I began hooping almost a year ago...I began learning a few tricks and didn't really take it that seriously. I decided to take a hoopdance class and that has helped me tons! I began with the beginners course it made a lot of the tricks I learned at home much,much easier. I hoop at home almost an hour or more a day and have learned tricks we have not yet covered in the tricks and flow class. I feel like as far as tricks I'm doing really well and catching on quickly, but as far as putting it all into dance form, I kinda suck :( I can't for the life of me figure out how to smothly transition the tricks into one cohesive flowing dance!! This is really bumming me out because I really want to show what I've learned and express myself in a creative way. I am trying not to lose heart because I still have fun hooping and just body rockin the hoop around but I feel I can do so much more and be so much better!! blah...I'm done whining, going to keep practicing!