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StudentPermalink Reply by Danielle Starshine on April 28, 2012 at 2:09pm

I would go for SaFire's classes. I'd much rather support her than a big business.

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StudentPermalink Reply by laFemmeCeceau! on April 28, 2012 at 3:27pm

Agreed--and I just think SaFire's classes have so much more depth.  I think I would have passed over Hoopnotica had I known more about what else was available at the time. Live and learn I guess.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Tara on April 29, 2012 at 10:22am

Although I have never watched or taken a hoopnotica class, I hihgly recommend Safire's classes. 

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Stockwell on April 29, 2012 at 10:33am

SaFire is amazing and free. I would still love to use some Hoopnotica DVDs but can't really afford them. If anyone has any that they are finished with and don't want anymore, I will pay for you to ship them to me. :) (As long as the shipping isn't the same price or close to the price of buying the DVDs)

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StudentPermalink Reply by laFemmeCeceau! on April 29, 2012 at 10:10pm

Melissa I have two out on loan but you are welcome to have (keep) the two I have now (Discs two and three). I have gotten all I need from them. Feel free to message me.
Namaste, Marcy

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Stockwell on April 30, 2012 at 6:25pm

sweet! I am not sure how to message you. I am new on here. But you can email me at melissa4372@gmail.com and we can figure out the shipping cost. :)

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StudentPermalink Reply by Splynk on April 29, 2012 at 5:19pm

I love Safire's classes i'v been working through seeding, budding, blooming and the waves class, they are all wonderful! can't say enough good things about them all :)

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StudentPermalink Reply by Anne-Marie on April 29, 2012 at 6:25pm

I started with Hoopnotica's beginners' DVD - bought as part of a package with my first hoop. I found the instruction to be very clear and precise. However, I did not continue with Hoopnotica because the style of the DVD just irritated me. I'm glad I started off with Hoopnotica, but now I'm loving SaFire's online classes. She is a talented instructor and I prefer her more relaxed, less robotic style!

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StudentPermalink Reply by Missina Lee on April 30, 2012 at 11:21pm

Just throwing this out there... but something I notice too is that a lot of times you can kinda tell where someone has learned the majority of their moves if they learn from Hoop Girl or Hoopnotica. The ones who I know who have taken those courses have proven this to me. I have never seen either of the videos, yet I can identify a hooper who has been trained by one of them because they move so similarly. And then you have all the people saying they learned from Safire, and they don't look like Safire in the hoop.

I think that's very telling with the methods of teaching and HOW the first two videos approach their instruction. Neither is better than the other, but the first two likely will teach you more in how to move in the hoop while doing tricks, and I think Safire teaches you more personal exploration building upon the concepts and structure of the tricks to make them your own. Not that you can't make Hoop Girl or Hoopnotica tricks your own with your unique style, but the two different types of teaching methods give you the foundations of hooping in different ways. So it really comes down to what you are after. If you want a larger trick base with more self motivation, I would suggest Safire, and if you want an overall instruction with a more dance approach incorporating hoop movements, I would suggest Hoopnotica. 

I could be way off, but, just a theory :)

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StudentPermalink Reply by Shannon "HoopLove" on May 1, 2012 at 5:17am

I've never noticed this.  You should post some examples! I have done the hoopnotica DVDs and all that.  I don't think I move with any sort of grace that they do in hoopnotica.  I wish.

I just had a thought, we gravitate to the ones that we want to emulate.  So maybe that is why the hoopnotica peeps look very similar?  

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StudentPermalink Reply by Kelsey Brown on May 1, 2012 at 11:41am

I've done some of hoopnotica's classes and Safire's classes and i definitely like Safire's classes better.  I found that Safire breaks down the tricks a lot better and really helps more with trouble shooting of tricks.  Also all her videos can be put on your ipod or iphone so you don't have to be in front of your TV or your computer to learn them, you can really look at them anywhere.  Also each classroom has discussions which helped me a lot since you are able to learn through other hoopers and discuss what you might be having trouble with.  Hope this helps! =)

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Permalink Reply by Shorty Lucy on May 1, 2012 at 3:21pm

Will it work on an iPad?

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