You only need one hoop to be a sassy circus diva! This workshop we will be learning single hoop tricks and tecniques that can add a 'circus style' to your flow. Perfect for hoop performers, aspiring performers, or anyone who just wants to add some flare to your hoop flow! The workshop will include: Exciting new ways to pick your hoop up from the ground, combos with speedy hand spins and crazy tosses, body positioning & control techniques for fast hooping, and more!
In this class, I will be teaching within hoop folds. This combines knowledge of isolation patterns, smears, and two hoop/one handed skills. I will start the class by defining what I consider to be a within hoop fold, then also will let the class explore the concept of hinging- using one hoop as the anchor to create a fold with another- on their own to see what movements happen organically. Once the class has a grasp on creating within hoop folds, I will teach three of my favorite: shooting star- just a fun name I came up with, simply an extension vs handspin, atomic fold- another fun name for a simple but stunning hybrid folding iso-pop pattern with many applications, and finally, a two hoop/one handed iso with a smear in front of the body and, if time permits, behind the body.
I labeled this class as beginner, but I definitely think having a solid grasp of basic isolations and grip switches will be necessary. I want this class to be less rigid, more conceptual and open-ended. The goal is to teach a technique of adding clean folds to any wall plane isolation or isolation pattern. I will go over what I consider to be the difference between a hand spin and a fold and also introduce the concept of static isos vs rolling isos. To do this, I want to start with one hoop. First, I want to show my method of adding clean horizonal folds to rolling horizontal and diagonal isos, antispins, and extensions. Then how to add vertical folds to the same (antispin pattern and extension are a combination of both). Next, I want to explore static isos and adding folds to them. The most common use of this concept is with a move I've heard called Fishy-ing. Basically, it is just waving the hoop back and forth creating folds but when combined properly with rolling folds and another hoop it is mind melting! After exploring adding folds with one hoop and hopefully touching on both hands, I want to add a second and go through some of the same patterns as stated above, same time and same direction. Then I want to explore hybrid folding patterns- this is where we will really give our brains a work out! Combining all types of static and rolling isos with horizontal and vertical folds will be a blast, I want to make sure everyone has ample time to explore and see what comes naturally!
