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Hairography for Hoopers!

By Caroleeena April 12, 2015Dance, hoopdance, Uncategorizedhairography, putting the dance in hoopdance

Hairography is more than just a wonderful episode of Glee: It is a series of ways of moving the head that transfers energy to the hair so it becomes its own dance prop. To be clear, you don't have to have hair to do hairography. These moves are also interesting simply…

Adding Jumps and Leaps to Hoopdance

By Caroleeena March 24, 2015hoopdance, Hooping, Tutorial, Uncategorized

Jumps and leaps are dazzling feats of strength and agility that bring energy, surprise, and even a sense of danger to our hoopdances. They are flashy level changes that can be combined with changes in speed, direction, hoop moves, and/or other dance elements to add dynamic and high contrast elements to…

Bringing Energy to Your Hoopdance

By Caroleeena March 16, 2015Dance, hoopdance, Hooping, Performance, UncategorizedBringing energy to your hoopdance, energy hoopdance

Energy has many different definitions and all of them can be applied to hoopdance. - Chi is the active life force that animates every living thing. In Chinese medicine, this energy has two main expressions -- the inward flow of Yin and the outward flow of Yang. Yin is the softer,…

Contraction and Expansion in Hoopdance

By Caroleeena February 23, 2015Dance, hoopdance, hoopdance, Hooping, Performance, Uncategorizedcontraction and expansion in dance, contraction and expansion in hoopdance3 Comments

Contraction is the act of becoming smaller. Expansion is the act of becoming larger. We experience expansion and contraction with every breath. As we breathe in, the lungs fill, the chest expands. As we breathe out, the lungs empty, the chest contracts. From any joint in the body we can expand…

Germany Fundraising – My First Update

By Caroleeena February 2, 2015German Hoop Convention, Gif Story, UncategorizedGerman Hoop Convention, GoFundMr

Well this week is off to a ... start I do not want to crawl out of bed. But I will make myself wake up I will get out of bed make my way for coffee and figure out where to start with work that has piled up for over a…

Integrating Armwork into Hoopdance

By Caroleeena January 2, 2015Dance, Gif Story, hoopdance, Uncategorizedarms and hands, armwork, dance, hoopdance, using arms in hoopdance1 Comment

Hoopdance is made up of more than just a hoop moving around the waist. It also includes armwork, footwork, directed gaze, gestures, traveling steps, turns and spins, characterization, beat punctuation, musicality, and, of course, hoop moves. For many hoopers, though, the first question is usually, "What do I do with my…

Dance Hands – My Goal For January

By Caroleeena January 1, 2015Dance, Gif Story, Uncategorized2 Comments

What I thought my hands looked like when I danced: What it turns out my hands really looked like: So I turned to the internet. I mean, apparently it worked for Justin Bieber. Double Dream Hands! I decided to watch videos and look for more creative ways to use my hands.…

Creating A Character In Dance

By Caroleeena October 30, 2014Dance, hoopdance, hoopdance, Hoopdance, PerformanceCharacterization, create character in dance, dance, dance character1 Comment

Characterization is a writing concept that can also be applied to creating a character in dance. It refers to the little details an author uses to convey information about a character's personality, mood, and/or story. In writing, these details can be described. ("Sarah was grumpy.") but in dance, they must be…

How To Create A Video Hoop Tutorial

By Caroleeena April 9, 2014Hooping, Movement, Poi, Tutorial, Uncategorized, Videohoop tutorials, make tutorials, make videos, video tutorials3 Comments

More and more helpful hoopers are generously making hoop tutorials. This blog is for you. I hope it will help you make more effective, organized video tutorials that make you proud while helping others learn and retain what you have to teach. This blog is based on my own trials and…

How My Valentine’s Day Is Shaping Up

By Caroleeena February 14, 2014Gif Story, Uncategorized

Well, it's that special time of year again...the hell that is Valentine's Day. You'd think that a holiday that celebrates and would be super but, instead, when you're uncoupled it's more like So instead I planned a big Valloween Party! A dress up party for all people, coupled and uncoupled, with…