Posts Tagged ‘Hula hoop class’
New Mountain Hoop Class In Person, And Online!
Want to Hula Hoop, dance, laugh, learn and meet some neighbors? I’m hosting a “naturally socially distancing” Hoop Dance Class up off of Clear Creek. 10 am MST on Thursdays. ALL LEVELS Welcome! Hoops provided, bring your own, or get a new beautiful custom crafted professional hoop. So far we’ve had a total Laugh-Fest this month testing this location out!
•Like the idea, but want to stay home? I am getting us together to participate online, too! Trying some new tech up here, so bear with me to get it going.
•Classes are $10 for now (I used to charge $15 for many years). If you really want to learn and cost, or something else is an issue, please let me know. We can chat opportunities to help each other out–mountain style.
•Wear comfy clothing. Bring water. Shoes are a good idea, especially on the gravel. You can be in the shade or the sun. If you’re bringing (or dragging for their own good) a hoop buddy, Please carpool or join UTV forces, and Please get directions in advance.
•Class is about an hour-ish (sometimes we’re just having so much fun, it bubbles over).
•RSVP’s are greatly appreciated. You can pay in variety of ways-cash, credit/debit card, online, in person, Square, Venmo, Paypal, Vagaro, blah, blah, blah.
•303.919.9280 cell call or text. (Our CenturyLink 208 # is still out). Facebook Messenger works well. Email is ok but please message me to go search for your e-mail, please.
PLEASE NOTE : This is a positive, happy, healthy, community atmosphere/class. Neighbors are all encouraged to play and be nice–not hard to do with a hula hoop!!!
P.S. if you want to see my style of teaching…check out my Monday night Hoop Love Ya’ll Show recordings on YouTube (health, humor and hula hooping) http://www.YouTube.com/HipTheHoopla
I’m Hip The Hoopla (hipthehoopla) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp, etc).
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
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Please follow Hip The Hoopla on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube (with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-919-9280, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
Hoop BOTH Ways!
QUESTION: Should you just hoop in one direction?
ANSWER: Hoop BOTH Ways!
Here’s why you should expand your hoop dance to utilize Both Directions (hooping to the right AND hooping to the left).
Hoop Both Ways…It Has It’s Benefits!
- Work your Body.
If you lifted weights, you probably wouldn’t just do right arm bicep curls. You’d work both sides equally, for strength and balance. When you practice utilizing both sides, you train your body to develop stronger muscle memory. - Work your Brain.
The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body, and vice versa. Also, when you challenge your brain with new learning, you create new neural pathways. - Variety and Expansion.
If you are able to get into a variety of moves from both directions, you will exceptionally expand what’s possible in your hooping practice. - Extra Ah-Ha Moments!
You may get something on your non-dominant side that you were previously struggling with when you were hooping in your comfort zone, aka “favorite side.”
Hooping in your “favorite” or “dominant” side is often referred to as your “current.” I like to hoop in both currents. I also highly encourage my students to regularly hoop in both directions. It increases what’s easily possible and accessible. If you can only get into a move or transition from one direction, then you limit your flow dance options to only what feels comfortable and accessible from your favorite direction. By working both directions while hooping, your creativity can become exponential!
How to get that “other side” when it doesn’t feel as natural?
Often we refer to our opposite current as our “bad side.” Those words actually makes me cringe, because that side did nothing wrong to deserve that ill-fated moniker, other than it doesn’t get much practice time. Also when you keep speaking those words, you can come to believe it as truth. And it’s just not fair to put something down about yourself.
So I call my so-called non-dominant side, “My Side That Needs a Little Extra Love.” So give that side more rotations, so that it does feel more comfortable. Muscle memory takes time and repetition. Practice is the key. It may not feel great while you’re first trying it, but as you practice, it will start to feel more natural, and eventually even second nature!
