"i did classical ballet for 13 years with a few dabbles in jazz, modern and lyrical. i think dance communities in general can be very communal and close and full of generally happy people because thats how dancing makes you feel. i think everywhere…"

"I LOVE duct tape on hoops. Its pretty much the only thing I use when decorating my hoops. I love the amount of grip you get on bare skin, and all of the color options. I never really rip the tape....just do a base color, all in duct, and then vinyl…"

"To be completely honest im sure smarter and more skilled people than I have been able to work that out but duct tape was the death of my first hoop"

"I really like that one too.  I really like b&w hoop designs."

"Awesome! Thanks for the info. I hoop primarily on the sand, cement or carpet (and have five pets lol but I do vacuum daily).  :)"

"Those are totally awesome! I took my son (he's 9 and loves to hoop)with me to Wal Mart on Saturday and let him pick colors and he picked the flame tape (as we are making him his first official hoop of his very own that he got to pick out etc.…"

"I have always used duct tape on my hoops because its cheap and readily available I have made about 8 or 9 this way. The firs few had terrible bumps and air bubbles in it but it gets easier over time to tape with. Here is a pic of the ones I made for…"

"I put it on at an angle so that it does not overlap and cuase a bump- then I use 1" grip to cover the gap!"

"Those all look really great! thanks for posting them. i guess ive been cutting my duck tape too thin or need to make bigger wraps around the hoop (if that makes any sense) ill try that out on my next one :) thanks a ton!"

"I don't usually use the Duct tape- but I liked this one!"

"Those are great!!! Love the color schemes, was thinking of doing something like that pink and zebra one for my son's 2 half-sisters. :) I really like how you did it though with the stripe of black in between. I want to make the purple one for…"

"Just used black duct tape for first time ever tonight. Love the extra grip- didn't feel a noticeable weight difference, but DID notice that first time out on cement (where I often hoop) it scratched up easily and left ugly white marks in the…"

"I made a hoop that looks just like the pink and zebra for a neighbor!!  We have good taste :)"

"All of my hoops are made using duct tape, electrical tape, and hockey tape.  Hockey tape is big up here and so is duct tape (our Walmart is the number one seller of duct tape out of all of the Wally Worlds in THE WORLD!!) so both are…"

"i have a pic of mine attached to the original post. ignore the rainbow one. its the hoop i've been using almost exclusively for a year so its been through some rough times  "

"I find I love gaffer but can't really afford it so I use a little gaffer and a little duct tape which I get form Wal Mart they have some cooll patterend duct tape :)"