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Permalink Reply by Natalie Zem on April 9, 2010 at 10:47am

advise=advice

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Permalink Reply by Taylor of Hoops of Creation on April 9, 2010 at 11:10am

YOU'RE IN LUCK

there is another term....Earth...and the other way is called Sun. (pushing upwards that is)

And my advice to you is to just keep trying and trying. Try doing sun then rolling around into Earth. It just takes time is all.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay on April 9, 2010 at 1:55pm

This is actually what helped me get it. I could do the Sun easily but never the Earth. So I would start with the Sun and the slowly rotate my way to the Earth. Lots and lots of practice and patience, you'll get it. :)

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Permalink Reply by Lorelei on April 9, 2010 at 11:14am

Walk (in a tight circle) in the the direction that works for you to counter balance. Another way is to sort of do the running man while doing it to keep it going.

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Permalink Reply by Tokyo Sunshine on April 9, 2010 at 11:19am

THANK YOU for saying you hate that term, because i find it extremely annoying myself. hehe

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on April 9, 2010 at 11:34am

Ha ha, I had lots of trouble with this one too, both with the name & with the move! Now I usually call it Vertical Downward Waist. In general I'm tending to aim for simpler, more descriptive names of moves whenever possible, rather than using some secret hooper's lingo. It can be confusing--for instance the name "corkscrew" is used for a couple of very different moves, likewise "helicopter"-- though it's hard finding simple names for complex moves too!

The big revelation I had about all vertical hooping (on or off body) is that it tends to go wonky whenever you're not applying enough upward force (due to that pesky factor, gravity!) The good news is that unlike horizontal hooping, all the force doesn't have to come from your torso. For this move, keep your knees slightly bent, & use your legs to boost the cat-cow move. You can even come up on your toes if you need to. Just make sure you give it a strong upward push, & then gravity becomes your friend again to help you with the downward part.

Hope this helps!

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Permalink Reply by Abby Leach on April 9, 2010 at 11:56am

My angled waist hooping (not booty bump, lol) often dips to the right as well. I just keep turning with it until it levels out a bit. And yes, it does happen because your left side is bumping the hoop harder than your right, but I find it really difficult to even it out, so I usually start the move facing a little to the left of where I want to be facing.

That's not really doing the move right; it's more of a temporary fix. :-P

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Permalink Reply by Kelly S. on April 9, 2010 at 11:56am

I also (like Lorelei) move toward the direction of the "dipping" when this happens. Don't worry, the more you practice this move it will work itself out and begin flowing more evenly. :)

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Permalink Reply by Robin Rosay on April 9, 2010 at 12:00pm

I had troubles with this one going crooked, too. As a matter of fact, I wasn't sure I was ever going to get one that wasn't crooked. I finally watched someone from behind doing it correctly. What made the difference for me was seeing their body kind of making a little oval while they were bent forward. That way you get the same push points as when you stand (I think), making the hoop orbit properly.

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Permalink Reply by Jana from Ula Oopla land on April 9, 2010 at 12:14pm

When it dips to your right side, try taking one step to the back and little to the right side with your right leg. That should level it.
I just confused my self, so went and tried it and it works. :)

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Permalink Reply by Goldfish on April 9, 2010 at 12:42pm

This is actually a barrel roll tutorial but I was having a little trouble with the booty bump before I saw this and now I have no trouble at all! Good luck :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUIoZuXSDps

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Permalink Reply by Natalie Zem on April 9, 2010 at 12:52pm

Wow, thanks so much so far everybody! I'll try all of the suggestions. I know eventually I'll get it! :)

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