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Permalink Reply by Diane Creedon on August 28, 2009 at 9:22am

WHo needs music? I try to hoop with friends and then we just feed off each other...but I am sure I would probably love to hoop to B52's or YAZ. I also have lots of hand drumming cd's never really thought about them but those would so work. Thanks for stimulating my mind, I am going to find my Ya CDs tonight.
Peace and Love, Diane

Permalink Reply by Paula Stambaugh on August 28, 2009 at 1:45pm

once in a while I hoop without music, but my hooping takes on a whole new energy when the music comes on. I might seem kind of lethargic and then I put on some music and a whole new energy surges through me..Am I just weird or does anyone else notice a distinct difference in Hooping to music vs. hooping without music and hooping to music they really like VS. music that is just so-so?

Permalink Reply by Sue on August 28, 2009 at 4:48pm

Oh absolutely I need music to hoop to. I just sort of don't work without it. I love all different sorts. I like to hoop to trance music, but also '80's music and this week I bought my first Black Eyed Peas album and love it to bits to hoop to. Thievery Corp., One Republic, R&B, Massive Attack, folk, well just about anything really. I must check out the Slumdog Millionaire sound track. I love those sorts of beats, Bombay Dum Orchestra are great to hoop to.

Permalink Reply by Paula Stambaugh on August 28, 2009 at 6:33pm

hmmm... good ideas, Sue...Haven't heard thievery corp yet but others have mentioned them.

Permalink Reply by Sheri on August 28, 2009 at 10:21am

Anything with a good beat...I have learned about Thievery Corporation, Naked Rhythm (my favorite), Shaman's Dream....However, 80's music is great! That's what I grew up with and used to dance to when I was young. I recently saw on TV a Duran Duran concert that was filmed in the 90's. I told my husband, "Man, I need to get my hoop." Some of their songs put me in the dancin' mood..."Wild Boys", especially, with those drums.

I have a variety of music on my iPOD, including Coldplay, Sting, Adiemus (I love to hoop to Adiemus) Shakira (great beat), the sound track to Slumdog Millionaire (great, great beat), and Journey. (After writing the above I may put some Duran Duran on there, too). I like to dance to some mellow songs, too such as Teardrop from Massive Attack.

It just depends on what mood I am in....I do not stick with only one type of music....dance comes in all speeds and styles. I try to be versatile.

Permalink Reply by Paula Stambaugh on August 28, 2009 at 1:43pm

I have a lot from Shaman's dream too. I need to find some stuff by Naked Rhythm, so many love to hoop to their music. You reminded me too that I need to check out the slumdog millionaire stuff, you're not the first person to tell me how great that was! thanks! Happy hooping!

Permalink Reply by Rebecca Marie Borczon on August 28, 2009 at 10:58am

One of my faves is the old Brothers Johnson "I'll be Good to You"... Also Latin-flavored stuff like Marc Antony "I Need to Know", Rob Thomas/Carlo Santana "Smooth", and "Bailamous" by Julio Iglesias' son...For real salacious, I love Grace Jones' old dance tune "Pull Up to the Bumper" ! (But not when my kids are around!)

Permalink Reply by Paula Stambaugh on August 28, 2009 at 1:41pm

yah....I forgot about the brothers Johnson!..I love the latin stuff too but some of it I have trouble hooping to...don't know why as I used to salsa...but still love to try.

Permalink Reply by Jacque on October 19, 2009 at 11:50pm

I have a Hoop Music file; all types of genres...R & B, Reggae, Jam Band, Slow Acoustic, Classic Rock... just all my favorite songs.

Permalink Reply by cinnderr on January 23, 2010 at 11:06pm

oh these are all great ideas! 80's, house, jazzy, sometimes ambient, bollywood, to name a few.

one hoop jam night someone brought tribal belly dance music! wow! i have to say that i've taken a belly dance class, but the chest hooping still escaped me until i heard that music. finally the body movement went with the hoop and vic-a-versa. and i could chest hoop!

music that inspires the body to move in a certain way is so glorious, so juicy, so exhilarating!

Permalink Reply by Paula Stambaugh on January 24, 2010 at 11:13am

Thanks for the ideas! I love the tribal dance too...and I love to go to drum circles and practice.

Permalink Reply by Robin Rosay on April 1, 2010 at 11:07am

I'm all over the place when it comes to hooping music. ZZ Top, my belly dance music. But I also really love that rock and rolly country music for hooping, too.