""ally bella" is my hooping name :)"

"Thanks similar story my daughter gave me that nick name  :)"

"alena bella is very pretty.  It is nice that it has such a special significance to you as well.  "

"I got a LED from kevin turner and it was broken when it got to me. I sent him and emial and he replyed once on how to maybe fix it and it did not work. after that he has not gotten back to me. now his site is down and I have no one to talk to about…"

"my boyfriend lives in hesperia which is like right next to victorville. i'd love to hoop with you next time i go out there!"

"Oh that's neat, I didn't know hoop names were so common! :)"

"Shekinah, beautiful name by the way!  Cool!  Thank you!  I wonder why it didn't come up when I googled?  Oh well, thanks a bunch!"

"Mootie, hooping.org has a names directory: http://www.hooping.org/2008/02/hooping-names-directory/"

"That's a great idea, funny I was actually thinking of doing the same, I currently only have one hoop and I call it my boo boo hoop.  I am too afraid to tape it yet because I make so many boo boos I would just muck up any…"

"oh haha. i read the title of this thread and thought you were talking about actually naming hoops. which, i do. my hoops are my babies :D"

"I made one. Its just fun to have another 'alias'. When you are the hooper, you are not the old you, but a new, creative, inventive one. :)"

"I thought it was common to choose a hoop name for yourself when I saw so many that had one, I never thought to ask anyone.  I have only just begun 7 weeks ago.  I am still learning so if there is a hooping etiquette or a protocol to…"

"No one has ever givin me a nickname other than Miss Haley!! So I Hess that's my hoop name! Kinda always wished for a super fun spunky Hooper-burner name!! :-)"

"I believe it's for performing reasons, when your performing you want a name people can remember and that's unique. I personally choose to keep my real name as my performing name, a lot of people tell me…"

"ya when i first heard about it i was thinking "damn how many names am i gunna end up with?" (i have a rave name) lol."