Hooping Idol Finale Results Show
May 11, 2011 in Fresh
In our Hooping Idol Finale Results Show, Hooping.org salutes all three of our outstanding Hooping Idol finalists. Because they all rock! They’re all winners in our book, though only one will hoop away with our unprecedented prize package. We invite and encourage all of you to share the love with all of them today.
For those just tuning into Hooping Idol, you’ll find all you need to know over here. Congratulations Idols! You’re all fantastic
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NaniHoop said on May 11, 2011
Totally enjoyed everyone’s performances. Job well done. Nick was my fave from the start. Glad he won! Following the contest made me love the hoop even more!
Karen Nelson said on May 11, 2011
This was really fun to “get into”! I am so proud to be from Florence and KNOW Becky Phipps–she is an amazing person and SO DESERVING of this recognition. Really, one of THE most unique and impressive people I have EVER met. The guys? Yeah–they’re great too. SO MUCH ORIGINALITY! Congrats to all! May God continue to bless Becky as she serves HIM!
The CircularPhile said on May 11, 2011
It was so freakin hard to choose who to vote for. All three of you deserved to win. I have been truly inspired to up my game in the performance arena. I’ve also seen lots of awesome new tricks to learn. The only downside, it’s over! What are we going to watch now? Hopefully you guys will keep making some cool vids. Congratulations to all three of you! Youreally are all hooping idols in my book.
Hulababy said on May 11, 2011
Thank you all of you wonderful hoopers for participating. All of your videos were amazing!
Lara Eastburn said on May 11, 2011
What a journey! Hooping will never be the same.
Lora said on May 11, 2011
Congrats to all who participated! I looked forward to it every week. Nick was my fave from the start . I just hope the finalists continue to make videos! Thank you Philo!
Shannon HoopLove said on May 12, 2011
Congrats! I am so glad that the person I was rooting for won! Yay! I absolutely LOVED Nick’s humor. You rock!
kaypinkhoops said on May 12, 2011
Massive cngratulations to Nick! Also well done Sam and Rebecca, you guys rock Rebecca has been one of my faves to watch over the past few weeks, stunning flow! Sam has such a beautiful balance of masculine and feminine hoop style it’s awesome to see. To Philo, I would love it if next year there were prizes for all 3 finalists, smaller runners up prizes as i think the level of talent from all the finalists meant they deserved something in recognition of their hard work and skills. Been a joy to watch all the videos in the competetion and the feedback from judges and the hoop community has been so helpful. I agree with Sue and Bags and many of the others who have posted on here. It’s not just on body hooping that takes skill. Nick didn’t even like performing or being filmed at the start of this and now he is making hoop vids that are amazing performance-wise and very funny and entertaining, even for non-hoopers. It’s been an absolute joy to work with him and Emma on filming our vids and getting to know them better, He really deserves to be Hooping Idol 2011! Big love to everyone who’se taken part, it was a stressful panic each week to get the filming and editing done and everyone brought it big time. Love the hoop community so much and mega proud to be part of the Bristol hoop community. Hopefully it’ll inspire lots of you to fly over here for SWHOOP in November so we can meet y’all. Love, K xxx
anon said on May 12, 2011
i’m confused still. i think the people in hooping idol already have a bunch of cool hoops and are really talented. why do they win all that stuff? you would think someone who needs the classes and the hoops would win.
Hoop Monkey said on May 12, 2011
This should have been called Hoop Video/Editing Idol. Im glad I didnt enter the contest for the reason that I dont know how to edit videos and such. If its all about hoop skillz next time let me know because I have no doubt in my mind that I can hoop just as good/better then the Video Editing Idols. It was still pretty fun to follow though
gidgetvondanger said on May 12, 2011
Congrats to our Hooping Idol! It was soooooo much fun to watch this week after week. GO NICK!
Rebecca and Sam, you both were awesome!
