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Permalink Reply by Lindsay B on October 16, 2011 at 11:28pm

Dance lessons?  Basically just need to learn chest isolations, and do small isolations quickly.  http://www.ehow.com/video_4394976_do-chest-isolations-reggae-danceh...

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Permalink Reply by Tweed on October 17, 2011 at 8:42am

It took me almost a year to get chest hooping down. You just need to practice and not give up. Everyone learns at a different pace. I learned to chest hoop (with arms out) first before I could put my arms in. This way you get the general movement that your upper body needs to do. I've heard a lot of people say they learned to vertical chest hoop first. Also, I found that using a larger heavier hoop was easier to learn with as opposed to lighter hoops.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Danielle Starshine on October 17, 2011 at 11:10am

I can only chest hoop with my arms out right now. I think I need a larger hoop because my shoulders are rather broad (I'm 5'7'' with a larger frame and 135 lbs) before I can chest hoop with my arms in. I really want to learn this trick because it looks awesome!

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Permalink Reply by andshespins on October 17, 2011 at 7:53pm

yep see i learned arms in first. it took em a month and a half to get it. its the most frustrating move that ive leanred so far. but once you got it you got it!

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Rodriguez on October 17, 2011 at 1:32pm

shoulder hooping took me about a year and a half to finally get. I think that it's good to do it just before going to bed, in my opinion. It seemed to be what did it for me.

I got it vertically before horizontally also.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Tilly Whirls on October 18, 2011 at 1:45pm

There's a ton of tips in this thread. The topic is a little more specific, but the tips will still be helpful to you. I posted a video in it as well. 

 

http://www.hoopcity.ca/forum/topics/chest-hooping-with-arms-inside-...

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StudentPermalink Reply by Melanie on October 18, 2011 at 2:50pm

Safire has a great tip in one of her online classes:  practice chest hooping while on your knees to remove the "hip effect".  Somehow it allows your upper torso to rotate much smoothly and helps building muscle memory.  :)  That trick did it for me.  I now can chest hoop in both currents, arms in & out!!  Hope this helps!  Good luck :)

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