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 ...
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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You rock girl! How come I missed you on the hoop jam at burning man! I want a tutorial too!! Love your sexy shoulder moves.. and the swave intro.. great hooping!
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