Beginner Hula Hoop Dance Tutorial - ISOLATION 

😂😂 well thank you. I've always assumed the Aussie accent was generally universally mocked but I'm glad you've enjoyed it 🥰

Hi Sanghsheel! It's a tricky one with isolations...it's helpful and important to practice them very slowly while you're learning. This helps make sure you are correctly hitting the right spots with your arms and developing good technique to make them look smooth. The problem with this though, is that the slower you move your arm, the less you have momentum on your side working to help you move the hoop with more ease. So it's all muscle muscle muscle! This is where people generally WANT to switch to a smaller/lighter hoop to learn these moves. For my students I personally don't encourage this, unless they absolutely have to, as learning tricks like this with your bigger hoop a) helps develop your muscle strength to execute this smoothly and b) allows you to flow movements together in your dance with the one hoop you can spin on your body as well (to save having to jump between big and little hoop during your dance routine). My tips are to...practice a little each day, giving your muscles enough time to recover and switch arms. Alternatively, IF your hoop is just too large and heavy for you to do this without pain or discomfort, learn on a smaller hoop, but slowly aim to work your way up in strength to do it with your normal hoop. Once you start getting the technique down, you can make the movements faster without losing your technique and the momentum will really kick in to help you along! Hope that makes sense and is helpful for you. Keep at it!! Caitlyn x

😂😂😂💯💯💯 exactly

That's so wonderful to hear. A nice slow way to ease yourself into dancing is to get the moves you are really comfortable with and dont have to think about and start adding in a little movement with your feed. e.g. maybe spinning on your hand but stepping side to side to the beat of the music/ doing a weave in your hands and step, touch with your foot on the ground etc. Just start incorporating the movement slowly and it will start to feel natural like the rest of it. Have fun!!

@@SpinJoyHoopDance Thank you for advice

thank you lovely! Please let me know how you go with it!!

Thanks Joe! Hope you're also keeping safe and well ❤️ let me know how you go with practicing the isolation trick! 😋🥰

yay! I'm so glad you found it helpful :D

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful ❤️

oh that's cool! what kind of animation is it?

thanks i'm so glad you enjoyed it! The full foundations course, which this video is take from is available here courses.spinjoy.com.au/courses/spinjoy-foundations-of-hula-hoop-dance

you're most welcome!

yay great job!

thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

@@SpinJoyHoopDance will you please continue this type of content

yay! thanks so much :) let me know how you go with it!

Thank you Connie! This is a lesson from my Foundations of Hoop Dance online course. It's $99 AUD, self paced and doesn't expire. It also comes with a $30 store credit that can be used towards a hula hoop or my intermediate / advanced level Body Rock course. spinjoy.com.au/collections/online-hula-hoop-classes/products/foundations-of-hula-hoop-dance-online-course

thanks for watching!

my pleasure. Glad it was helpful x

I'm sure it's just like riding a bike right? Once you learn you can't forget. Back at it in no time i'm sure!

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thank you!!

Hi there! Yes, for hoop dance we recommend purchasing a specialised 'dance hoop'. They're made for adult hoop dance so you can easily on-body hoop dance and do tricks. This is my shop: spinjoy.com.au/collections/hula-hoops/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

So when you're using a smaller hoop you'll just need to adjust your arm positioning. Keep your elbow bent, don't reach to full extension. The same general principles apply, just don't reach as far. Hope that makes sense!!

@@SpinJoyHoopDance perfect thanks I was wondering if I cud bend my elbow or if I had to keep it straight. Thanks love the videos! Hula hooping is so fun

thank you xx

Hi Bee, as I posted on another comment you left, for your height (assuming you are average size around the waist) i'd recommend a 90-95cm hoop. Weighted would be roughly 300-400grams depending on the style of hoop you get. You want to stay away from the ultra light weight "polypro" hoops that even when made to a large size, will still not be heavy enough to properly spin on your waist. You can check out the full range of hula hoops I make and sell here: spinjoy.com.au/collections/hula-hoops

Hi there, can you tell me how tall you are and your rough dress/shirt size? Do you know how big the one you currently have is?

