Many hoopers I get to hang and spin with have a love/hate relationship with the recently popularised hoop move called the Wedgie. Others have taken this move and started crafting some supremely kick ass variations.
If you don’t know what I am talking about, check out this tutorial with Emma Kenna. It was one of the first tutorials we put up on our YouTube channel that featured the popular Wedgie move.
https://youtu.be/1qqlcqoHDAA
I personally struggled with Wedgie moves in the beginning, for a number of reasons. I felt like they stopped my natural hoop dance flow, I felt like I was getting tangled up and couldn’t quite work out the timing of everything. Add to all of that the killer inner thigh bruises I was giving myself; I thought perhaps Wedgies were not for me. But after lots of play time I had a Wedgie break through. Check out this tutorial I made where I show you the exact technique that helped me to unlock consistent Wedgie success.
https://youtu.be/-BWfdLtk8nk
My learning process is always two fold; I love to understand the technique and then I really need to combine the new move into sequences or flow sessions that help me to bring it into my natural hoop dance flow. So I played around with some Wedgie combinations.
https://youtu.be/NRkJ7u36L88
And variations…
https://youtu.be/BwKjH9ahUXg
Transitions in and out of moves are essential for bringing in diversity to hoop dance, so I also spent some time messing around with simple but varied ways to get in to Wedgies.
https://youtu.be/TrsBNn22__U
And now this week I share with you two Wedgie catch variations to help you transition out of the Wedgie moves.
It wasn’t until I looked back through recent tutorials that I had shared on YouTube that I realised I have had somewhat of a Wedgie obsession. They have become fun moves to mess around with after such a messy learning curve. Feels good to find some flow and ease. I hope these tutorials really help you out.
It seems there are hoopers all around the world who are also obsessed with wedgies and are creating some awesome variations. There is a whole Facebook group dedicated to learning and sharing Wedgies and Escalators. Created by Frank in the US @kingfrak who has become a wizard with the Wedgies. Join the group and share your wedgie love!
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