Cool Hoop Move Alert!

There are many tips I’ve learned and come up with through the years regarding the elegant, and sometimes flashy breaking and paddling hoop dance movements. We’ll be going over some in Hip The Hoopla classes. In the meantime…

Here are 3 Quick Tips to help you get your breaks and paddles working smoothly:

1. Try using a lighter hoop. You are going to need to bounce it off of body parts your arms or legs. A lighter hoops will cause less bruising while you learn how to flow with, instead of whacking the hoop (which will work initially, but will hurt–so don’t do that!) You can try smaller and/or lighter, such as HDPE or polypro. You are allowed–not like you needed permission(!)–to have several different hoops for a variety of hooping purposes. (Just connect with us, and Hip The Hoopla can get you custom hoops to meet your needs, desires and goals!)

2. Breaks like a little give like a rubber band. If you stop a moving object (like the hoop) with a solid object (your hand/arm/leg), you can easily get a wonky return path. Instead, absorb a little bit of that movement energy in the direction that the hoop is going by gently twisting in that direction, before sending the break action back in the other direction.

3. Paddles are like a tiny stall. There will be a bit of mid air suspension, so the key is to maintain the same hoop travel speed, as you paddle (making steady contact on the hoop for about 1/4 of a rotation). When you vary your hoop rotation timing, instead of keeping it steady and rhythmic, even by a split second, the hoop path can develop wobble. (Which is another cool–but different– move if you can control it! Check out Brecken Rivera’s brilliant techniques for this).

****And of course the 4th “Trick” to developing these hoop techniques is to practice. A lot.****

Remember: Life is not always about the tricks, but also the flow!
♥ In-Joy! ♥

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