http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#6543d4f1-55db-475f-9f90-1ca9712e23dc Here is my 2 cents... Male hoopers are friggin' SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!! Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:47 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#6543d4f1-55db-475f-9f90-1ca9712e23dc Swirly Whirly Girl 2009-06-24T15:33:47Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#1463687c-9d5e-4bd7-a3b8-df75b90c43ef Gosh, I guess I have gotten to know quite a few of the male hoopers out there... and I would dare say there are more than you know about and the population is growing exponentially. Khan, Rich, Rob Mills, Baxter, Victorio, Dave (chicago), David (knoxville), Lewis Meyers, Max, Lucian, Rainbow Michael, Robbie, Vaughn, Philo, Fred Aspen, Geoffery, Kimowan, stephan, to name a few. While it's obvious that it is heavily female dominated, I believe that male hoopers take a whole different approach to the hoop. I have never looked at any male hooper and thought, gosh, they look girly. Rather, I have often thought, wow, I love they're unique approach and energy they bring to the hoop. It is very unique. Good luck in getting connected to the male hooping world. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:28:47 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#1463687c-9d5e-4bd7-a3b8-df75b90c43ef Rebecca 2009-06-24T15:28:47Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#2d2a336f-ea89-4938-b981-a24036cb3a61 I'm the only one I know in my lil tribe here in nc--lots of my pals are burners but most can't hoop very well. I love it and wish I could practice all day. My kids dig it, too. What I struggle with is style... I like very much the HoopPath which is a bit more masculine but I've been thru the dvd twice and have learned as much as I can w/o hitting up a class (too far away) or a retreat. And yourself? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:45:15 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#2d2a336f-ea89-4938-b981-a24036cb3a61 dorne 2009-06-24T11:45:15Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5ab82044-6666-408e-a4d2-dccbcfe35aac Lucian, you have no problem looking like a man when hooping. Nothing girly about your slick moves. I love to see men hoop. They tend to have such strength and speed. It's really energising to watch. And of course you all have grace too. I love how Khan will hoop with strength and speed and the utmost grace. And that he'll dress up to incorporate his clothing into the dance. Men have a different take on hooping. I always get the feeling they are less likely to want to collect tricks for the sake of tricks and instead to learn those that enable them to do what they want to do. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:09:18 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5ab82044-6666-408e-a4d2-dccbcfe35aac Sue 2009-06-10T09:09:18Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#43d8c3b8-fa23-4342-93d4-b8ca5d262686 It's not about the actuality of looking feminine that gets people....its the fear of it mattering to someone else, lol. And lets face ti, big guys like myself tend to generally dont like to jiggle in front of people any more than we absolutely HAVE to!!!!! lol...It's still a thought in my mind when I hoop in front of people....but my pride in the skills I have developed and the joy hooping brings to me overcomes all that for me. As for lookin girly....I personally hoop with vigor at times and with grace at others...and like a complete mess from time to time too (boy, when you mess up once sometimes it turns into a streak that just seems impossable to overcome!)!!! Girly or not, I'm having fun!!! I am still a beginer with only a year under my belt...but I am quickly picking up new things now that spinning "clicked" in my head...or betwen there and my body...or wherever it clicked!!! Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:27:28 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#43d8c3b8-fa23-4342-93d4-b8ca5d262686 T-Rav 2009-06-09T10:27:28Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#faef1e9c-85af-4d77-9a26-a472a431cbe6 personally, i have never seen a guy hooping and thought that he looked girly or feminine. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:31:44 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#faef1e9c-85af-4d77-9a26-a472a431cbe6 LoLa 2009-06-09T01:31:44Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#fd4cc323-56a6-4f1e-9b0f-8bf63cf2ed9d I still consider myself a beginner. . . but have been hooping for about a year and a half now. . . Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:29:07 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#fd4cc323-56a6-4f1e-9b0f-8bf63cf2ed9d Thunder 2009-06-08T15:29:07Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#d5628312-cab4-4d73-8a3b-0851001c0e35 I tried to get my husband to hoop. He tried it and did well but the wiggle made him feel girly. I thought it was hot though. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:41:26 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#d5628312-cab4-4d73-8a3b-0851001c0e35 Erin =) 2009-06-08T12:41:26Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#7d9bc186-c7a0-4b56-9721-8ed44349f8e7 I love my hooper boy (see Jeremiah, top of thread)! Everytime we're at a festival and he lights up his fire hoop, I always hear some ladies in the audience say, "oooh... a male hooper! yay!". It's sexy, and it can look very masculine... I see some (but certainly not all) male hoopers shying away from core hooping... does the wiggling make ya feel girly? Cause it looks hot. Just sayin'. Other male hoopers not mentioned: Soyboy, Stefan... who else are we forgetting? I saw a good handful of newbie-lookin' male hooper at Playa Del Fuego a couple of weeks ago, too! Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:48:14 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#7d9bc186-c7a0-4b56-9721-8ed44349f8e7 Coehlo 2009-06-08T11:48:14Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#cda5fd36-9af0-4282-9b22-000122747911 Hey there! Seattle is lucky enough to have several male hoopers (myself included). I know what you mean, in thinking about masculinity and hooping. It's always been an interesting question, since the hoop community - and instruction, as others have mentioned - is definitely more oriented toward women. But some of the guys out there are pretty amazing, and it doesn't take much to make a performance look "masculine". Yes, you're moving your hips, but I don't think the girls mind it all that much. :) If you've got ideas you want to share or consider, feel free to post - it's a topic that definitely bears discussion! Cheers! -T Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:04:12 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#cda5fd36-9af0-4282-9b22-000122747911 Taylor 2009-06-05T08:04:12Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5f8ab944-007c-4266-97ba-326593920e8e http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TP_CflPdlo this dude is really good... Love the isolations... and >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY_x8K5pjP8&feature=related =] Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:06:07 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5f8ab944-007c-4266-97ba-326593920e8e sasha 2009-06-05T03:06:07Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#0e8b89e0-31c6-40c0-9f95-00d338488eed Male, and still a beginner (after a year or two.... I come and go, but the intent is there...) I do it for the exercise, more'n'anything else... I have health issues (& age) as a barrier, but I'm still workin' on it... Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:56:25 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#0e8b89e0-31c6-40c0-9f95-00d338488eed repsac3 2009-06-04T23:56:25Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#4be7cbbd-ed91-4844-989e-040d028b2f1d My boyfriend has been hooping for awhile. He likes it, but it is difficult as there are close to nil hoopers around here. He just recently joined tribe - go friend him! = ). http://people.tribe.net/bf6cb801-f0b4-44a1-9560-35dc5ef0168c Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:02:07 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#4be7cbbd-ed91-4844-989e-040d028b2f1d Claudia 2009-06-04T22:02:07Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#809a394a-62e9-4e98-a888-d256d2070ee5 I like that one by Baxter as well. And I really like this one by Rainbow Michael too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSq9telAk8 D Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:48:43 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#809a394a-62e9-4e98-a888-d256d2070ee5 David 2009-06-04T21:48:43Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#6cc0c864-eb63-46e0-aa81-061f735e6255 here's the thread from hoop city http://safiredance.ning.com/forum/topics/y-chromosome-hoopers-represent (i know i just sent this to you t-rav, but i thought i'd publicly post it as well for others!) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:44:34 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#6cc0c864-eb63-46e0-aa81-061f735e6255 Diane 2009-06-04T20:44:34Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#e03e1f0e-d570-47ef-b654-af4c3c981ad2 Raises hand. Male hooper here. I wanted to up for a local hoop aerobics class with a hoopgirl certified instructor and was told it was geared for just females and they felt they had a safe environment to explore and learn in that way. It hurt a little because the instructor is a friend of mine but a few days later she says come on, why not. She had just really not wanted me to feel uncomfortable learning the 'booty bump' and such. Well, I took the class last night. I loved it. I really like using the hoop for pure exercise as well as expression. Plus I like learning new things that might sound basic but I've never tried before. And I can tell you. The booty bump is not easy..and mostly impossible spinning the opposite direction. And booty hooping? I used muscles I didn't know I had. I am going again next week. Did I get off topic? Hard to focus on this while at work. Anyway, I am always interested in male hoopers and how to actually look like a male while hooping. There are some real badass male hoopers out there. But I guess it boils to what I learned from Baxter in his Hoop Path workshop..."if it feels good, that's all that matters" (or something like that). Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:49:33 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#e03e1f0e-d570-47ef-b654-af4c3c981ad2 Luciån 2009-06-04T19:49:33Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#7cf86cc0-d3f0-4233-ac8d-3130f1e235c6 male hoopers are hot. just sayin. :D ok well all hoopers are hot! i love baxter's video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odw_H90C-6c really made me see a different direction that anyone can take their hooping, really giving a different feeling than the "mainstream" hooping. (not that there's anything wrong with the mainstream style as many people tend toward similar moods/movements, as long as it's authentic to who you are :P) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:19:33 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#7cf86cc0-d3f0-4233-ac8d-3130f1e235c6 HunnyBear 2009-06-04T19:19:33Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5301770d-a158-4244-b883-d4f9e6145630 I'm male hooper - well, a beginner hooper. Orbital-D Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:05:54 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#5301770d-a158-4244-b883-d4f9e6145630 David 2009-06-04T19:05:54Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#d60cf861-5d33-4b07-8f9d-ace8a91aec57 this is a subject that seems to pop up periodically. i've often wondered about making a male hoopers tribe but that seems kind of separatist. it is a curious thing about the hoop though; gender isn't really much of an issue with other flow-tools in that none of them seem to have a majority of one or the other gender in the same way that hooping has such a distinct female majority. anyway, hi! Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:51:29 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#d60cf861-5d33-4b07-8f9d-ace8a91aec57 khan 2009-06-04T18:51:29Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#9c57f8d8-0f08-4548-bf84-e6437d7336b4 I'm one as well! Located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:29:30 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#9c57f8d8-0f08-4548-bf84-e6437d7336b4 Jeremiah 2009-06-04T18:29:30Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#98512a66-9d69-4e3d-94bf-cb9ceb65f21e check this guy out. http://isopop.com/ he is on a few online communities. Have you checked out hoop city, online community for hoopers, think there are guys on it too. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:29:30 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#98512a66-9d69-4e3d-94bf-cb9ceb65f21e Mad 2009-06-04T18:29:30Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#25170830-6e6f-47f2-8b62-0a9efbebd2de I'm one....and know a few....very few....I'm interested in getting acquainted to male hoopers across the globe to trade off tips, and add a little masculinity to hooping. Hit me up and lets be friends!!!! Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:22:46 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/e2ccc033-7481-40f0-a578-a576cc1543bf#25170830-6e6f-47f2-8b62-0a9efbebd2de T-Rav 2009-06-04T18:22:46Z