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Permalink Reply by Isabel on November 17, 2011 at 6:03pm

Oooh!

 

I have been struggling with twirling the hoop around while holding it from the outside in just one hand, like in this video where Lady Stardust does it with doubles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSJLoDxKBKA#t=27s 

I can sorta do it, but only at certain angles. I really need a breakdown to understand better! Is there a name for that trick anyway?

 

Also, mini hoop fountain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL4fRxIsIFc 

I can do the weave both ways, but the transitions in between are just baffling! This vid breaks it down pretty well and I may be able to figure it out, but I would love a straight up tutorial.

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Permalink Reply by MichelleCV on November 21, 2011 at 1:42pm

For the fist one do you mean Z-Spins? 

 

And that "hoop fountain" looks like the 3-beat weave. I've been working on that one myself lately which is the only reason I recognize it. Does this help? 

 

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Permalink Reply by Isabel on November 21, 2011 at 4:22pm

 The first one was actually addressed in another thread recently (called "Palm Roll Tutorial"). That z-spins video is really awesome though, and extremely similar. So thank you!!! I can definitely learn something from it.

 

As for the fountain, it does involve the 3 beat weave, but it's a combo of the forward 3 beat weave AND reverse weave, with high/low transitions and turning the body in between both weaves. This poi fountain video I found to be fairly helpful, but it's hard for me to translate poi to hoops... 

 

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Permalink Reply by Quixote on November 20, 2011 at 4:44pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glv7TalKgaU The plane flip around 0:22

And perhaps cat eyes or triangles? I've seen explanations of what they are, but not really how to do them.

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Permalink Reply by Rose on November 20, 2011 at 5:28pm

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth K on December 2, 2011 at 9:06am

so helpful!  i'd always tried to do these just by intuition but videos of myself prove my intuition was wrong...

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Permalink Reply by Kimmie on November 21, 2011 at 2:43pm

what is a triangle??  I've never heard of that

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Permalink Reply by Isabel on November 21, 2011 at 4:24pm

Here is a good tutorial for the 3-petaled anti spin flower (which is what I think you mean by triangles?)

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Permalink Reply by Quixote on November 21, 2011 at 6:51pm

Ahh, thanks for clarifying the name for me. I didn't know what to call it.

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on November 21, 2011 at 3:58pm

hm anyone have a cool trick i can practice in a small room?   i have about 5x5 of hooping space with high cieling in the living room but my flatscreen is there so no crazy tricks that can brake my tv lol . and then i have like a 6x6 room with a low cieling but nothing breakable in there really.

ive only been hooping for a month, so i have a lot to learn :)

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Permalink Reply by Quixote on November 21, 2011 at 6:58pm

I was asking about the poi tricks because I saw this:

Sooo, you could definitely try tosses (to an extent), axis flips, and sustained spinning once you've got the basics down if space is an issue. I'm in the same boat-- can't freely do weaves, the helicopter, or chest+eagle rolls in my usual practice space. >:O

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Permalink Reply by Cass McKenney on November 22, 2011 at 11:53am

I have been trying to break down the fountain well enough to do a tutorial. Give me a couple more dayzzz. I got you boo :)

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