Hoop Technique Workshop Highlights from Sara Janssen on Vimeo.

We can’t express our gratitude enought to Sara for taking such amazing shots of the Boulder workshop and then editing a Highlight clip!  Thank you! Check out Sara’s blog The Happy Hoop: here

My mind is still reeling from all of the amazing teaching at the Hoop Technique workshop I attended this weekend in Boulder, Colorado. Spiral and Rich were fantastic and I have MUCH to share! I have photos and video and will be working on those in the next couple of days…but I wanted to give you a little “sneak peak”.

The above video was taken during a break as Rich demonstrated some of his Isopop techniques. Enjoy!

Original post: here

Hoop Technique Tour – Charlottesville, VA
Space & Energy

For our fourth tour stop, we’re excited to share Hoop Technique in some of my (Spiral’s) old stomping grounds; lovely Charlottesville, VA. We’re looking forward to connecting and sharing with the steadily growing community there as well as the surrounding areas of Richmond and Washington D.C. We’re down to give a price break for those making the trek from D.C., as I know there will likely be a decent contingent. D.C. folks, I’m just sentimental about C’ville and we have a lovely spot to teach there, so please come join us!

This 2 day workshop will introduce the complete system of Hoop Technique theory with specific emphasis on the concepts of Space & Energy; day one focusing on Space, day two on Energy.

Hoop Technique Theory encompasses a broad range of hoop movement and vocabulary oriented around four key concepts: Space, Energy, Time and Flow. These four concepts provide a framework for creative expression and expansion. Through exercises, theory and instruction, our focus on these concepts will increase awareness of what’s possible and encourage exploration. Each concept can be applied to any move and can be understood as a lens through which it can be examined and experienced.

*The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping.
*Energy refers to the physical and emotional energetic tones we can utilize to enrich and deepen the quality of our movement.
*Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat.
*Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement; effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. For us, Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance.

Some of the moves that will be covered:
Isolations, Extensions, Isopops, Isobreaks, Antispin, 3d Moves, Dynamic Stalls, Sustained Spinning, Variations of Reverses.

Exercises in Timing, Transitions, Sequencing and more will help ignite your creative fire.

Pre-Requisites:
This workshop is intended for hoopers of all skill levels. Our only prerequisites are the capability to waist hoop and to do a lift from the core. It’s recommended, but not required, that you are able to chest hoop and comfortably perform an off-body weave.

Notes:
Please dress comfortably and bring water. Smaller hoops are recommended for the material we will be covering. We will be bringing Hoop Technique hoops and have them available for sale at the event. If you’d like to pre-order one of our unique, high-performance hoops, please send us an email.

Time & Date:
Saturday July 17: 3-6:30 pm
Sunday July 18: 3-6:30 pm

Location:
Montessori Community School
305 Rolkin Rd.
Charlottesville, VA

Cost:
$140

To Purchase Tickets, visit this address:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FM35SLF233U8Q

Hoop Technique Tour – Bay Area
Space & Energy

For our third tour stop, we’re excited to share Hoop Technique on our home turf: the San Francisco Bay Area. This 2 day workshop will introduce the complete system of Hoop Technique theory with specific emphasis on the concepts of Space & Energy; day one focusing on Space, day two on Energy.

Hoop Technique Theory encompasses a broad range of hoop movement and vocabulary oriented around four key concepts: Space, Energy, Time and Flow. These four concepts provide a framework for creative expression and expansion. Through exercises, theory and instruction, our focus on these concepts will increase awareness of what’s possible and encourage exploration. Each concept can be applied to any move and can be understood as a lens through which it can be examined and experienced.

*The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping.
*Energy refers to the physical and emotional energetic tones we can utilize to enrich and deepen the quality of our movement.
*Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat.
*Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement; effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. For us, Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance.

Some of the moves that will be covered:
Isolations, Extensions, Isopops, Isobreaks, Antispin, 3d Moves, Dynamic Stalls, Sustained Spinning, Variations of Reverses.

Exercises in Timing, Transitions, Sequencing and more will help ignite your creative fire.

Pre-Requisites:
This workshop is intended for hoopers of all skill levels. Our only prerequisites are the capability to waist hoop and to do a lift from the core. It’s recommended, but not required, that you are able to chest hoop and comfortably perform an off-body weave.

Notes:
Please dress comfortably and bring water. Smaller hoops are recommended for the material we will be covering. We will be bringing Hoop Technique hoops and have them available for sale at the event. If you’d like to pre-order one of our unique, high-performance hoops, please send us an email.

Time & Date:
Saturday May 15: 12-3:30pm
Sunday May 16: 12-3:30pm

Location:
a special nook…
2509 Myrtle St. @ 25th.
Emeryville, CA

Cost:
$140

The Hoop Technique DVD will feature performances by some of the most talented and innovative hoopers in the world. Brecken Rivara is tearing up the hooping world right now with her unique creative style and she’s quite likely the humblest hooper you’ll ever meet, regardless of her recent accolade as Female Hooper of the Year from Hooping.org.

