk about Video Tutorials tribe

2008-01-20T16:45:24Z

This will be the place we can talk about this tribe without cluttering it up, and making it hard to find the actual tutorials.

Some stuff we can talk about:

Getting poi/staff/etc videos or no?

Is it ok to post other peoples videos if they have them on a public access site like YouTube?

etc.

btw, these non-video thread have these things "~~" in their title so it is easier to separate the talk threads from the video postings, whichever you are looking for.

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Helpful Info from Requests thread

2007-12-12T17:29:14Z

Hi all,

Its your friendly moderator here. I completely understand that when people ask for help, you want to help out as soon as you can. However, the Requests thread is getting a little bulky with helpful non-video replies. This makes it hard for people who want to look up requests for videos to scroll through.

I hope you don't mind, but I have decided to move non-video help replies to this thread after they have been posted week or two. I think that is the best of both worlds, because we can still give people immediate non-video help, but the requests thread maintains its original purpose.

Thanks!

natasha :-D

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help with behind the back passes

2007-12-08T23:08:26Z

Trying to learn the behind the back pass? (I know I still am)

I posted a general cry for help over on the hula hoop tribe a while ago trying to get some assistance on how to do this pass. Natasha and Sharna Rose both posted helpful stuff, and today tutorial vids came into my life. I am reposting some of that here, cuz that's what the Video Tutorial tribe is all about . . . visual aids and community support. Whoot!

Here is the video I found today on YouTube, MaryJane does the bent over behind the back pass with an extra spin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2b7bsolkHE

Sharna Rose's helpful how to vid, it's in slow-mo, so it's great to see what she's doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OPon9zf2mI

Natasha had originally posted this highway ramp/pop-up tutorial, which helps with hand positioning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJHKZJxvawc

And then, just today, Caroleena pointed out her vid of her doing a very cool upright behind the back pass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZEICfjL-mE

And, if you're curious, there is some good written advice over in the other thread, you should check it out.
http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/3272b314-89e0-4b88-ac45-188adf65227c

-Carrin

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Hoop- Four Point Shoulder Hooping Method

2007-12-06T00:18:02Z

One of many methods to learn shoulder hooping:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXN02nmhy0w

Also, here is a text version of my Shoulder Hooping Excersizes handout. This is great practice to get you ready to shoulder hoop! (PS- I all my worksheets, when I say "base" it refers to the move you start out doing.)

Base: Neck Hooping – Put your L arm up and through the hole. Try hooping in this position. The hoop will be on the R side of your neck, and your L arm pit. Now try it with your other arm.

Alternate hooping with your R and L arm through the hole. You can do “The Monkey” by doing one rotation with your R arm up and left one down, and then switch both arms to do one rotation with your L arm up and R down. This is easier while turning with the hoop.

Base: Neck Hooping – Try putting one shoulder up and into the hole and hooping in this position. For CCW hoopers (reverse for CW) if your R shoulder is in the hoop, it will be pushing back against the hoop. If your L shoulder is in the hoop, it will be pushing forward against the hoop.

Attempt to alternate shoulders in the hoop, spending one rotation per shoulder

Base: Neck Hooping – Let the hoop fall so that it is on your shoulders. Attempt to keep the hoop on your shoulders so that it does not fall, and does not work back up to your neck. This is easier done while turning. If you can do it while turning, plant your feet on the ground, and attempt the same exercise while stationary.

Base: Neck Hooping – Lift both arms up and out of the hole, as if you were transitioning to waist hooping. Try to keep the hoop up around your chest as long as possible, before it falls.

Variations

Insert a stall while doing all of the above exercises. You can experiment with stalling at different points in the hoops rotation too!

Challenge yourself to do all the above exercises (except those involving turning!) while kneeling or sitting in a comfortable manner

Practice all the above exercises with your eyes closed. Focus on the feel of the hoop against your body. Next, focus on the muscles you are utilizing.

