How to Hula Hoop for Beginners: Lift up from Waist to Lasso Above head

Beginning Hoop dancing trick, how to lift the hula hoop off your body above your head into lasso position

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[hoopsmiles]

If you have a question about performing this trick and seek help.  Post a video response to this video of you performing the trick or send me a video link of yourself attempting this trick. If I cant see you do the trick in person, video footage of the trick is the next best thing. I find it difficult to help someone if I can't see what you are doing.

[FoxyTreeHugger]

Is there any way we could get this song from you? I love it.

[hoopsmiles]

@FoxyTreeHugger Let me think about that. I'm glad you like the song. Thanks. This song was born during an era of my music making when I was obsessed with taking sounds I recorded indoors and outdoors, such as the bird sounds in the song, and incorperating them in my beats. If you hear the sound of an owl in the song, that is really an owl that I recorded one night outside where I was living at the time, which is one of my most favorite sounds I've ever recorded.

[mizzfitroses]

is he standing in front of a green screen? for some reason the area around where is standing looks off.

[hoopsmiles]

@mizzfitroses I just looked at the video again, and I could get that the backdrop does look a little off. No I didn't do this on a green screen. It might have something to do with my cheaper camera I was using at the time.

[Rainwhiskerr]

Could I ask for help? Two issues. 1) The hoop turns vertically and forces my head into my arm- like at 1:02, but over my head. I get to the part where I'm supposed to lift straight up, but the hoop is already too far. 2) I can sometimes get the hoop horizontally over my head, but I can't seem to transfer it to lasso. Like, it'll be in my hand, but my hand is not in a position to be able to keep it going. I can do this going downwards, however. My hoop is 3/4" thick and 40 inches in diameter.

[hoopsmiles]

@Rainwhiskerr yes you may ask for help. Well without being able to see footage of you hooping, have you ever tried this trick with a larger hoop, like 50 to 60 inches in diameter? If not, I recommend trying a larger diameter hoop. If that is easier, as you get better, you can move back to your 40 inch hoop

[hoopsmiles]

@DMSgirlJENNIFER Why not?

[tanz0holic]

Hi.. thanks for posting a slow-motion video. it's really helpful. :) but i'm not getting one thing- as soon as i grab the loop and pull it up, it becomes vertical and hence unable to spin. it's not at all horizontal like i see in the videos. what am i doing wrong?!

[JessicaJizzle]

I have a 42 inch hoop. I have been practicing, and Im able to grab the hoop and lift up, but Im having trouble doing the lasso part. Any tips in making it easier? Also, i tried spinning while doing it, and im still having troubles haha.

[Rainwhiskerr]

@hoopsmiles I haven't! I was told 40 inches was quite large. I will look into a larger hoop. Thank you! :3

[Heifzilla]

@Heifzilla I guess you actually answered my question in the video. I just think that my hoop is so heavy that it ends up torquing my wrists and then I lose control of it.

[Heifzilla]

How many times did you whack yourself in the head when you started to try this lift? Becuse I think I have a concussion now :) Also, I have a really big, really heavy hoop. I know people do these tricks with these larger hoops, but is it better to have a smaller, lighter hoop?