DANCE HOOPING
babymaddy_2007 started this discussion ·
Has any one tried dance hooping? I saw an article in womens health and was wondering if anyone has tried it and had any sucess?
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babymaddy_2007 started this discussion ·
Has any one tried dance hooping? I saw an article in womens health and was wondering if anyone has tried it and had any sucess?
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Meleania ·
is that aerial hoop? like this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLf9wjjLHIc
No its like this http://www.hoopnotica.com/index.php?cPath=4
Jenn ·
I love hooping! I bought a hoop very recently and am totally hooked. It don't really consider it a work out, but i do find it to be a lot of fun to dance and learn the tricks! I have the Hoopnotica Travelhoop and both of their DVDs and I am also member of Hoop City, which like, Studio Veena, offers lessons, forums and chat rooms for hoopers. I would totally recommend it!
Charley ·
I have started hooping too (thanks Jenn!!!!) and I am full of bruises. It's a whole new world! I am really enjoying it and it is something I can do (have to do) outside which is great! I haven't found it super difficult yet. The larger the hoop the better - it's easier to keep going. I have 43'' diameter hoop and a 36'' diameter hoop - the 43 I use to figure things out but it's rather large and clumsy so I once I have something I move to my 36 so I will be able to hoop in the house eventually. Just make sure you get a real hoop - an adult sized one and you'll be fine. In less than a week of practice I can hoop over my head with my hands, switch hands bring the hoop down to my waist and back up over my head, pass it around the outside of my body, hip hoop, go between waist and hip hooping, hoop one leg, walk and hoop and that's about it but not bad for less than a week and only a few hours put in. Jenn is super good already and she's only been at it 3 weeks or so 😀
The clubs I used to go had hooping girls and people doing poi... I bet it is a really good workout. I knew this guy who started doing poi and he had major arm muscles really quickly. And hooping isn't a cardio workout until you start doing it the whole night while dancing too. Those girls would sweat, I bet it is a good workout!
I checked the web site out and am considering this also. It nice to have something you could do with your kids. It seemed like a lot of the color choices were sold out:( I will follow up after and let you know how it goes.
Trena ·
The studio where I do my pole classes has weighted hoops are they're SO good! Ive only done it once though but I could feel the hoop working my abs! I dont know how good the weighted hoops would be for tricks and dancing though, they're quite heavy! 😂
Former member ·
oooo weighted hoops are awesome...does anyone know how good they are for your abs?? like would a weighted hoop count for strength training?
Trena ·
I definately think so Sascha. Im no expert of course so perhaps you should ask Veena just in case. All I know is that when I did it I could feel it in my abs and even had that nice "I did ab exercises" soreness the next day!! 😀
cbella13 ·
Oh we use the weighted hoops at the studio I go to and they hurt! They have ridges on the inside that really seem to work your abs. Least fav part of the class for everyone!!!! 😂
Hey I do a hooping class each week at the gym with a weighted hoop it's great fun and does work those abs. Mainly we do a dance routines and aerobics type routines and try to keep the hoop up but we learn a few tricks too. I always finish the class red in the face so I know I've worked hard. Cxxx
Charley ·
I've not used a weighted hoop although I could probably make one easy enough. I found the dance hoops are large and weight enough to notice some ab definition coming in. I've not had a lot of time on hooping but I've been getting bruised up and sore from it. The cool thing is you can go forever with the dance hoops so you get a lot of repetition which is good for dance hooping because repetitive motion = muscle memory. It's good cardio and something really fun to do outside (you almost have to.) i also think it's a fun way to exercise with kids...the neighbors sure won't have anything to say about that 😂
Former member ·
woohoo!! thank you guys! im borrowing my friends weighted hoop tonight for a few days, i cant wait to get those abs working!
This looks like fun - I wonder if I can find one in Brazil...
Tine007 ·
I was thinking about hooping classes not too long ago, but somehow I got side-tracked by the pole classes lol... I found this site that makes custom hoops (size, weight, colors...) http://www.yourhoop.com Haven't gotten any yet, so I can't tell if hoops and service are any good. But compared to other web sites the hoops look comparable and not too expensive. Makes me think again about getting one myself... 😬 -Tine
Laurie and I have a few home made dance hoops we made from 160 PSI tubing and hose connectors. We tricked them out with colored duct tape from Michael's craft store. I have one or two hooping vids up on my channel. I am really terrible...can just make the hoop go round, that's about it. But it is loads of fun. I wish my wife would consent to posting a video..she's actually pretty decent at the hoop...and can even turn around and walk while hooping. But that whole high school teacher thing has her nervous about ever being in a video! "Hoopgirl" has a great website and a female fitness and empowerement message similar to much of the poling movement. She is into nutrition and vegetarianism. She was part of a video project that never got released...but clips of the movie, HOOPWORLD, float around on the net. SHe has an outrageously sexy video of herself hooping over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran..or Oakland...and gives lessons at a place called something like the Dance Junction...or something...on Divisadero Street in Oakland, I think.... Veena and/or Fleur...I would be surprised if you ladies had not encountered her at one point or another because she is quite a fixture on the Dance Exhibition and street festival circuit inthe Bay Area. I think her website is just simply HOOPGIRL.com. Her real name is Christabel. I REALLY want to see a hoop video with the TRIPLE THREAT: CHARLEY, QULIA, and JENNIFER. Come ON, ladies...that would be something to see! Joel
Charley ·
😂 Triple Threat!!! I love it! Jen was just over Sunday and made a gorgeous hoop! I made on last night. I am still working with it. I love the isolations I find it's helped my dance so much and I love it for a quick warm up before pole. I'll vid soon when I can do more than 3 tricks. This just doesn't feel as natural to me as pole did. I can tell where my body is really stiff and it's slowly beginning to loosen up. Oddly my bf seems to find hooping sexier than pole!!!!!! 🫡
marle777 ·
Yay! I make hoops too!! 🌸 In fact my first foray into hoop making was charity for an NPO I used to work for. Everyone loved them. charley, it's not odd that your bf thinks hooping is sexier, because it's definitely hypnotically amazing to watch a beautiful woman hoopdance well, especially with a fire hoop! Something about it's lack of overt sexuality makes it even more sensuous. 😈 I can do a few tricks with my dance but I'm not anywhere near as good as I'd like to be. Have you ever seen ShpongledHoops on Youtube? She's effing amazing!! 👸 edit: and hoop dancing most certainly IS a workout. Try doing it for more than five minutes and tell me you're not sweating and working every muscle you've got, especially your core. I hear it burns 600 calories an hour!! 🤸
