Who is the best hooper?

Who is the most entertaining hooper to watch?


I realize it's all subjective.


Also, what of the skills the Cirque person displayed (described in the original post)? Were those skills unusual?

thanks.

I love this comment Reagan! Those are my favorites too!!!

Keep in mind, guys...
people who dont hoop dont really understand what its about.
judgement of skills is super important to people who dont have them... and im not saying this guy doesnt... but he doesnt hoop (or do you?)

its like, if you have never juggled before and dont have any friends that do... and then you saw it being done for the first time, you'd want to see it more and more and you'd probably wonder where you should go and who you should see, right?

so dont be pissed at this question. it may sound awful to you, but i think its ok (even though i agree with ya'll and could never answer it)

we all have our unique style and personality that we bring to our hoopdance...which makes the dance so beautiful and inspiring to watch, and like any sport or musical instrument the more we practice the better we get.
I remember last year at Burning man there was a day in the center camp where hoopers were whirling it up...which was sooo cool to see all the talent, styles and tricks....but i remember feeling like it was that Zoolander movie where there was an edge of showing off like it was a competition which was exciting and humorous. But i believe we all feel that hooping is a wonderful outlet of self-expression and a great way to release blocked energy, tension and dance, exercise and play! With that in mind, i think that we mostly feel like we want to spread this joy and share how uplifting and fun it is with others...rather than compete.
When it comes to cirque du soleil....that's a whole other world of hoop performance art...these people train for hours and hours every day and for years!!! So amazing to see what they can do, but it doesn't seem like the same sort of hooping we have all come to love and share...but still inspiring to watch and we can apply bits and pieces of what they do to our hoop dance but really its in a league of its own. I have seen the hoop girl at Zumanity and thought it was amazing too, but dont recall that she integrated any dance elements. There was also a great hoop guy on Ingenuie (an earlier cirque de soleil), very cool and yeah on Quiddam the cortitionist which was some craaaazy hooping...that i know i will never be able to do.

anyways...i think its great that this subject came up because as much as we like to think we are above the conditioned mind of competitiveness...its naturally in all of us to some degree...and so perhaps in knowing this we can remember that we are all inspired by the hula hoop and embrace each others uniqueness and humanness and of course keep hooping it up!

love and light~
diana

I'm not going to be mad, that would be silly and yes you're right about the competition. There is competition, but it's everywhere and I guess it will always be around, but it does challenge that other person to do better!

Malcolm from NYC is amazing. I suggest you check him out, he'll blow your mind!

Hooping is about cooperation, cycles, and being one with the revolution of all creation...
In 9 months on this tribe, and on the HHHHU tribe, I can honestly say everyone I have seen post has had that three-fold spirit of hooping.
Now having said that AND read the competitive hooping post, I can honestly say without hesitation...








The GREATEST hooper in the WORLD is STEPHAN!!!!!

Even my favorite to watch is fluid as water.

I think it's important to note that this original post was from 2005. It had died and I was glad to see it go. "Best" has such an air of competition. And even my favorite to watch can change with the song, my mood, the dancer's day, and a million other variables.