Customer Reviews

Hoopnotica: Hoopdance Basics - Beginner, Level 1

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Living where I do, taking an in-person hooping class just isn't an option, so this was the next best thing. I picked this DVD over the 'HoopGirl' DVD because I'd read elsewhere that there are 'troubleshooting' sections on this DVD that cover what you're probably doing wrong (and how to fix it) if you just aren't getting the move(s).

The DVD is well-edited, I can understand the instructor easily (even if my body is sometimes slow to catch on), and the troubleshooting sections are a definite help. My one minor quibble is that the menu could use a little more breaking down (it would be nice if I could choose which section of hip hooping that I wanted to go back to, for example), but I am still giving this DVD 5 stars because of the way the information is presented. I hope to be giving the Level 2 DVD a try in the near future. Can't wait!

I was a total beginner when I bought my hoop and this dvd. I must admit when I first spun that hoop around my waist, I was really discouraged and felt it would be too hard. I felt you needed a model body to even make it work. HOW WRONG I WAS! Ive been hooping for about 12 days and not only can I keep it up, I can start walking and turning. I foresee myself being able to hip hoop and more with continued practice.

The instructions are VERY clear and the troubleshooting section at the end of every segment is a HUGE plus. They know what you could be doing wrong and let you know how to correct it.

This is my first step to getting in shape - and while it wont be the answer to everything, I can hoop for 45 minutes, get my heart rate up, mop the sweat off my brows and my boyfriend loves watching every minute of it.

Buy it! Have fun! Feel great!

I wasn't a complete beginner when I put this DVD in. I was already hoopin it up on my waist, hips and a bit of my chest. I knew that once I learned to lift or "corkscrew" that my dance would be set free. Within a combined hour, I had learned to float with both hands as well as corkscrew with fluidity and beauty.

This DVD is fun, up beat, stimulating and well organized. The girls from Hoopnotica are excellent teachers. After the entire DVD was over, I was so happy and inspired that I continued dancing and playing in my hoop until my daughter woke from her nap. I highly recommend this DVD.

This DVD is amazing. I ordered my hoop and dvd, and I cant stop moving. I can do this in the privacy of my living room and the dvd breaks down all the moves in an easy way. This dvd is not meant to be done from beginning to end in one session. You learn each step and practice, eventually you can put it all together and wahhh-laahh, you are a hooping queen (or king). Happy hooping.

This is a great beginner DVD for hoopdancing. Even though I already knew hooping basics I still found this dvd helpful. Floating is one of the moves taught on this DVD and is a move I had never saw explained elsewhere. The moves are broken down into small steps that are easy to understand and you are told to expect that some of the more complex moves take time to learn, which is helpful because you don't want to get frustrated and feel discouraged. The troubleshooting section is very helpful too. I have this video and the next, Beginner Level 2, and highly recommend both of them! Happy Hooping!

This is a helpful DVD no doubt, but I learned how to hoop a couple of days before the DVD arrived by following some helpful videos on Google Videos. So by the time the I got the DVD, i knew how to work my 43" hoop. Never-the-less if you are contemplating about purchasing the DVD, go ahead and buy it - it is a good one - they teach excellent techniques - but the bodies of the women in the DVD gave me a complex about mine.

I have been learning hoopdancing little by little and this DVD has really helped me. It is meant to be watched first and then practiced on your own, which is important to know so you won't expect a follow-along DVD. (I find it best to practice hoopdancing free form with some music anyways.) The troubleshooting sections are GREAT. They help me every time I encounter a problem. It is slow going, but once I have mastered the techniques in this DVD, I fully intend to get the next one in the series.

I like the DVD. It was very precise and informative. I thought there was more too it. It teaches you how to do certain hula hoop moves but it doesn't have an exercise routine that goes along with it. I figured it would teach you how to do it and have a basic routine to get you started, but the whole DVD seems to be just a how to. I guess they put the exercise routines in another DVD. I would recommend buying it.

I wanted to get into hooping because I thought it would be really fun, and I think super hula hoops on the wii is a great workout. I read all the reviews on hooping dvd's, and everyone said this was the best. I purchase this and the travel hoop, and after at least ten attempts (and I do not mean I dropped it once or twice and gave up, I mean hundreds of times per attempt) I still cant do it for more than 5 seconds. Very annoying. All of the reviewers said they had a great troubleshooting part when you have problems, but they dont go over the basic hoop. There has got to be a basic technique that I don't know about that they are not mentioning, or I am a COMPLETE spaz. Who knows. Also, the travel hoop is not at all easy to take apart, I have a few sections that will not come apart at all.

Ok, I'm a completely uncoordinated, and it took over 2 weeks of trying and dropping the hoop more times than can be counted just to get it to hoop around my waist. That was in December, I asked for the travel hoop for a xmas gift. I can now fluidly do everything on this DVD and I'm now onto level 2 and slowly (just like starting all over again learning to hoop on my chest- but 2 weeks later and at least it only drops to my waste - I'm learning.) What I like about this DVD is that it's really broken down into steps, with identification of pressure points. The troubleshooting guide is great on the simple activities, but on the corkscrew I found it to vague. If you can hang in there, it's really alot of fun, and I'm looking into studying so I can teach it. Instead of a boring aerobic program, repetitive yoga, or pilates - I have to watch a DVD to remember steps. With hooping, it's dance and I can do it 2x a day and never get bored, change the music and it helps with the creativity. This DVD has been a great start for me - I've already ordered Level 3. The added benefit, I haven't been loosing weight, but my pants are looser - I think it's all the hip hooping.