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StudentPermalink Reply by Kacie Knight on May 31, 2012 at 3:22pm

I  have to respectfully disagree. I feel that if a girl wants to hoop, even if  all she can do is just waist hoop, and she feels like doing it butt nekid  she should! Regardless of how hot she is.

Some of the worlds greatest hoopers spin in super skimpy outfits (Babz for example). She is no more entitled to hoop semi nude that someone who is still learning how to do a vortex.

There is space in the world for hot half naked dancing hoopers  as well as fully clothed badass ninja hoopers  and everything in between. Hooping can be a half naked, or fully naked art form, a meditation, a weightloss tool or just a simple toy to mess around with . I believe that every has a right to hoop however they wish, as long as they are not hurting anyone.

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Permalink Reply by Annabelle on June 5, 2012 at 5:38pm

Yep!:)

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Permalink Reply by Frances Sparkle Davis on June 6, 2012 at 11:46am

i think i'm with you on this, there is plenty of room inside the hoop for all kinds of people :)

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Permalink Reply by BABZ Robinson on June 17, 2012 at 9:06pm

Here! Here! I say do what you want and screw everybody else and what they think :)

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Permalink Reply by Spooky Mermaid on May 31, 2012 at 4:42pm

I feel like girls who wear less clothes while hooping are often judged harshly purely because of what clothes they decide to wear, yes the outfits are sexy but, that doesn't mean that we should be so critical! 
Generally when I see hoopers its outside at festivals or at raves, it's usually hot at raves and festivals because well, you're hooping and dancing! I think wearing less helps deal with the heat and also makes hooping easier because it grips to the skin.
I also think that women should be able to express themselves freely without judgement. 

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Permalink Reply by Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward on May 31, 2012 at 5:22pm

BWAHAHAHAHASHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH......

OH MY GAWD.... 

thank you so much for posting this.  Made my day.  Welcome to a very small taste of what it's like to be a MALE spinner.  We have to KILL ourselves to get the slightest crumb of the attention a girl would get in similar situations.  But it's not just attention, it's photo opportunities, jobs, positioning within a gig, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward on May 31, 2012 at 8:36pm

I choreographed this little bit of social commentary on this very subject.  Enjoy.

(caution, loud sound track)

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Permalink Reply by Caroleeena of Circles of Joy on June 4, 2012 at 10:31pm

Dang that guy is freaking incredible. I couldn't take my eyes off him. 

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Permalink Reply by Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward on June 5, 2012 at 7:19pm

His name is Alien Jon, her name is Gigi Edgely.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea Shplee on June 5, 2012 at 10:07am

hahahaa thats awesome! 

I totally understand what you mean too! My boyfriend is an aaaaamazing poi spinner but still gets overlooked sometimes if were both flowing at the same time.

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Permalink Reply by Frances Sparkle Davis on June 6, 2012 at 11:47am

wow i never considered this from a male hoopers perspective, thnx for sharing ;)

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Permalink Reply by JJ Hula on May 31, 2012 at 5:43pm

I don't really mind if a female hooper doesn't wear a lot of clothing while hooping, you can't really judge a hooper or any kind of dancer by their type of clothes or lack of. It only bugs me if its a beginner hooper that's simply waist hooping and people are going "OMG WOW THOSE SKILLS"...then yeah I'm going to frown a little because that's not the way I want the hoopdance community to be represented...

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