Starting guide

1) Sizing

♥ Hooping styles fall on a spectrum from fast offbody tricks with small hoops or slower onbody hooping and tricks with larger, heavier hoops.
♥ 3/4” 100 psi PE and 3/4” 160 psi PE are the typical beginner/slow tubing (42” 3/4” 100 psi PE is the best selling size).
♥5/8” and 3/4” HDPE/Polypro are the typical offbody/fast tubing choices (30” 3/4” HDPE/Polypro or 28” 5/8” Polypro are the best selling sizes)
♥ Don't follow the old addage of "belly button height". Since not every person has the same waist size we base hoop diameter off of your waist in inches (like a pant size).
♥ 1.1 x waist = fast/advanced
♥ 1.2 x waist = medium/intermediate
♥ 1.3 x waist = slow/beginner.
♥For beginner trick hula hoops (mainly off body) a good size is half your height in inches! If you’re 62” you’d get a 31” in HDPE or polypro!
♥ We make hoops ANY DIAMETER! If you need something smaller or larger than the listed sizes shoot us an email to dancehoopsproductions@gmail.com

2) Hoop Starter Packs / Size Changing hoops

♥ You may find you want more than one hoop for the many styles of hooping. We offer starter packs to minimize shipping and maximize your hooping!
♥ We offer hoop starter packs with 2, 3, or 4 different styles of hoops.
♥ We also offer upgrades which add an extra push button connection so your hoop can go from, say, a 44” hoop down to a 40”! Then you’ll get two hoops in one for a larger range of hooping styles!

2 HOOP STARTER PACK (ONE WEIGHTED HOOP, ONE LIGHTWEIGHT COLORED HOOP):
www.dancehoops.com/shop/2hoopbundle
SIZE CHANGING HOOP (EXTRA SECTION TO SIZE UP OR DOWN):
www.dancehoops.com/shop/sizechanginghoop

3) Community

♥ Let us formally invite you to the global hoop tribe! Hooping has a very rich history in North America and has reached all the edges of the Earth with national flow festivals and social media.
♥ If you’re looking for a place to start lessons you can find thousands of videos on YouTube!
♥ For online classes two sources we recommend are Hoop Lovers and LiveLoveHoop.