Warm, Cozy, and Stuck
Lastly, know that your current/dominant side can become a warm and cozy comfort zone. Sometimes of not trying new things. It can also become a rut where you get stuck. Often we develop an unconscious habit of how to do something. If you are stuck getting a new move, switch up the direction, or side, that you are trying it on. When you engage in this “beginner mind” methodology, you are way more open to discovering and trying a new technique, than the habitual patterned brain is.
Enjoy hooping in both directions. May your fun incorporating both sides, build your hoop dance tool box of possibilities.
Want to see how to “Go Both Ways” in your hooping? Check out this YouTube video now: https://youtu.be/c2NTraAbeP8
♥ This article is especially dedicated to Kat and the FabOver40hoopcommunity ♥
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
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Please follow Hip The Hoopla on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube (with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-919-9280, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
How To Get The Most Out of Workshops and Events
Going to a great workshop, conference, or learning event?
Here’s 8 of my favorite ways to get the most out of the conference/event/workshops you’ve invested your valuable time, money and energy into.
1.) Take a notebook…take actual notes and make some stick figure illustrations to help you with positioning, movement, direction, things that make sense to you, etc.
2.) Take video of the summaries, if you can. Make sure you do NOT post these anywhere, as that’s the instructor’s livelihood.
3.) If you can, get video of Yourself doing/demonstrating the moves, or even explaining it, that’s really helpful! Part of the reason is that your brain will be spinning with all the new info you will learn in those many learning moments.
Plus, the videos will help you remember that you actually DID get these moves (at least once in the workshops!), and are possible again, with patience, and lots of practice.
4.) Review your favorite parts you want to remember right away…it’ll help you retain the information.
5.) If you can, teach your new information to someone else, that will also help solidify the info even deeper so it stays in your mental toolbox. Make sure you credit your source, and just share some key key points, or cool moves, not the whole workshop, so people are interested in studying with that instructor when they can.
6.) Another note that I’ve kept true to for many, many years…Pick “one golden nugget,” just for you, from each thing you go to. That will serve you well over time, and help you feel better when you can’t remember it all (but paid to be there and participated!).
7.) Meet others, and get their contact info!* You may end up having them as a friend for years to come, as a colleague to share notes and review with, and to expand your community connection. So many wins!
8.) BONUS TIP: Always have fun. You’ll be happy to remember something you really enjoyed.
If you put these 8 tips into play, you will retain new information Sooooo much better, gain fabulous friends, and really get the most value that you can possibly can from all of your experiences!
~Che’ Rippinger, Professional Hoop Dancer, Instructor, Coach, Performer, Hoopsmith, and Founder of Hip The Hoopla www.HipTheHoopla.com
♥ *This is dedicated to Josanne Jackson of the Fab❤Over 40 Hoop Community, who inspired this article!
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list: Hip The Hoopla Circle E-mail and get a free gift!
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube(with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-919-9280, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
Hoop Love Ya’ll Show-Expansion
Hoop Love Ya’ll Show ~ Expansion Theme
Health, Humor and Hooping Tips and Tricks with Che’ Rippinger
In This Show Episode: Expansion (from limitation)–my constricted dietary journey with new health lessons & yum to try sugar substitutes, “Limiting” hooping – expansion moves from floor positions-including nose hooping!
~ Hoop Love, Ya’ll!~Che’ Rippinger of Hip The Hoopla
Enjoy & tune in weekly~Thank You!
Expansion (from Limitation) Topics in This Episode:
•Health Tips – Laughter Yoga Breathing exercises:
Laughter Yoga Breathing Exercises-Fountain Laughter and New “Nose & Belly Breathing” technique.
• Health Information – My personal health challenge journey with Candida and doing a sugar cleanse and elimination “diet”–
Expanding my knowledge of body, gut and food, including new things to try with a limited list of “You can eat this, you cannot eat that.”