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Hoop- Vertical Step-Through

2007-11-07T02:31:57Z

Vertical stepthroughs to the front, to the side, and continuous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eQoZwovu20

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Getting it up from Knees to Waist

2007-10-27T02:09:05Z

This is an oldie. I made it right after I figured out the trick so it's a bit sloppy.
If you are having trouble keeping it around your knees, try keeping it spinning faster. I like to bump it with my knee to keep it moving. Just keep trying different things and seeing what works for you. If you have any questions feel free to hit me up and I'll try and offer what advice I can. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Jnb_8eeNc

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You too can make a video tutorial!!

2007-10-24T20:39:17Z

I think everyone can make a video tutorial. In fact, I think it is the "right thing" to do if you have used other people's tutorials. Shouldn't you give back to the community??.

Even if you are new, you still have valuable information to contribute. Believe it or not, although beginner moves are often DESCRIBED on tribe, most VIDEO tutorials are of more intermediate/advanced moves. That means there is a great big hole with no tutorials for beginner moves, which YOU can help fill. I started posting video tutorials at 9 months of hooping, and if I had posted ones of beginner level moves I probably could have started earlier.

You do not need to be an uber-master of experience to post a video tutorial. You just have to have some knowledge that someone would want, and the ability to think through that knowledge and come up with some coherent ways of explaining it. (as an aside, IMO, you SHOULD have a decent amount of experience to teach classes.)

Think a move is already done??? Think again! It may be done ONCE, but there are MANY ways to teach and learn each move. For example, my Four Point shoulder hooping methodology is just ONE way I teach shoulder hooping. Want to do a video on shoulder hooping? How about show some steps that lead to shoulder hooping (hoop with one arm up, or one shoulder in, etc), How about explaining it another way. (There are lots of different ways, if you need help thinking of one, let me know!)

Here are some beginner level moves that could be good places to start if you are new to tutorial making: Waist hooping, Hand hooping, Stalls, Beginner directional changes, Inserting your hands while waist hooping, Highway Ramp, Neck hooping, Neck <-> Hand transitions, Neck<-> Waist transitions, Vertical hand hooping, Beam me up, and Many More! lol

If you are interested in making a tutorial, but would like some help, let us know!

Coming Soon: How to Make a Video tutorial

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explain the horizontal hoop toss?

2007-10-23T11:32:35Z

Hi all, I was amazed a few weeks ago when I saw someone throw their hoop horizontally-- like a flying saucer!!-- into the air, and catch it and keep hoopin. I can do vertical throws no problem, but can -not- figure out how to keep it horizontal and yet throw it vertically! Can anyone explain this to me?

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tutorial for continuous jump throughs.

2007-10-23T04:42:28Z

My first tutorial. Happy jumping!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZnWWcBHZRZk

G.

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Hoop- Basic Pop-Up

2007-10-23T02:39:38Z

This is a beginner pop-up. Someday I plan on getting around to making videos on more advanced pop-ups, but til then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJHKZJxvawc

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Multiple Toys (Hoop, Meteor)- Basic Physics Thoughts

2007-10-22T21:06:20Z

Not the crazy math stuff the new Tech Poi-sters are playing with, but just some basic thoughts on things like centripetal force:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e1s8q9Pr28

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NOTE FROM MODERATOR- please read

Online Hooping Lessons

Barrel Roll

Poi style hooping

Walking While Hooping

wow, i need help

The Hoop Weave

~~ Talk about Video Tutorials tribe ~~

Helpful Info from Requests thread

help with behind the back passes

Hoop- Four Point Shoulder Hooping Method

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Getting it up from Knees to Waist

~~ You too can make a video tutorial!! ~~

explain the horizontal hoop toss?

tutorial for continuous jump throughs.

Hoop- Basic Pop-Up

Multiple Toys (Hoop, Meteor)- Basic Physics Thoughts

Requests

New ~ SaFire ~ Tutorials: Bringing the hoop from the waist to the neck, with and without your hands

Talk about Video Tutorials tribe

You too can make a video tutorial!!