Flowarts Teacher
Rebecca Wuerfel
20
Lessons
5
Free Lessons
1
hour
Course Introduction
Lesson • Hoop • Info
Introduction: What hooping means to me
An introduction to single hoop dance, sharing the teacher’s personal hoop journey and what hooping means to her. It frames hoop dance as an expressive practice and briefly mentions differences between heavier fitness hoops and lighter dance hoops.
Lesson • Hoop • Info
What is Hoopdance?
An overview of hoop dance as a creative movement practice with a hula hoop, combining varied tricks and dance influences into personal flow and expression. It distinguishes hoop dance from fitness hooping and notes options like different hoop sizes, materials, and using one or multiple hoops.
Foundations
Lesson • Hoop • On Body • Off Body
On & Off Body
An overview of on-body and off-body hooping in hula hoop, defining on-body tricks performed on different body parts and off-body tricks done around the body. It also notes common hoop size tendencies for each style and introduces transitions as links between categories.
Lesson • Hoop • Horizontal Plane • Vertical Plane
Horizontal & Vertical
An overview of hoop movement planes, focusing on the difference between horizontal (parallel to the floor) and vertical (upright) positioning. The lesson explains how common hoop tricks fit into each plane and how planes describe where the hoop is in space.
Lesson • Hoop • Transition
Transitions
An overview of transitions in hooping as connecting movements between trick categories. It describes how transitions link on-body and off-body hooping and help switch between vertical and horizontal planes, with examples such as spiral up/down, weave tap, and hinge.
Lesson • Hoop • Isolation
Isolations
An overview of hoop isolations, where the hoop appears to float or stay fixed in space while rotating. It references common one-handed isolations and introduces variations such as circular/centered, linear isolations along different planes, and isolations combined with ghosting.
Lesson • Hoop • Free Hand
Free Hand
An overview of free-hand placement and movement in hoop dance, especially while focusing on a main trick like waist hooping. It explores simple options such as mirroring or contrasting the hoop’s path, shaping inside the hoop space, and drawing soft lines in the air.
On Body Hooping