•Hooping Tricks, Tips and Techniques: Expansion from Limitation hooping
Try floor hooping and exploring the variety of hoop moves from the ground
Wall plane, wheel plane, isolations and variations, breaks and paddles, folds, twisties, head hooping, and even NOSE hooping! (3rd try is a charm!)
Local: “Expansion from Limitation” Hoop Workshop Tuesday, 3/113/18 6:30pm at Namaste Studio, 701 Garrison Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215, USA (and online class offerings, too!).
…Plus some sweet kitty Capri and puppy cameos to get you smiling/laughing!
•Yum To Try/Helpful and Healthful recommendations*:
1. Zevia Zero Calorie Soda-
A light tasting very yummy NO-sugar, no-caffeine, comes in many flavors, NATURAL alternative. A nice sweet treat instead of the mainstream immune system hindering sodas and pops containing high sugar/corn syrup/toxic aspartame/chemical sweetener .
2. Organic Lemon Juice (bottled) and organic lemons
You can grate the lemon zest for a lovely lemon aroma and flavor to many dishes from veggies, main course, to desserts and sugar free, high alkaline drink (water is still #1 in healthy)!
3. Coconut Amino Acids
Super yum and a great sweet & salty alternative to soy sauce and soy amino acids–tastes like Teriyaki sauce!
*Of Course: check with your doctor before trying any of these for yourself. Everyone and body is different, and reacts differently depending on when you take things, in what quatities and in combination with other things–so do be careful and do your own research. These are helpful for *me* and are things I’ve learned through having a health food store with my mom, and learning a lot along the way from other sources as well.
YUM TO TRY Recipes!
♥ Sautéd Veggies with Coconut Amino Acids:
• Pour 1-2 Tablespoons of Avocado or Olive oil in a stove top pan over medium heat.
•Add your favorite cut up veggies of your choice to pan (like sliced up brussels sprout, onion, in order of density and cooking time needed–add minced, crushed or fine sliced garlic last and greens that can wilt in like kale which is pretty hearty, then spinach which is more tender).
• Add tumeric with ground pepper to taste for great health benefits and maximum benefit/absorption.
• For extra flavor sprinkle some fresh (bottled works well, too–go for the organic) lemon zest and/or lemon juice.
♥ “Gourmet” Popcorn :
• 2 Tablespoons Organic Coconut oil in a lid handy large pan/pot.
• Add 1/4-1/2 cup of popcorn and Cover with a lid and cook over high heat until popping diminishes (and before it starts to smoke/burn!)
(I’m going to try popping Sorghum kernels as a corn alternative–but you have to constantly keep that moving so it doesn’t burn!)
• Add some great spices afterwards! Try a Mexican blend with chili powder (start with a little, you can always add more!), paprika (especially smoked!) and onion salt, or cinnamon and stevia, or a kettle sweet and salty taste treat spraying a fine mist of coconut amino acids over and shuffling the mix until lightly coated (but not soaked!)
Health, Humor and Hooping with Che’ Rippinger of Hip The Hoopla
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About Che’ Rippinger: Che’ has been hoop dancing (aka hula hooping) since 2008, she specializes in teaching (mainly adults) of all levels how to hoop dance, laugh, and be happy and healthy. She has over 30 years of experience teaching dance and founded her company Hip The Hoopla in 2011 instructing, performing and creating handcrafted locally made professional custom dance hoops.
Che is a professional hoop dancer, belly dancer, fire spinner and Certified Laughter Yoga Leader. She’s also been a professional humorist specializing in “relationships” as a cartoonist and columnist, published in the Sunday Denver Post and Playgirl Magazine.
