Dwiizie
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I got them straight from Synergy/Hoop Drum. I do spin poi, haven't gotten into fire with that yet, just sock poi and led sock poi right now. I juggle, do flow wand, dance with the toroflux, etc, etc. I'm allll about the flow arts. Actually, I found poling because I wanted to get into aerial silks and lyra after doing one climb on the silks after trying for about 4 hours at a "flow jam" we had here. They said the nearest aerial classes were in DC or NC, so I was like… how bout a pole? The girl with the silks said that pole moves translated well to silks and lyra, and I could actually have a pole in my house (no room or height for an aerial rig at the moment lol). So thats how I came to poling. I think first I was a dancer, ballet, tap, jazz, etc. Then I was into acting and singing (and naturally dance continued). I kind of fell out of it, didn't feel feminine, so I started calling myself a juggler, I was in the juggling club in highschool, thats where the stilts, diablo and things come in (though, I'm still not very good at it lol). Then, after a few years of focusing solely on music, I found hooping at a music festival. The hoop led to all my recent "flow arts" though. I NEVER would've thought I'd be hooping, poling, doing poi…. My life is permenantly changed for the better. I could rant and rave about the empowerment and just EVERYTHING these movement and dance arts have brought to my life.
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You sound like me Sparrow! I have sooooo many hoops, one is 54 inches in diameter hehe, I LOVE that big groover hoop. Eventually, I want to successfully attempt tandem hooping with my hubby (he hoops too. Pole at least I have alllll to myself muwahahaha!) I have LEDs, Quick Wicks, tubing of all sorts, poly pros. I loooove hooping so much! I think the advice here has been great, so I don't feel the need to elaborate. I know that the weaving one arm thing works for a lot of people. When I started I really BEAT side to side to get the hoop going good. Now that I'm a little more fluent, theres a little shoulder shrug to it. If you hoop to the left, push right shoulder first to swing it around, then intercept it with a kind of hunch forward left shoulder and fling the left shoulder back. It ends up being like a horizontal figure 8 harlem shimmy thing lol. Find as many different tutorials as you can, everyone explains the move a little differently, and there are probably thousands on youtube for shoulder hooping. I don't really dig the Hoopnotica method, but many find success with their DVDs. Good luck!
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What if you stretch out well before going anywhere that you'd wanna pop this out at? I know that if I stretched earlier, I can usually drop into a good one (or at least a slightly bent back leg jazz split if its not a flexy day). Or maybe take a bathroom break and stretch? I think I understand that you want to just do an impromptu drop whenever you feel like it, but maybe you can feign the appearance of such by stretching out of sight or before you go somewhere… Good luck!
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When I posed that idea, I was thinking for natural. I never wear fake nails and am in the same boat as “solids or French Manicure. The end.” Or if you’re really daring you can do reverse french tips lol or different solids in french tip. Gah. I have friends that do a new polish a week, holiday nails, etc. I think I need tutorials AND talent lol.
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To add: if you leave the tape solid over the joints, it won’t twist down right or at all (or itl rip the tape as you’re coiling)
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You can slit the tape and use one piece of tape on each side of the connector to make nice finished edges. If you just slit slanty wrapped tape, it will probably peel up at the joints.
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Yeah, I don't know how HoopsieDaisy does it either. Because yes, I've seen many a collapsible with sparkle tape. I just don't want to have someone do an awesome tape job only to have the folding mess it up. I saw one method that used o rings and a bolt system inside a cut in half connector. I've never been able to find the instructions again. They said it swiveled easier than the straight forward way of making them…
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I've never had any connectors other than lasco available to me, so I never know about the "options" people encounter there. I think the main "thing" behind saying to use lasco is that they're thought to be more sturdy as far as holding the tubing together, but still able to swivel. Many people sand down the little ridge in the very center for easier swiveling. I never sand my 'lumps" and mine swivel and stay connected just fine. If you just have one length of tubing, you don't have a lot of room for trial and error. You could buy a new roll and sell extras…
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I've never actually used sparkle tape on them. HoopsieDaisy said this once:
"The gaffer tape handles the repeated twisting the best. All the sparkly tapes I’ve used wrinkled after collapsing the hoop just once. It’s not a huge deal, but it was a bit frustrating because I made sure that the sparkly tape was nice and smooth and then with one twist, it was all wrinkled. It’s not totally wrinkled all over like avocado skin, but just something to be aware of."
I typically trust what she has to say on things, she's been around the hooper world a while, and has yet to lead me astray 🙂
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Well, they say use gaff or vinyl on the infinity styles, because prism/mirror/reflecty tapes don't have as much give, so they don't do the twist and untwist as gracefully.
The hoop may need a little "reshaping" if its been folded up for a while, but I've never seen real warping (and if there is a slight wobble, nothing a few hours laying flat in the sun won't fix)
The more prominent issue I see is people kinking the tubing while folding them down, but as long as you're paying attention and not stressing the tubing too much, it should be fine. And no, the "connectors" never come out, the tubing just swivels at the connector. Theres a little animation on that body hoops link of the girl coiling and uncoiling it.
The bungie ones are cool, but I don't like doing pop buttons and multi pieces myself.
As for power tools, you never know who of your friends on Facebook has what you need. A public shout out for a saw, drill, or sander, and you could probably borrow one if you really wanna go that route.
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And I don't know if its your forte, but nail polish and designs would be a nice spin off subject. I suck at this stuff lol.
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Fantasy makeup and how to apply gemstones and things to your makeup without having them fall/sweat off. Examples:
http://www.girlishh.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/fantasy-makeup.gif
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They're really easy to make, I'm sure you won't fail. I personally think the infinity style is easier if you're using 3/4 inch tubing. Its basically just 2 connectors instead of one. We wrap the "swivel part" really carefully so it has nice finished edges too. (I was a hooper before I was a poler. I <3 the hoop! So I can get a bit enthusiastic at times hehe)
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That link combined 🙂
It was supposed to say Body Hoops:
http://www.bodyhoops.com/Infinity_Travel_Hula_Hoops_s/23.htm&
And Troo Hoops lol
http://www.troohoops.com/products/decorator.php
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Here are the "standard" hoop making instructions, theres a good section on collapsibles at the bottom:
http://www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.html
Here is a forum on the topic (since you can make them in sections Hoopnotica style, or the infinity style) http://www.hooping.org/groups/hoop-making/forum/topic/infinity-style-hoop-instructions/
You can also buy them from places other than Hoopnotica. I know BodyHoops makes them. http://www.bodyhoops.com/Infinity_Travel_Hula_Hoops_s/23.htm TrooHoops: http://www.troohoops.com/products/decorator.php
Here is one from etsy thats $20 plus shipping: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88626769/glimmering-sunshine-collapsible-hoop?ref=sr_gallery_3&sref=&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=infinity+style+hoop&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
Good luck!