Hoop Move Contest Submission

This is my submission for the Hoop Move contest, sponsored by HoopGirl.

Move 1: Celeste / Luna
Difficulty: Beginner
Notes: This is a fun move that even brand new hoopers can do. The challenge is keeping your balance at the end without hopping, but if you only do a half-turn, then it is much easier (but less fun!) I asked my beginner students to name it, and they came up with either Celeste or Luna, because the end pose looks like those pictures of a lady in the moon.

Move 2: Fun Start
Difficulty: Beginner
Notes: Both this move and the previous move can be done by brand new hoopers. I was trying to figure out the "circus start" move (which I can't do) when I stumbled upon this little gem. Newbie Hoopers love it, because it is a fun and easy way to start hooping, instead of just pushing it around the waist.

Move 3: One Shoulder Duckout from Waist Hooping
Difficulty: High Intermediate
Notes: For a while I was exploring with One Shoulder Duckout variations. I put this move on a video on my website showing those variations but no one ever seemed to pick it, or the other variations, up. This one is pretty fun, but not too pretty. I generally don't do it in performances, because it does not have a high enough success ratio. (i.e. it ocassionally goes flying)

Move 4: Isolation with Turn
Difficulty: Advanced
Notes: This is a new one for me. Lots of hoopers do isolations, but I don't think I have ever seen any add a turn to it. It is difficult, but definitely do-able for anyone who already has a one-handed isolation down.

Move 5: "Not the Matrix"
The base of this move is from last year for me, but the end of it is new. It starts out going from a left shoulder duck-out to a right shoulder duck-out WITHOUT putting your head in the hoop. Now, the new part for me: THEN it goes in front of you (without your head inside, again) to a left arm duck-out. If I can get that last piece to a left SHOULDER duck-out, then I can make the move continous. But I am not quite there yet.

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Howto & Style

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• hula
• hooping
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• natasha
• pyrokinetika
• crazy
• moves

[ibanezgrrl]

Looks like you made Hopper97 a bit jealous....Awesome, awesome, moves! Thanks for the ideas!

[spiderbabyspider]

i agree..tutorial on the not the matrix move please

[MrDoodlebug1]

that was really cool im very impressed

[farfieangel]

you are insane! That last movie was seriously ridiculous. Super impressed! : )

[cupcakes930]

I have a performance in Thursday and I needed a cool start and haha WALLAH! the fun start is my new start... Thanks 8)

[music4fusion]

wow...your frikkin awsome!!! matrix was sick!

[Alyssadawnt]

The shoulder duck out from waist hooping is HARD i cannot get it! mad props. TUTORIAL ON NOT THE MATRIX PLEASE

[chime1333]

awesome! that was amazing, i have just got into hooping and thank You for this video, its very inspiring!

[scaasi]

Awesome (love the last move the most, me and my hoops are SO gonna try that out!_

[yagoodzia]

wow

[linzjane311]

that last trick you did around the shoulder passing to the other shoulder , around the front kneck, omg! that is the first time i ever saw that. fucking awesome man!