If you’d like to hire Che’ for education, performing or events, please visit www.HipTheHoopla.com
Note: Hoop dance is a great activity to try if…you want to have fun, try something different, dance, laugh and get happy endorphins from the physical exercise that you might possibly enjoy for the rest of your life. There are many benefits to hooping some of which include: stress relief, happiness, activity, fun bonding with friends and family, improved coordination, creating new neural pathways, help with depression and mental issues, healing from physical injuries and trauma, toning, endurance conditioning and some even experience the most fun weight loss they’ve ever tried. For whatever reason you choose, know that these circles are a promoter of world peace, compassion and camaraderie. Of course, check with your doctor or health care professional before engaging in new activity to make sure it is safe for you. No matter who you are, or what your circumstance, age, gender, background, or whatever makes you, you…Welcome to the circle ♥
~With Hoop ♥ ~Che’
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list: Hip The Hoopla Circle E-mail and get a free gift!
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube(with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-980-6295, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
Happy Healthy Leg Hooping Tips, Tricks and Q & A
Happy Healthy Leg Hooping Tips, Tricks and Q & A
With Ché Rippinger of Hip The Hoopla
This Week’s Hoopspirational Hoop Booty Camp check in includes great hoop tricks and tips, floorwork, leg hooping vs. knee hooping (for Ashley Larson), breaks & paddles, question on hoop size, hooping safety tips, healthy cooking tips (including my yum corn & quinoa chowda this weekend (Yum Cooking performance art recipe below), greek yogurt, silent laughter and even an extra doggie hoop trick! Sorry the tech pixilates the video a bit, but this content rocks–and there’s lots of humor! Remember, “leg hooping” took me a YEAR to learn, so be patient with yourself, with floor, leg or dirty pizza toss leg hooping, starts and recovery moves. Hoop Love, Ya’ll! ~Che’ … your happy hooping humorist ♥
Corn & Quinoa Chowda Recipe by Che’ Rippinger
(Disclaimer…my cooking is “Performance Art,” meaning it’s on the fly, with what I have in my fridge/pantry/stock. Go ahead and experiment (as you might with leg hooping) with some changes…no guarantees on how it will turn out, but mine was not only raved about by one of my husbands friends, but also I ate this for the next several meals including breakfast –an entire snowy Sunday with multiple trips back to the crock. I ate 2/3 of a big crock–myself in 1 1/2 days–it was that delish! This is sure to fuel your leg hooping and floorwork practice with love and joy.
Throw in a crock pot on high…
2 packages of frozen corn kernels (splurge for the yummy organic if you can)
1 cup ground corn meal (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
1 cup or so of quinoa (I used a tri-color, which was lovely)
1 chopped up onion (cut up thicker if you like chunky soup)
1 small container of marscapone cheese (you can sub in cream cheese)
At least 3 cups of a Liquid of your choice (can combine): water, stock (veggie works great), unsweetened plain almond milk (or other alternative “milks” like cashew, soy, rice etc, or dairy milk if you like)
Spices to taste (start with a pinch, you can always add more!), including/suggested:
White pepper
Tumeric
Chili Power (just a pinch–it will get spicier the more you heat it!)
Paprika
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Save the salt for the end of cooking or as a garnish–and you’ll be able to taste it better and use much actual salt which equals less sodium (more bang for your salt buck!)
Thoroughly heat on high if you want to eat it faster, or let it simmer all day on low if you want to come home to a “welcome to dinner” fabulous smelling kitchen. You can use an immersion blender for a little bit, or blend about 1/4-1/3 of the soup in a blender (be very careful blending hot liquid–it can explode out the top of your blender and can burn you)
*Serving suggestions* Make it pretty and even more tasty:
Put in a beautiful bowl, drizzle with a good olive oil, and sprinkle with black lava salt, and a bit of yummy nutritional yeast flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, and garnish with a dollop of Greek yogurt and a pinch of paprika or chili powder on top.
Biscuits are a great carb-overloading side to this, or go green with some steamed broccoli, or nice salad. I made this soup to share, and I ended up eating most of it myself! In~Joy! ~Che’
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list: Hip The Hoopla Circle E-mail and get a free gift!
