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Post by purplefuzzystuff on Apr 25, 2008 9:56:31 GMT -5
I haven't posted in here cause well I'm not a regular hula-er? hula hooper? hulooper? I don't hula hoop on a regular basis...by that I mean ever......Well the other day I went to visit a friend and while she was getting ready to go out I hung out in her living room....There was this Hula Hoop just laying there begging to be picked up.......for twenty minutes I played with this thing...I succeeded in knocking things over, falling on my arse (don't ask me how), and konking myself in the face with it a couple dozen times. But not once did it actually go around haha....And honestly I thought it wouldn't be so hard since I used to belly dance on a regular basis and I thought "hey this shouldn't be too difficult!"
Well mucho props to you guys cause I fail!! lol....it is def. not as easy as it looks.....is there a magic word I am supposed to say to get it to magnetize to my hips or something?
OK. Bringing this thread back to life one more time, because I've started my own little business selling hoops! I'll be adding a lot more to the myspace, but here's a link if you want to check it out, and request me, and give me lots of good comments. www.myspace.com/hipehoops and some pics of what I've done so far
Ooohhh, I like those, Clarity! Are they weighted??? I may have to see what this hooping-craze is all about. In the privacy of my apartment, though!
I jog in a park in the afternoons and there is a group of girls that walk while hula-hooping. I'm very impressed! But the girls+hoops take up the entire walking path; it's difficult for others to get around them
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Apr 25, 2008 10:35:16 GMT -5
Its not that hard really and I could never hoop with those little hoops from wal mart. I made one and played with it for like 30-45 mins to figure it out but once you get the motion down its easy
jhointn, They aren't weighted. Depending on the tape style I think they weigh between 1.5 to 2.5 lbs. The really heavy ones (like 5 lbs) are really for a straight workout, hoop around your waist, and get that weight off. These light ones are better for the pretty hoop dancers like you see at Roo. You still get a good work out though. When I hoop, I'm jumping and moving around and workin hard on new tricks. Definately works up a sweat.
purplefuzzystuff, what kind of hoop was it? If it was one of those cheap kid ones, no wonder you couldn't get it around. The bigger adult hoops are way easier to use. And its "hooper"
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Apr 28, 2008 9:49:41 GMT -5
Come on I want this thread to live til roo anyway! I found some hula hoop trick instructions on youtube, its pretty awesome! Trying to learn a few so I don't look like a reject when I do this in public. Are you guys bringin hoops to roo?
As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
^I'm working on that too. There are good videos for both on that Safire Dance link. One think that does make a difference for me is my legs and arms being bare, especially with leg hooping. The hoop grips a lot better to bare skin than fabric.
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Apr 29, 2008 13:23:53 GMT -5
I just ordered some glow and glitter tape and my BF has the hook up on different colored tape at work. So I can do the lift up and drop down but not much else. I really want to be pretty good before roo so practicing like everyday.