HOLISTIC HOOP'S One Take Shorties

HOLISTIC HOOP’S

One Take Shorties

Denise E Williams/Subtle Woman/Medicine Woman

Occupational Therapist/Wellness Counselor

Healing Touch Certified Practitioner &

Psychic/Intuitive Empath & Medium

4.23.2022

 

Da Capo a Pied…De la tete aux pieds i.e. from Head to Toe:

The Narrow Base of Support (NBOS), prompted by the small size of the various platforms, atypically impacts the Hoop’s rotation and subsequent footwork.  Weighted Hooping is a full Body and Brain workout.  The music’s beats per minute (BPM), phrasing, space allowance and Hoop weight/size influence my improvisation.  Quickly, I transition from one step to another, as influenced by the lyrics and instrumentation.  I regulate my nervous system’s response to the motor demand with breathing, visualization and exaggerated miming.

Weighted Hooping is multi-faceted and so am I.

 

HOLISTIC HOOP'S One Take Shorties

 

HOLISTIC HOOP’S

One Take Shorties

Denise E Williams/Subtle Woman/Medicine Woman

Occupational Therapist/Wellness Counselor

Healing Touch Certified Practitioner/Shamanic Healer

Psychic/Intuitive Empath & Medium

4.16.2022

This week’s music selections evoked memories of my childhood with the images of my stepfather’s love of instrumental Jazz and my mother’s association with Jazz greats--- Nat King Cole, Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, Dinah Washington and Count Basie at the Club Delisa.  My personal performance journey was tweaked with musical, dance and vocal aspirations.  So, to this day, I Perk Up, Smile, Laugh, Squeal and Dance to the various rhythms of 1940’s Jazz.  Such Joy is possible with Music and Movement!!!

Get up, Get out and Listen, Sing, Dance to Music---on a Daily basis!!!

HOLISTIC HOOP'S One Take Shorties

HOLISTIC HOOP'S

One Take Shorties

Denise E Williams/Subtle Woman/Medicine Woman

Occupational Therapist/Wellness Counselor

Healing Touch Certified Practitioner/Shamanic Healer

Psychic/Intuitive Empath & Medium

4.9.2022

Clinical Observations of Week One's Holistic Hoop Core-eography:

My Core Activation is fortified by Weighted Hooping with adduction of my legs and subsequent engagement of obliques, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, gluteal and pelvic floor muscles.  Hooping with the different props, including elements of cushioning (proprioception i.e. weight-bearing, tactile, vestibular i.e. movement and kinesthesia i.e. sensing coordination), stability (wood), height (12" wooden stool), narrow base of support (space between treadmills), graded control (small rotary movements with focus on musicality, speed, accuracy, timing and instability (gliding discs, kidney-shaped lapboard and gluteal band) enhances the Athleticism, Improvisation and Comedic Experience of Hoop Dancing.

I am Here for it!!!

HOLISTIC HOOP'S One Take Shorties

            

HOLISTIC HOOP'S 

One Take Shorties

Denise E Williams/Subtle Woman/Medicine Woman

Occupational Therapist/Wellness Counselor

Healing Touch Certified Practitioner/Shamanic Healer

Psychic/Intuitive Empath & Medium

4.1.2022

Today, I received an insight for the month of April 2022. I intend to create daily videos in which I Hoop in tiny spaces. My metaphor of Hoop-In-Place/Shelter-In-Place (HIP & SIP) began in March 2020, because of the Covid-19 restrictions.  The social isolation prompted me to create mini-Wellness videos for the viewers' Entertainment, Education & Healing. The evolution of the idea will demonstrate the creativity and capabilities of my Hoop Stylings, despite the constraints of space allowance.  The vertical, linear presentation of my Self dancing upon the surfaces reminds me of cursive writing. My message of Musicality and Movement is etched with curves, shapes and connections in the scene.

Throughout the thirty days, I will stage my One Take Shorties on small platforms with different costuming, rhythms, music and themes. All the while, I will focus on balance responses and equilibrium reactions---to avoid falling off my center. Here goes…

HOLISTIC HOOP: My Impressions & Insights---For Now

 

HOLISTIC HOOP: My Impressions & Insights---For Now

Denise E Williams/Subtle Woman

Occupational Therapist/Wellness Counselor

Healing Touch Certified Practitioner &

Psychic/Intuitive Empath & Medium

2.1.2022

My Voice, Brand Signature and Dance Stylings coexist in Holistic Hoop.  My intention is to highlight the influence and integration of dance techniques, musicality and the rhythmic awareness from the 1920’s to present day in my weighted Hoop classes and video performances.

The modernity of dance and Hoop practice encompasses my years of dance and vocal studies.  Hearing and weaving the music into the patterns of body movements, esp. hips, arms and feet in tandem, enhances the complexity of a simple circular object---the weighted Hoop.  Sustaining the anti-gravity on-waist and hip level rotations require coactivation of core and subtle whole body moves.  Fusing speed, paucity and tempo create the illusory difficulty of my Hooping skills.

In addition, my usage of props and their various elements of weight, texture & sound i.e. large scarves, performance fans, drumsticks, leather soled shoes, piano bench and Bosu Ball, augment the synchrony of breath and bodywork.

The more that I teach and innovate in my weekly/pop-up classes and solo performances, the more that I am inspired to fuse my various Hoop/Dancing skills into a cohesive visual art form.

Holistic Hoop is my niche.