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube(with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-980-6295, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
New Class Series
Two New Hip The Hoopla Class Series:
Heart Body Circle Series:
Tuesdays Feb. 14, 21 & 28, 6:30-7:30pm
Flexibility Workshop Part 1 & 2:
Thursday Feb. 16 and 23, 6:30-7:30pm
These are offered as limited space group classes at Namaste Studio at 701 Garrison, Lakewood, CO 80215
Grab your spot now at www.HipTheHoopla.com or MindBody app.
Further information:
Heart Body Circle Series
Tuesday February 14th: Getting in touch with your core heart and breath center
Tuesday February 21: Moving in your body–getting in touch with your danceable parts.
Tuesday February 28: Developing your physical and mental expansion with your circle.
In each class you will learn techniques to feel more comfortable bringing your own brand of uniqueness and personal self into your hoop dance. All levels are welcome.
This series is $35 for all 3 classes* with a savings of $25 ♥ Or you can drop in to each class for $20, or $15 if pre-registered at www.HipTheHoopla.com or the MindBody app.
*Click Here to Join the e-mail list for a super special Hip The Hoopla Circle pricing.♥ ♥
Flexibility Workshop Part 1 & 2
Thursday February 16th: Expanding your upper body and core flexibility.
Thursday February 23th: Increasing your lower body strength and dynamic range.
This workshop double header is $30 for both classes* with a savings of $10 ♥ You can drop in to each class individually for $20, or $15 if pre-registered at www.HipTheHoopla.com or the MindBody app.
Classes are taught with love and encouragement, in a positive, safe, no-judgement zone atmosphere. You are welcome to come participate at the level you can, or attend and take notes (pricing is the same). Che’ Rippinger has been teaching a wide variety of dance to dancers of many ages for 30+ years. She has and continues to study with many master teachers. With her experience, she’s developed a unique teaching style of compassion, technique and humor, increasing mental and movement blossoming with each individual, according to their needs.
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Holiday Deals with Hip The Hoopla
Hooping For the Holidays
Hooping For the Holidays? Enjoy peace in the hoop instead of battling crowds, with no-pressure fun holiday deals to make your day, and someone else’s. #SHOPSMALL
Small Business Saturday Deal (Available 11/25/16-12/1/16):
Use the code SBS10 to take $10 off any class pack (5 or 10 classes), package (Fit Finesse, Polished Performer, Elite), or pro hoop over $50, (online, in person in Lakewood, or on MindBody).
After you are done with the hectic malls and big box stores, come #SHOPSMALL with us on #smallbusinesssaturday
Free Facebook Live Hip The Hoopla Class recording available
Check it out!
As a little reward for Liking us on Facebook, here’s a FREE Facebook Live Class that you can watch and do! The class theme is “Hooping Indoors/Hooping in Small Spaces” and is 43 minutes of Hip The Hoopla fun! In-Joy ♥ Click here to watch now!
~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list: Hip The Hoopla Circle E-mail
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube (with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp,and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-980-6295, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
Hula Hoop Hand Grips for Interesting Hoop Dance Variations
Here’s a short tutorial video on several hoop hand grip positions with Hip The Hoopla’s Che’ Rippinger. Note: I use the names of these grips as Emma Kenna teaches–because I love the accuracy in her fun descriptions, and she is a total enjoyable hoot–plus I love to credit the original source!
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Hoop Love, Ya’ll! ~Che’ Rippinger, Founder of Hip The Hoopla
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Hand Grip Variations Video Tutorial Link
FOR THESE HAND GRIP TECHNIQUES:
There aren’t any prerequisite moves that you need to have accomplished first for these hand grips. Just know that they do flow together with each half turn, and can be used interchangeably in your hoop dance flow session. It’s good to know these on both hands, and going in both directions on each hand–so your possibilities for combining them and creating variations on new moves and dance combinations, is endless!
