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Permalink Reply by Ginger Lovgren on February 19, 2010 at 11:08am

Awesome post. Great way to put hooping into perspective for someone. I like. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Snowzilla of Flowlab.ca* on February 19, 2010 at 11:18am

Great post. I think for the most part, we all try to keep that sense of open and giving community going. :)

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Permalink Reply by Megan of *From the Hip on February 19, 2010 at 11:39am

Perfectly said ^__^

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on February 19, 2010 at 12:29pm

Amen! I've never encountered a community quite like the hoop community, whether online or in "real life". And Hoop City is absolutely amazing. I started hooping just about when Hoop City was born (before it had its current name) & now I find it very hard to believe that I survived so many years without hooping, hoopers & Hoop City!

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Permalink Reply by Tangled Macrame on February 20, 2010 at 9:30am

Yay hoopers!

Circularlogic: I found the newly born safiredance.ning less than a month into my hoopdance journey. It's been a BIG part of the experience. Without it, I'm not sure how would have made contact with the larger hooping community beyond my small town.

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Permalink Reply by Lady Bird on February 19, 2010 at 12:55pm

cheers! : ) such a beautiful community of people with so much to teach and inspire others with.
hoopluv back!

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Permalink Reply by Abby Leach on February 20, 2010 at 9:15am

I agree... I'm not a competitive person, so competitive sports of any kind have never appealed to me. I love hooping for the fact that in order to get really good at it, you don't NEED to compete against other people, and there is no one has a driving urge to be better than other people, which is the part of sports I really hate, lol.

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Permalink Reply by Scunshine on February 20, 2010 at 10:22am

I've always felt the same way about sports. Besides one glorious season of middle school soccer where I was actually on the field a total of (maybe) 20 minutes the entire time, I've never had a competitive streak. I'm actually getting together with someone I've never met before on tuesday just so we can hoop together at school!

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Permalink Reply by jenna godar on February 20, 2010 at 11:02pm

thats so awesome! i got together with about 10 people at a flow jam on thursday a hour away from my house! and it was awesome. one of the best things i have ever done and i'll be back every thursday from now on =D

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Permalink Reply by Stellar Sunshine* on February 20, 2010 at 9:34am

wonderful post! I feel the same way :-D The hooping community is such a welcoming, friendly, compassionate, fun community.

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Permalink Reply by Pauliann on February 20, 2010 at 1:39pm

I love your post!! You worded it perfectly. Hooping is the most peaceful yet thrilling activity I have ever experienced. I played competitive sports my first two years in college, but I had to stop because I was getting frustrated with the need for complete perfection. It is amazing to find a community that supports you no matter your level of experience.

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