Hey Mama Bird! Thanks for subscribing :) this is a 90cm OD body rock hoop (i am 5'8/173cm) spinjoy.com.au/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

Hiya Bee! When recommending a hoop, we really need to take into account your waist circumference as well as height. For your height I would recommend starting on a 90-95cm weighted dance hoop. If you carry extra weight around your middle section, i'd go up a size (95-100cm) or larger if plus size. Hope that helps! Please let me know if you need more info. I make and sell hoops here: spinjoy.com.au/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

yes, this is a 90cm weighted dance hoop. They're available here and shipped from Australia : spinjoy.com.au/collections/hula-hoops/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

Hi Deepika! I'm using a dance hula hoop. For this trick you can use smaller hula hoops too. The very large chunky "fitness" hoops may be too heavy though. This is the hula hoop you can see in this video: spinjoy.com.au/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

Sorry I don't run any live group classes at the moment! I only have my pre-recorded online course spinjoy.com.au/collections/online-hula-hoop-classes/products/foundations-of-hula-hoop-dance-online-course

@@SpinJoyHoopDance Thank you mam for the update

Can you send me a video so I can see what's happening??

@@SpinJoyHoopDance Err, I would, but I have no idea how😅 Let me describe it for you instead. When I keep my hands at 6, the hoop is so slippery that it kind of falls down, and this also prevents me from being able to perform smoothly. Thank you for the quick reply, I was honestly not expecting anything😊

@@oddball1336 you really need to be holding the hoop tightly in your hand. It shouldn't be able to slide through your fist if you are squeezing firmly enough. You can add some grip to the inner circumference but it sounds like you are probably just not holding it tight enough. Hope that makes sense!

@@SpinJoyHoopDance Thank you so much!😊 I was afraid I would have to do drastic changes, luckily not! Your channel was actually the first one that taught me how to spin the hoop around my waist, and here I go again watching your videos! You're the first ones I turn to whenever I need help. Thank you😁

@@oddball1336 so glad to help! Here if you ever need any support xoxo

this is a 90cm OD weighted polypropylene dance hoop. I am 5'8 size 10 AU. I make and sell them here 'Body Rock Hoops' spinjoy.com.au/products/body-rock-dance-hula-hoops

If you'd like to be able to learn to hula hoop on your body (waist chest shoulders legs) it's recommended to get a weighted larger hula hoop. The size and weight varies significantly from person to person based on personal body types. My beginner hoop was approx 100cm OD and weight approx 350-400grams. I am 5'8 and a size 10 AU. If you are larger around the waist you want to size up in a hula hoop. Or more petite size down a little bit. Some people also like to get an alternative much smaller light weight hoop to practice hand tricks but these make the waist hooping very very difficult or impossible.

@@SpinJoyHoopDance Thank You

Hi there! No, I am Caitlyn Woods (SpinJoy). I've been a professional hoop dance performer for the past 10 years and am based in Australia. I'm flattered you think I look like her though, she is gorgeous xx 😅💞

if you feel like you have to do a panicky kind of jump across to the other side, try to practice doing the magic fingers part reaaaalllllyy slowly. You should be able to execute this movement at any speed, slow or fast and still have it stay in place. When you get the gist of the flexing of the fingers at the same time as you're reaching across with your arm, it will make more sense and you can speed it up from there. Hope that makes sense! Good luck!!

Well you're welcome to send me a video on Instagram if you feel like you're still struggling with this

@@SpinJoyHoopDance ok

Huh? I teach this successfully in every beginner class 🤷🏼

@@SpinJoyHoopDance im below a beginner then i guess and cant be taught.

@@chadr4013 happy to give you some tips if you want to send me a video on Instagram messages and see if I can help

@@chadr4013 don’t focus on the big picture and just keep trying, I’ve been doing this for 8 years, and this move is still difficult for me. It’s a tricky illusion but she’s teaching with really small steps to put together. Hope you can get it soon

@@bellvitale i put my hoops up 2 weeks ago. not good enough to even be at novice skills. watching beginner stuff on youtube proved im not gonna even get to that level. gotta find something else to do.