I agree with those that feel that the negativity and ignorance are not something we need in this community. There is no “I can hoop just as good/better” because every hooper has a different style and no two hoopers learn and progress the same way. I think if people are going to say “this is a fluke” or “I can do better” let’s see them with the balls to put thier video online for the world to see. Editing your video doesn’t take away from your badass hoop skills, nor does having plot and humor in your video. This wasn’t Editing Idol, Hoop Monkey, it was Hooping Idol and Nick won because he had superfly skills and incorporated his wicked sense of humor to highlight those skills, not because his videos were well edited. Maybe you have a friend that could help you with editing for next years Hooping Idol and you can leave it up to the public to decide if your “just as good/better.” Till that time comes, Nick is our Hooping Idol; he worked really hard for it and (as the public decided) deserves that big ol’ prize package. Yay Hooping Idol!
adamamis said on May 12, 2011
Ok well now you just made me feel pretty bad. I did not want to come off as a dick, thank you very much. I think I was speaking for me and and all the other fantastic hoopers out there that wanted to be in Hooping Idol that didnt know how to make videos look so awesome wouldnt stand a chance even though we can hoop with the best of them. Congrats to the Hoopers that were picked to be apart of one of the cooolist things online and Congrats to the finalists and there bad ass skillz and there videos. and Congrats to Nick, I hope some day I can be as creative as you and your videos, I hope to beable to watch more of you in the future! Ive had a blast watching from the beginning to the end and can’t wait till next Hooping Idol!
gidgetvondanger said on May 12, 2011
I appologize that I made you feel bad or like a dick, that was not my intention whatsoever. I can understand wanting to be a part of the competition and not having the equipment or skills for editing could make someone feel as though they wouldn’t stand a chance. That is why I suggested finding a friend to help. I am simply against people saying that the person who won didn’t deserve this or that they are better than someone else. As a community, we shouldn’t concentrate on who is better or has more tricks up their sleeves but on our own style/progress and on sharing the joy we find in hooping with others and spreading that joy as far around the world as possible. I’m sorry that I made you feel bad, Hoop Monkey, and I have no doubt that you can spin it with the best of them! So go find yourself a film savvy friend and show us you moooves!
Sam Resnicow said on May 12, 2011
Hey Y’all! @ kay, it would be sweet if we won something too
This whole experience was really fun. Although at times definitely stressful, I’m glad to have done it because it made me look at my hooping through another lens (…hah) and connected me with so many awesome people around the world. It is a competition and naturally there is going to be some heat, but after starting an open dialog with the other finalists, I realized how awesome they both are and that this is about building communities, not enemies!
Adam, I started this competition not even knowing how to upload a video… I had a friend help with Persona/Future but for the finale did it all myself. I think the editing does play a factor, but so do location, song choice, camera angles, etc. and in the end, it is the hooping that counts!
So to clear the air… Rebecca, loved your video so much. Such a great story and I’m glad you got to show “what hooping is all about.” Nick, congratulations! I laughed my ass off the whole video and you look like an actual professional, the fact that you’ve been hooping for under a year is absolutely mind-blowing. Thanks to everyone who even watched my video, hearing such nice comments from people I don’t know really boosts the moral! And thank you to the judges!! To know MY IDOLS were watching and giving me feedback was so intimidating at first, but really rewarding by the end
And of course – thank you Philo and Hooping.org for putting this all together!!!
Hoop all is well,
Sam
PS Happy bday mom!!
rebecca phipps said on May 12, 2011
Sam, you are the bombdiggity!
It has been a pleasure!!! So hop in your car soon and come hoop with us in the south…..bring your bug spray (costumes are optional) 
hehe.
mandy hooplouse said on May 12, 2011
It’s been fantastic to watch the hoopers evolve week by week. There’s going to be a hidol shaped hole in my life now that it’s over! Well done to every hooper, from those that first submitted vids right through to the finalists. Your creativity and dedication has been inspiring. Thank you Philo and all who helped bring us Hooping Idol.
Kamala said on May 12, 2011
YAY!! Congrats to all the winners and to EVERYONE who showed winning hoopstyles throughout! Thanks to Philo & all!