HOOPETTE

Serious Juggling

2012-02-16T23:56:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I noticed that Serious Juggling also carries hoops in both adults and children's sizes as well as a heavier hoop for exercising. I've bought juggling equipment from them at conventions, and I've loved everything I've gotten from them.

What the Camera Sees

2012-02-06T22:36:00.000-08:00

Hooping video.This is a trippy hooping video my boyfriend shared with me. I haven't hooped for a while but with spring just around the corner I'm starting to get in the mood. Unfortunately when our hot water heater leaked, the garage got rearranged and I can't reach my hoops right now. I'll have to empty out some things to get to them, but it will be worth it right.

Hello Winter

2011-12-21T17:33:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I got to do a little hooping for the winter solstice. It was sunny, even for being the shortest day of the year. I had to baby my sore arm, but I think it's good to work with my arm as much as I can. I haven't hooped enough to lose weight, which is too bad. Maybe next year.

Hooping in August

2011-08-10T00:31:00.000-07:00

Since I knew 3 days of house sitting might be tedious, I took my hula hoop. And boy was I sore the next morning.

Event June 19 Hooping

2010-06-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

On June 19, 2010 at El Dorado Park there is an event that combines World Juggling Day and Knit in Public Day. It's at an archery range. So I'm going to take my hoops, juggling equipment, archery gear and knitting supplies. There is a small fee to drive into the park. I think it's $7.00. Bring something to share at the potluck as there are no food booths. We are on our own. If you do not live near Long Beach, CA you can check the IJA website for other World Juggling Day events near you.

Need Some Inspiration?

2010-05-28T00:51:00.001-07:00

Wow!

My New Claim to Fame

2010-05-28T00:27:00.000-07:00

I just found out that the Wham-o company first marketed their legendary hoops in 1958. "Wham-O has become the most successful manufacturer of hula hoops in modern times. They trademarked the name Hula Hoop ® and start manufacturing the toy out of the new plastic Marlex in 1958".

Guess what else happened in 1958? I was born. Wow, that's a weird bit of synchronicity isn't it?

Making Time For Hooping

2010-05-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

Ever try to squeeze in some hooping and there just aren't enough hours in the day? Well, I have one of those clothes dryers that never quite gets everything dry. So then I have to put the timer back on for 15 or 20 minutes and wait out in the garage. But today I grabbed my hoop hanging nearby and got a good solid 20 minutes of hooping in. I felt better the rest of the day for having done it.

And there is always this big black woman that drives by and scowls at us. But when she saw me hooping today she actually smiled. A great big Cheshire cat ear to ear smile. Rock on.

Make a Collapsible Hoop by the Infinity Method

2010-05-20T12:49:00.001-07:00

I found this on instructables and can't wait to try it.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Collapsible-Hula-Hoop/

February is a Good Month for Hooping

2010-01-31T23:49:00.000-08:00

The weather is getting better. Time to get back into hooping.

Hooping Trailer

2010-01-17T18:48:00.001-08:00

Hoopers in SLO

2009-04-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

I was visiting Mitchel Park in San Luis Obispo CA when 2 hoopers showed up. I grabbed a few photos. I was depressed that I didn't have my hoop with me. I came by train and had to limit what I brought to what I could carry by myself. If only I had a collapsible hoop. I asked the hoopers if they had regular meetings or if I could come back the next day with a hoop and she said they more or less just show up on a whim. Oh well. It was kind of demoralizing when I walked up to say hello and a little girl there said, "Are you their mother."

Also, I was by the Monday club and saw a woman carrying about 20 hoops into the building. Hers was the only car in the parking lot so maybe she was having a rehearsal or preparing for a class later that night.

The last time I was at a Monday club event was for a belly dancing workshop about 25 years ago. Time flies.

People Who Don't Clean Up After Their Dogs

2009-01-09T09:05:00.000-08:00

Did I tell you how annoyed I am with the neighbors upstairs? Before they moved in, I could grab my hoop, walk out my front door, and hoop on the front lawn that all the apts. share. Then my neighbor's got a chijuajua. At first they were good about cleaning up after the dog, and then they had a baby. Now they've figured out how to open the front door, let the dog out unsupervised, let it poop whenever, and then run back upstairs. So now no one cleans up the poop. I can't even cross my front lawn, let alone hoop on it.
Once I was even in the front yard with a shovel cleaning up after their dog, and even then they didn't get a clue. They just glanced at me and kept going. Ugh.
The gardeners don't clean it up either, they just mow around it.

Safire classes

2009-01-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

I'm home with a cold so no hooping for me today. But I'm watching videos to keep my motivation up.
Spring will be here soon and many more happy hooping adventures I hope. Now hop to it and get hooping.

More Chest Hooping

2008-12-18T15:27:00.000-08:00

You know you wanna.

Sexy Hooping

2008-12-18T15:24:00.000-08:00

I'm green with envy.

Black and White

2008-12-18T15:19:00.000-08:00

Love the outfit.

Chest Hooping

2008-12-18T15:16:00.000-08:00

After watching this and other youtube videos on chest hooping I had to give it a go, in spite of the fact it was still wet outside from yesterdays storm. I have a feeling that chest hooping is a lot easier to learn when you are an A cup. Not so easy when you are DD. Anyway, I also did some neck hooping and felt some of the phlegm that's been giving me headaches breaking up. So maybe hooping is good for that too. Enjoy the video and good luck with your chest hooping.

2008-09-08T11:55:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-31T22:36:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-31T22:33:00.001-07:00

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hooping circus style

2008-08-29T17:36:00.001-07:00

I like this style a lot better than the goofier style everyone else is doing now.

