Hooping Questionnary
- How old are you ? 23
- When did you first start hooping ? October 2008
- Would you call yourself a beginner, intermediate or advanced hooper ? intermediate
- How often do you hoop ? 1 hour a week, and 5min every day i look at my hoops ^^
- Do you have an indoor hoop space ? in my living room but there's not very space to do some of tricks, i prefer in the garden, where i can do all of the tricks .... without broke anything.. nothing but my bonsai maybe ... ^^"
- Is there a hoop group where you live ? No, sadly it's not famous in France :/ ...
- Did you start it ? I'd like to start one...
- Would you say that you are obsessed with or addicted to hooping ? obssessed sometimes, addicted for ever i think, but there's time when i've other hobbies, and i can leave my hoop sleeping for some weeks :)
- Have you posted hooping videos ? How many? No, but i'll try to make some on my camera, it's not the best, but it will be a little thing.
- Do you have friends nearby to hoop with ? Nooo T_T neither friends (nearby) in addition :D
- Do you teach hooping ? No. If i had to create a hoop group i could ; but i'll have to more progress before !
- What kind of songs do you listen to while hooping ? I like rock, metal or newage, energic to have fun, or calm when i'm tired, to soft hand hooping or just soft hooping.
- What is your favorite song right now ? ahh .. "Open your eyes" - Guano Apes, is really cool for hooping !! i should put it in my profil playlist ;)
- Do you buy hoops or make your own ? I make my own. I'm lucky to find great tapes in UK on Fancy-tapes.co.uk cause if i bought in USA, shipping is really too expensive ! o_o
- What size is your favorite hoop ? around 40inch or 102cm, for the moment my other hoops are about the same size.
- How many hoop own you ? 4 decorated hoops, 1 hoop from the commerce wich soon visited the trash i think, cause it's really bad, and 2 mini hoops not even decorated. And I'll make more other :)
- Have you lost weight since starting to hoop ? I dont know, but i don't think not very much ! But it helps me to do sport, i don't like to do sport to do sport, and hooping is perfect for that ! Otherwise I inscreased my suppleness also.
- Are you comfortable hooping by yourself in a public place ? I tried a week ago, for an event, and people were entertained :) that was cool ! But hooping on the streets, i don't think ^^ in the park eventually ..
- How did you learn the majority of the tricks you know today ? thanks Youtube and Expert Village, and the teachers quoted below ..
- Who is your favorite hoop teacher ? Firesandra, Caroleeena, and Sisters Kamala and Hannah from Fire Groove.
- What advice would you give to to beginner hoopers ? to trust that they will get it, even if they don't think ! (as me when i tought i'll never hoop to chest !! how tricky on the beginning !!)
- Do you fire hoop ? no, and this freak me a little, but why not to try ;)
- Do own an LED hoop ? No, maybe someday ..
- How much time do you spend on safiredance.ning ? Not much until these days. And since the website has been ameliorated, i think much more next days ;) looking more videos, photos etc ...
- What was the first trick you learned (besides waist hooping) ? I think that was the rise over the head...
- What is the last trick you mastered ? Hooping on the elbow, and pass it on the second elbow, behind the back. But it's not perfect ^^
- What trick so far was the hardest for you to learn ? rise the hoop from waist to chest .. without the hands !!! 0u0 damnit !! XD Shoulder hoopin is still hard too !
- Which one are you finding is almost impossible to get ? jump gracefuly in the hoop XD i'm a real elephant !!
- How many hoopers would you say live in your town/city ? No-bo-dy. T_T I think ..
- Have you performed hooping in front of an audience ? yes, but not officially, i mean i whas not a invited artist for the event ^^
- Has anyone told you you were too old to be playing with a hula hoop ? No, and he has better not XD
- What’s the worst injury you’ve acquired from the hoop ? little bruises on the back of my hand, and on my waist (cause my pants button). And recently two! good shots in the nose T_T daaamn *cry*
- Have you ever hooped naked ? Yes :3 and the hoop was cold :}
- Have you been to a hoop camp/retreat ? Which one ? No.