Laura Scarborough has some great slow-motion footage for doing the back pickup for the Corkscrew. Ignore the last part where the hoop slopes over her head in Wild West/Halo. That's just a stylistic thing.

This is the same move I'm doing in my icon, btw.

Anyone who does something amazing, first starts out with nothing more than a dream and determination. These are videos of my friends -- all of which are amazing performers in their own right -- showing how they got that good:

CARRINWhen Carrin was first starting to hoop, there weren't any videos for beginners on YouTube. Just people who were ( Read more... )

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Performer: Rayna McInturf, founder of Hoopnotica.com
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nj8hpcrrhc

Not convinced? How about this:

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Title: Hoopnotica inspired by Beyonce
Performer: Rayna McInturf, founder of Hoopnotica.com
Song: "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZqwSVZvfbg

Oh and ladies...here's the 10 minute ( Read more... )

The Austin Hoopers Meetup group is still the fifth largest hula hooping group in the country.

1. Boston Drum Circle, Dance, Jump & Jive Meetup (178 Members)
2. The OC Poi Freaks & Fire Performers (138 Members)
3. Austin Ecstatic Dance for Women (103 Members)
4. Hoopnotica's West LA Hula Hooping & Hoopdance Meetup Group (80 Members)
5. Austin ( Read more... )

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Title: Parkarage
Performer: Lucian (one of the Austin Hoopers)
Location: Atop a parking garage in northwest Austin, TX
Music: "Baba, We Love Dub So" by Doof
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E08KtYepLL0Lucian has been teaching the rest of us in the Austin Hoopers how to do some of these moves. I'm currently working on the "stationary vertical ( Read more... )

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Title: vertical and chest hooping
Date: May 2, 2007
Performer: ammre
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsb5ijCgBmEThis hooping video has a special place in my heart ( Read more... )

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Performer: mafedeso
Music: "Don't Feel Like Dancing" by Scissor Sisters
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi9cvsiZZG0

I think I need to take up hooping!