HOOP DANCE TIPS:
Please warm up and cool down (head to toe!) to keep your body safe and hooping longer, hydrate, and take it sloooow! Make sure you have a nice dance posture: stand tall, shoulders back, chest and head lifted, abdominal wall in, pelvis tucked under, and a slight bend in the knees. Dancer/Boxer feet–keep your weight shifted forward on the balls of your feet, rather than resting back on your heels–easier for nimble movement. Try everything *without* the hoop first. Next, just hold the hoop and do the moves. Then get your fancier hoop moves in while coordinating with some basic stepping or fancy footwork dance combinations. Bring all you have to the table–your personal style, experience and sass! Stay positive and give yourself lots of credit for any and all progress! Keep a hoop notebook and take a couple of moments to write down tips and tricks that are helpful for you. Then review them right then and there, and a few minutes the next day…etc. You’ll be amazed at your progress! Please post how you are doing. Grab a buddy and stay accountable to another. And Please Share! Thanks So Much for watching! Subscribe to this channel here, and our informative hoop circle news via e-mai (http://eepurl.com/bRtK_5 )l, and check out more great hoop, health and happiness info at www.HipTheHoopla.com
~With Hoop ♥ ~Che’
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Link for this video tutorial to share: https://youtu.be/3V2bwPZuk4s
~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life (30+years), Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list: Hip The Hoopla Circle E-mail
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube (with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp, and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-980-6295, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
10 Fire Hooping Safety Tips & Tricks
Fire Hooping Safety for Smart People
So you want to set your hula hoop on fire and dance? Here’s some tips that will help you do that safely so you–and others–can enjoy the experience. Bonus short video demo at end!
1. ALWAYS have at least one Fire Safety.
A “Fire Safety” is a person who is watching you carefully and has proper training to calmly help alert and assist you in any situation and avert potential danger. Your fire safety should have a duvatene towel, cotton towel or wet large natural cloth to put out your fire props, you, or any area that starts on fire (if your prop hits the grass outside–try stepping on it immediately to put it out).
2. Get trained with experienced fire spinners who know what they are doing.
Their advice and experience can safe you a huge learning curve and keep you happy and healthy, too! They can also school you on different props, including pros and cons of different styles and companies. Do your own research too! The more you educate yourself in props, techniques and safety, the more well-prepared you will be for your “Virgin Burn” (first time fire spinning). **Get your fire props from a reputable source. They are NOT toys. Spend the money and get something good–or borrow from someone to try theirs out (with their permission and supervision).
3. Do not mix any mind-altering substances with fire.
Your judgement, timing and perception can turn something fun into something very bad-very quickly (including alcohol, legal or illegal drugs or even out of control emotional state–if you know you shouldn’t get behind the wheel of a car, then the same applies to working with fuel & flame).
4. Wear proper clothing.
Make sure your clothing is made of natural materials which have a lower burn rate (no synthetics–those can easily flame up AND melt TO your SKIN–bad burns & emergency room visits!) Also you want form fitting movable clothing (not super tight and nothing loose and flapping–like ribbons or dragging pant legs).
5. Keep your fueling area safe and away from anything that can ignite it.
It should be separate from the area you “burn”, “light up” or fire dance in. This means NO cigarettes, small children, drunk/stupid people, etc. Definitely start fire spinning OUTDOORS in an open, safe, clear area. Do NOT spin fire inside, unless you have experience AND FIRE INSURANCE. You can spin on private property without insurance. You need proper insurance and a permit to spin in public places. Many spin without, but you take on a lot of safety and financial risk to do that. Anyone who is a professional or performs/takes in money, should have these.
6. Use the proper fuel.
Just because you have a fuel–that burns, doesn’t mean it is a good idea to use it with your fire props. Some can have more toxic fumes, and other consequences that are not safe or pleasant. Most of the people I know, including myself prefer Coleman’s White Camping fuel. You can get it, reasonably priced, wherever you can get camping equipment or surplus supplies (like a military store).
