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5. Jedi Drinking Song - Brobdingnagian Bards

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3. Twiddles

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1. The Debutante Video Blogs, Vol. 1

by Lissa Angeline

2 years ago

Just a little video explaining how helpful hooping has been to me in the last three months.

Don't laugh, I am still not very good at this.

Music is "Keep Breathing" by Ingrid Michaelson.

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SUZANNE GREEN
3 months ago
katharina
3 months ago
Brandon Huy Ha
4 months ago
Gabrielle Lott
4 months ago
Philo Hagen
5 months ago

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Sally Blood 5 months ago

Hi Lissa that was a beautiful insight into your hooping experience. I certainly think that you are graceful with your hooping, more than you realised. You have mastered many more move than I had managed after three months :)

If you haven't already done so, you should visit Hoop City, the online hooping community, and enter this video into SaFire's competition that is all about what hooping means to you.

youtube.com/watch?v=haIcXPiK_GA

safiredance.ning.com/

Keep up the hooping x
Lissa Angeline 5 months ago

Oh, gosh, Sally...thank you so much. It is hard to believe that I can be graceful, especially when I have just spent two days whacking myself in the ear. :)

No, truly, thank you. I really appreciate it. I might look into joining that community. I've learned much from Sandra's videos! She is so brilliant.
Gabrielle Lott 4 months ago

Congratulations on making Hooping.org 's video of the day. It was amazing. I left you a comment there before doing more detective work. but to cover the bases,
I felt the emotion in your video and that is rare. I am so happy that you have found such healing inside you hoop. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful dance with us.
Lissa Angeline 4 months ago

I'm so floored by all the gorgeous positive feedback that I have gotten because of my little video. I am glad it has found a place in people's hearts, that it has reached out to you.

I really thank you for your lovely comment. You're absolutely welcome!
kay braun 4 months ago

Oh Lissa, I had tears in my eyes from the beginning and before long they were flowing down my face. What a beautifully done video-the filming, editing, the words, sharing yourself, your dance, the music. So heartwarming to hear that you you have found your path, enjoy the journey
Lissa Angeline 4 months ago

Kay! Thank you for your beautiful words. I am so beside myself that my little story has touched so many people. I was glad to share it, especially if it ever helps anyone else who is as lost as I was. Thank you, thank you again. You are wonderful.
Crista Rucker 4 months ago

You don't look ridiculous at all. You look BEAUTIFUL. Watching you dancing with that hoop made me cry. Lovely.
Lissa Angeline 4 months ago

You're lovely. Thank you so much! I am beyond words. :)
Diane O 4 months ago

Wow! That was awesome, Lissa. You have mastered so many moves in such a short time and your dancing history shows. Very cool. I also found relief (finally!!!) from my stress and depression by discovering the hoop. I am an ultra-beginner and a bit clumsy, but it was like a door opening. It's amazing the happy magic a hoop can bring into one's life. Keep hooping!
Lissa Angeline 4 months ago

Isn't it awesome? A simple plastic circle...but it's brought thousands of us so much hope and joy. I'm so grateful I found it. And THANK YOU for your gorgeous comment. Hooping has shown me for the first time how truly time and practice make...well, closer to perfect. :) So keep it up!
jenn denise 4 months ago

Hi Lissa-
I created an account just to leave a comment( I NEVER do that ;))
I saw ur link on baldylocks.blogspot.com/

Your video brought tears...the song was beautiful and so fitting!
I have to disagree w/ u though, u are graceful and quite impressive to watch. I don't know anything about 'hooping', except that I suck at it ;) but I was in awe of how wonderfully you danced. u certainly don't appear to be new at this!
Keep it up, I'm so happy for you that you have found such a powerful outlet, thank you for sharing :)
Jenn
Lissa Angeline 3 months ago

I can say that it seems to help that I have neither children nor a big social life *L* I have SO MUCH spare time in which to hoop; that with my experience in dance and flag corps seems to be helpful.

Thank you SO MUCH. Give hooping another try if you aren't already!
Sara Courson 4 months ago

This is absolutely beautiful! You made me cry! I totally understand what you stated, and I am envious of your candor. You are lovely. You are a gorgeous inspiration. You totally rock. Very, very best wishes.
Lissa Angeline 3 months ago

I am so glad to be an inspiration; this video has far surpassed the feeble expectations I had for it (i.e. I wanted my friends to like it and I hoped it would help SOMEONE who needed it)...all the beautiful comments make me cry, yours included! Thank you so much.
Jamie Lynn 3 months ago

beautiful. You have created tears of joy. Thank you for sharing :)
Lissa Angeline 3 months ago

Thank YOU for commenting! You are so sweet; everyone has been!
Phila Hoopes 2 months ago

I used to hoop back in the 1960s and stopped...
For the past year I've struggled with depression also. Your dance with the hoop brought back the memories of the joy I felt doing it as a child - I'm going to look for a hoop and try this again. Thank you so much for this inspiration.