"Hi Kat! Yes, I do have experience with this. :) Our local hoop jams are held at a spot that is a gathering space for people with developmental disabilities. We have people come out every week to join us from their membership.…"
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gyro hoops or gyro doops
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tink in Tokyo Jul 16, 2012. 5 Replies 1 Like
Hi all, I have been trying to make a gyro hoop after watching "Bag's" U-tube video. My problem seems to be the quality of fishing swivels available in stores here in Canada. Has anyone made one of…
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StudentMaisieHoops of *HulaHoopers.ca* replied to the discussion 'Looking for tips on starting a hoop class/workshop for differently abled people' in the group Hoopers for Autism
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara added a discussion to the group Hoopers for Autism
Looking for tips on starting a hoop class/workshop for differently abled people
Hello, my name is Kat and I am very interested in starting a hooping group for people who are umbrellaed under the horrible term 'intellectual disabled". Has any one had any experience establishing such a class or work shop? I would love to hear your stories.I think the hoop would be a wonderfully therapeutic activity, I am just not sure how to get started.Yours from the chilly reaches of Ottawa, CanadaSee More
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara replied to the discussion 'pricing yours classes, lessons, workshops, performances'"Great. Good for you. I feel like I am so eager to get people hooping that I give too much away. Tink's reply was very useful for me too. Glad you asked it."
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara replied to the discussion 'How do I get the hoop from my knees to my hips without touching it?'"I haven't been able to perfect the knee-kick up, but shimmying does help...looks and feels spastic. I have been trying to think of the muscle connections like I did when i learned shoulder/chest hooping. When the hoop contacts my…"
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara replied to the discussion 'The herb'"PS...smoking then hooping is such an amazing high compared to smoking and then having couch lock and watching netflicks."
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara replied to the discussion 'The herb'"Hi Carly, I love your phrase botanically enhanced. I too experience a deeper connection with my hoop when I am "botanically enhanced". There is a greater sense of both body connection with my hoop and expansiveness with…"
Kat "Miss Kitty" McNamara replied to the discussion 'making "squoops"? (square hoops)'"I was just thinking of a square hoop. I saw one used in a show in Vegas. Instead of making spheres he made cube patterns. Did you have success manufacturing one? "
StudentTink in Tokyo replied to the discussion 'gyro hoops or gyro doops'
"I checked the "test weight" on the swivels and guessed at the torque my hoops would create. I think I ended up with #2 swivels for my very thin tubing.
The weak link in my construction was the split rings - they stretched out of shape…"
Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward replied to the discussion 'gyro hoops or gyro doops'"Okay, so, for fishing swivels, try Bass fishing shops, they're cheap and they're good. Order online.
To connect, I could imagine that some basic wire wrapped around the hoop and through the swivel would do it, then tape over the…"
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- At 4:46pm on March 27, 2011,
Jenny Anderson RaineDanceHooper said… - Welcome Miss Kitty! great fun to hoop with you today!
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