We’re excited to be bringing our second tour stop to Los Angeles, CA hosted by Firegroove. This 2 day workshop will introduce the complete system of Hoop Technique theory with specific emphasis on the concepts of Space & Effort, day one focusing on Space, day two on Effort.

Hoop Technique Theory encompasses a broad range of hoop movement and vocabulary oriented around four key concepts: Space, Effort, Time and Flow. The focus on these four ideas was inspired by Laban theory, one of the most widely used systems of human movement analysis. These four concepts provide a framework for creative expression and expansion. This will increase awareness of what’s possible and available and, hence, encourage exploration. Each concept can be applied to any move and can be understood as a lens through which it can be examined and experienced.

The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping.
Effort refers to the quality of movement; the energy, emotion and tone with which we execute movement.
Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat.
Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement, our effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance. In this portion of the workshop we’ll work on seamlessly transitioning between moves

Some of the moves that will be covered:
Isolations, Extensions, Isopops, Isobreaks, Antispin, 3d Moves, Dynamic Stalls, Sustained spinning, several on and off-body reverse methods, and more.

Pre-Requisites:
This workshop is intended for hoopers of all skill levels. Our only prerequisites are the capability to waist hoop and to do a lift from the core. It’s recommended, but not required, that you are able to chest hoop and comfortably perform an off-body weave.

Notes:
Please dress comfortably and bring water. Smaller hoops are recommended for the material we will be covering. We will be bringing Hoop Technique hoops and have them available for sale at the event. If you’d like to pre-order one of our unique, high-performance hoops, please send us an email.

Time & Date:
Saturday March 27th 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Sunday March 28th 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location:
The Groove Spot
1110 N. Beachwood Dr. 3rd Floor
Hollywood, CA 90038
(park under the building)

Cost:
$140

This workshop will introduce Hoop Technique Theory and will be aimed at advanced beginners through expert hoopers. Our only prerequisites are the capability to waist hoop and to do a lift from the core. It’s recommended, but not required, that you are able to chest hoop and comfortably perform an off-body weave.

Ok, on to the content…

Hoop Technique Theory encompasses a broad range of hoop movement and vocabulary oriented around four key concepts: Space, Effort, Time and Flow. The focus on these four ideas was inspired by Laban theory, one of the most widely used systems of human movement analysis. These four concepts provide a framework for creative expression and expansion. This will increase awareness of what’s possible and available and, hence, encourage exploration. Each concept can be applied to any move and can be understood as a lens through which it can be examined and experienced.

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The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping. In this section we’ll be focusing on isolation and extension theory & technique, as well as isopops & isobreaks.

Effort refers to the quality of movement; the energy, emotion and tone with which we execute movement. Here we’ll focus on creativity-enhancing exercises as well as sustained spinning, dynamic stalling and framing.

Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat. This section will focus primarily on variations of reverses as well as tips and exercises for form and speed.

Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement, our effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance. In this portion of the workshop we’ll work on seamlessly transitioning between moves.
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The Hoop Technique workshop will happen over the course of 2 days. We’ll devote 1.5 hours of instruction to each of our 4 primary movement concepts with an additional half hour of movement integration/ individualized instruction each day.

Please dress comfortably and bring water. As we’re traveling, we’ll have some Hoop Technique-style hoops for sale, but encourage you to bring your own, preferably smaller, hoop. If you’d like to pre-order one of our unique, high-performance hoops, please send us an email.

Location:
Austin, TX
The workshop will be held in Downtown Austin, location TBA, we’re working on something special.

Time & Date:
12:00pm-3:30pm Saturday, March 6th
12:00pm-3:30pm Sunday, March 7th

Cost:
$120.

Pre-registration is required. If this is an absolute impossibility for you, please message us at info@hooptechnique.com and we’ll do our best to work something out for you.

Hoop Technique Theory encompasses a broad range of hoop movement and vocabulary. We’ve oriented Hoop Technique theory around four key concepts: Space, Effort, Time and Flow. These four concepts provide a framework for creative expression and expansion. This will increase awareness of what’s possible and available and, hence, encourage exploration. Each concept can be applied to any move and can be understood as a lens through which it can be examined and experienced.
The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping. Effort refers to the quality of movement; the energy, emotion and tone with which we execute movement. Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat. Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement, our effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance.

The Hoop Technique workshop will happen over the course of 2 days. We’ll devote 1.5 hours of instruction to each of our 4 primary movement concepts with an additional half hour of movement integration/ individualized instruction each day.

We’ll be covering a plethora of specific moves as well as exercises to polish skills and encourage self-expression.

Cost is $120

The concept of Space explores the relationship of body and hoop to the space we occupy while hooping. Effort refers to the quality of movement; the energy, emotion and tone with which we execute movement. Time relates to speed, acceleration, direction changes, rhythm, tempo and beat. Flow is the personal mastery of creative movement, our effortless transition from move to move guided by expertise, muscle memory and inspiration. Flow unlocks the bliss and transcendent joy of hoop dance.

Original music my Janaka Selekta & Madhu Rose
http://www.janakaselekta.net

Big thanks to FlowToys for the use of their space
http://www.flowtoys.com