7. Start small and try out a fire hoop (or fire prop) WITHOUT being lit up.
There is a different weight to get used to along with some different movements that you will find better to attempt before you try everything you know in hooping/flow spinning.
8. Protect your head and hands.
Some people wet their hair. Some wear a hat or scarf and tuck their hair up and in. I learned my lesson when my fire safety said, “Your hair is on fire,” during a parade. The tail end of my long braid caught and I got it out quickly before damage was done. Since then–I’m all for not having the nasty scent of burning hair. Also, do NOT use hairspray–unless you want to pull a “Buffy The Vampire” trick and ignite very easily! As for your hands, I like leather gloves. There are other gloves, sleeves and gauntlets you can use that are natural materials that are helpful or safe choices.
9. When you play with fire, you CAN get burned…it’s FIRE, after all!
Most of us fire spinners have an injury, burn or experience to tell you about where not everything went right. It happens. Fire is a risk. We do the best we can to minimize it with knowledge, practice, safety and experience. Make sure you check your fire props BEFORE you fuel up and light up-check that all is secure and in good condition/working order. Bad connections can come loose and start fires.
Also, make sure you squeeze out excess fuel (use rubber gloves) from your wicks, and/or “spin off” in a safe area (away from others) so that you do not fling flaming fuel at anyone or anything, once you are lit up.
10. Keep a first aid kit easily accessible.
Burn cream, clean dry bandages, Water, and cell phone. Prevention will help way more than not planning ahead to be safe. A bonus trick someone passed along to me was some essential oil (especially lavender oil), to help heal and is pleasant smelling for burned nose hairs! Really happy I know that one now!
Bonus: By being safe, you will have more fun!
Also know that…
*FYI: Fire is loud.
* Fire is awe-inspiring.
* Fire gets your adrenaline pumping.
Performers Bonus…Here’s an important fire tip for your fire spinning tricks:
Try to do faster moves in the beginning when your wicks are more fueled (waist, leg, chest hooping), and slower ones (isolations, floats, poses, etc) when your fuel is burning out and your flame is low. Fast moves will put out your fire out faster–slower moves will extend the life of your “burn”.
Here’s a video of the Colorado Fire Tribe Performing at the 9News Parade of Lights in Denver, Colorado. (Che’ Rippinger is the fire hooper with the black beret).
♥ Blessings & Happy Hooping Health! ♥
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~Che’ Rippinger is Hip The Hoopla‘s CHO (Chief Hooping Officer)/Owner/Founder and head humorist, with heart. She’s been hula hooping since 2008 and founded Hip The Hoopla in 2011 – while teaching, performing and making pro custom dance hula hoops. A dancer most of her life, Che’ has also been a humor writer/columnist, illustrator and cartoonist for The Denver Post and her Touché! Cartoons have been featured in PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Keep up with Hip the Hoopla with news, #Hoopspiration and special offers. Please sign up now for our special e-mails member list.
Also, please follow us on Facebook. We’re even on YouTube (with our own channel), Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Yelp, and Instagram. To contact us for group classes, private coaching, premium service packages, VIP days, events, performances or custom professional dance hoops, please call 303-980-6295, visit www.HipTheHoopla.com or e-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com. (Please do not add us to call/e-mail lists without permission.)
New Hip The Hoopla Location in Lakewood Colorado
Hip The Hoopla
…has a lovely new studio to dance, laugh and do yoga in Lakewood
Come join us Thursdays for 2 new classes here plus some online pre-registration specials
WHERE:
Woodlake Center
1978 S. Garrison St., Suite 5
Lakewood, CO 80232
Check out our NEW CLASS LINEUP (so far!):
• YOGA MELT* 1/2 hour decompress class
Thursdays 5:45 pm-6:15 pm MST in Lakewood, Colorado
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• Hip The Hoopla POWER HOUR Class**
Humorous Hula Hoop Dance Fitness with Laughter Yoga and Belly Dance, too!
