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video of the day


Luisa Gherdaoui proves you don't need a lot of tricks to deliver a dazzling hoop dance. She lives in Belgium.



trick of the week


It's time to learn the "Booty Bump" - or revisit it this week if you haven't done it in awhile.

track of the week

Armin van Buuren: Imagine

This week's hoop track is from Armin van Buuren's newly release "Imagine" - in fact it's the title track itself and Sonja says she just can't stop hooping to it. We've added the song to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top. You can also check it out as well as the rest of "Imagine" - and download it for yourself on iTunes by clicking:

Armin van Buuren - Imagine - Imagine

Making Hoops

my ufo hoop Seth and I each made our very first hoops this weekend, and I was surprised how simple it was to do. We basically followed Jason's instructions, only instead of using a blow dryer or hot water we heated ours up over a gas flame on the stove. Took no time at all and the slightly melted ends seemed to merge together even more beautifully. We won't talk about my first attempt when I melted mine right out of shape. Heh.

Finding the right supplies was the hardest part, and I must also admit it took us a few hours to get them taped up just the way we wanted. I made mine for Burning Man. I call it my UFO hoop and it has glow in the dark outer "lights" with that black-light-friendly neon green within. I won't get to see the full effects probably til next week, but I'm going to take it with me to Berkeley today for the Bay Area Hoopers gathering at Live Oak Park. It's time for the mothership to launch!

Comments

I have been trying to make hoops. I bought some poly tubing and made a hoop quite easily but it is way too flexible. Is there a particular kind of poly tubing? Does anyone know of online source to get poly tubing? It has recently become illegal in NYC so I have to order it or drive far--can anyone help?

i want to know how to make a hoop that lights up, any advice on what to attach and where to get it?