Love the routine

2008-08-29T17:15:00.000-07:00

And the outfit is soooooo groovy.

When your bird tries to upstage you

2008-08-29T16:59:00.001-07:00

The bird in this cracks me up.

Fire Poi

2008-08-29T16:47:00.001-07:00

A very hot routine to an amazing song.

Hand hooping video

2008-08-29T16:40:00.000-07:00

I saw this late last night and tried it out first thing this morning. Then I remembered I'm supposed to be taking it easy on my hands since I hurt them last weekend carving wood. Oopsy.

2008-08-28T13:39:00.001-07:00

The week sure went by quick. I had a lot more planned but didn't have the energy to do it. My hands are still sore from woodcarving, and so I've had to lay off the knitting and crocheting. I'm looking forward to the weekend. My daughter may visit. We'll see.

2008-08-27T10:08:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-27T09:53:00.001-07:00

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gypsyhoop

2008-07-24T14:29:00.001-07:00

Another fire hooper. http://www.gypsyhoop.com/

Still Hooping

2008-07-16T10:24:00.001-07:00

I'm still having fun with my hoop. The heatwave has forced me to hoop either early in the day or late. When I lose motivation I just go watch some hooping vids on line and that inspires me to try try again. I can do each move longer now but I still haven't transitioned in being able to hoop non-stop for ten or twenty minutes. I'd really like to hoop non-stop for an hour or more, but I can't see that happening anytime soon.
After watching the hoop song video below I think I want to make a corset and petticoat hooping outfit. Or maybe a Steampunk outfit or something. Something colorful I can enjoy hooping in to get the full experience. People are amazed when I told them I made my own hoops. A fencer wanted to try it and she has an amazing figure and had a great time hooping before fencing practice. She said the male fighters should do hooping because they are stiff in the hips and it helps loosen up all your joints. I couldn't agree more. It is a way to keep your flexibility and build coordination. Great for waist, hips, thighs. Those hard to work on areas like inner thighs and glutes. But I also get sore muscles in my neck and shoulders so I know those areas are getting a work-out too. If I take a week off I feel rusty and awkward so I really have to keep up. And it's fun, so it's not like going to the dentist. I have two more hoop connectors so I can make two more hoops.

Get your hoop on

2008-07-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

Another super dooper hooper.

Silly hooping song

2008-07-16T10:14:00.000-07:00

This video NEEDS good hoopers. But it is a crack-up full of colorful offbeat outfits. I might just have to buy this song to hoop too though.

Group Hooping

2008-06-29T18:11:00.000-07:00

I was outside doing laundry and decided to get some hooping in between loads. Next thing I know my solo act had grown into a foursome. Three neighborhood kids jumped into the hooping party. The two little girls said their mom was in jail, and so it really touched me that I could spend time doing something fun with them. I hope they get a hoop so they can practice at home. One of them wants to hoop in her school talent show.

So if you are a hooper, consider picking up some cheap kid's hoops so you can inspire your local children.

Parade Hooper

2008-06-10T02:30:00.000-07:00

A Hoopette on a float in a parade last Sunday.

hooping in SLO

2008-06-08T16:15:00.000-07:00

I used to juggle in Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo all the time before I moved to Orange County, CA. Now I find out that there is a whole new group of people that meet there to juggle, hoop and spin fire. I found this video about them.

Rainbow hula hoop

2008-04-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

I made a new hula hoop yesterday and wrapped it with red, yellow, blue, and green tape.

Holding the tubing together

2008-04-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

This is what the hula hoop connectors look like

The Hooping Family

2008-03-31T10:25:00.000-07:00

My daughter and her hubby came down and we all passed around the hoop for some good fun and good laughs. Even though my daughter hasn't used a hoop in years, she picked it right up and she is very good at it. Then I showed her youtube videos showing what a great performance art it has become and she was blown away by it and very inspired. Even her hubby gave it a whirl, but he was trying to use brute strength. Still, he could do it for a bit. It's all about the rhythm, not the strength.

Chin balance

2008-03-07T15:48:00.000-08:00

I'm getting a little better. I've got the neck hooping down. Now if only I could get the waist going for more than a few seconds. That's where I need the most work.

Jerry Springer Hooper

2008-03-07T14:08:00.001-08:00

I turned on the TV and Jerry Springer was on. I was about to change the channel. Then behind the snowball fighting lesbians, I spotted a hooper. Cute little thing wearing those crazy bell bottom thigh-highs with garters. She looked like Shirley Feeny from Laverne and Shirley. Pretty sure it was a wig though. As far as I could tell, she was the show's eye candy. But I bet she gets a ton of publicity from that.

More hooping today.

2008-02-28T11:06:00.000-08:00

For arms I find the smaller hoops much more practical.
I'm still not good enough to hoop for 30 minutes non-stop. I have to work on transitions from waist to over the head and so forth. And I need to get to the point where I can do it around my waist indefinitely. So much to do but beautiful weather to do it in.

Feb. is for hooping.

2008-02-11T12:51:00.000-08:00

The nice weather finally lured me outdoors to work on my hooping for the first time since winter hit. The grass was still soggy though. It's amazingly hard to take a decent hooping self portrait. The timer would either go off after the hoop got away, while I was bending over, or while it was too bright or dark at that moment. So here's the only decent shot.

My first hoop is red and black.

2007-09-25T18:19:00.000-07:00

Hooping for Fitness

2007-09-25T18:15:00.000-07:00

I just made my first hoop out of irrigation tubing and tape and I'm having a whole lot of fun learning to do it all over again since I haven't done it since childhood.