Thursdays 6:30 pm-7:30 pm MST in Lakewood, Colorado
SPECIALS!
♥ February Special *Zen for 10* Use code “ZENFOR10” to save $5 when you register online for the 1/2 hour Yoga Melt class (at 5:45pm!~a great warm-up right before Hip The Hoopla Power Hour).
♥Take an additional $5 off when you register for Hip The Hoopla Power Hour (following Yoga Melt) at 6:30pm–Please use code “MELTANDHOOP” at www.HipTheHoopla.com (online registration).
~♥ *YOGA MELT 1/2 hour decompress class description ♥~
Join us for a lovely melting and relaxing gentle half hour of yoga decompression and release. A way to calmly transition your day, destress, detoxify and regroup your body, mind and soul. Delicious stretching and breathing will help clear your fascia, lymph, and oxygenate your body with more vibrant health.
•All levels are welcome. Movement is focused on your body and energy.
•Please bring a yoga mat, towel or blanket, and water bottle.
•Comfortable clothing for movement is recommended.
*Special Introductory “Zen for $10” offer (regular price $15).
Limited spaces available: Please get your spot at www.HipTheHoopla.com for pre-registration discount. Drop-ins welcome if space is available.
Questions: Please call Che’ ~ 303-919-9280 ~cell
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~♦ **HIP THE HOOPLA POWER HOUR ♦~
Hip The Hoopla Power Hour is a fun-filled, dance class with Laughter Yoga, belly dance, on-body core hooping and off-body hoop dance movements. Classes have a variety of themes and focus.
You’ll laugh, learn, stretch, grow and get your grove on, all with positive personal encouragement and step-by-step bite-sized technique teaching.
ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME! Everyone will have instruction to help develop and challenge themselves with technique and lots of humor.
Classes have limited spaces available, so please do go online at www.HipTheHoopla.com or bring up Hip The Hoopla with the MindBody mobile app to get your pre-registration discount and guarantee your class spot!
BRING: Please bring a yoga mat and a bottle of water to stay hydrated. Plus your positive energy and dance spirit (we’ll help you find that if you don’t have it yet!).
TO WEAR: Comfortable clothing is recommended (the hoops love skin, and non-slick materials to stick to better to stay up and in orbit). Bare feet, socks or non-street dance shoes are appropriate for the dance floor surface.
HOOPS: You are welcome to buy a hoop at class, use one of the class hoops or bring your own! Custom orders are available and come with a complimentary hoop consultation.
Investment:
• $18 Drop-In Rate (if space available)
• $15 Pre-registration Discount at www.HipTheHoopla.com or MindBody Connect mobile app.
• $70 5 Class Pass (one class free, good for 3 months)
• $120 10 Class Pass (2 classes free, good for 6 months)
♦ 3 Exclusive Premium Package programs available
***BEST VALUE PACKAGES***
♥ Fit Finesse Package ($98/month~value over $400/month)
Customized Goal Plan
Unlimited Group/Online classes
2~(30minute) Private Blast Sessions
Inner Circle private Facebook Group Membership
♣ Polished Performer Package ($148/month~value over $450/month)
Customized Goal Plan
2 months Unlimited Group/Online classes
2~ Private 1 hour Sessions/month
Inner Circle private Facebook Group Membership
♦ Elite Private Package ($298/month~value over $500/month)
Customized Goal Plan
2 months Unlimited Group/Online classes
3~ Private 1 hour Sessions/month
Inner Circle private Facebook Group Membership
Questions/Info: Please call or text Che’ Rippinger at 303-919-9280
(e-mails may have a bit more delay: Che@HipTheHoopla.com)
Please register online now at www.HipTheHoopla.com
or on the MindBody mobile app ~Thank You ~
♥ ***Hip The Hoopla also offers other classes (please check our calendar), online classes, private coaching and events, too!*** ♥