History of Hula Hooping

Series Summary

The origins of the hula hoop are unknown but for thousands of years hoops have been used as toys for children to play with. At different times in our history they have been made of different materials. around 3000 years ago in the Egyptian cultures they were usually made of grapevines or some other form of hard reed. Today they are made almost completely of plastic and children swing them around their hips, limbs and neck and have also developed numerous tricks with them.

Sisters Kamala & Hannah, our hula hooping prodigies will show you exactly how to hoop yourself and also a few tricks you can use to impress your friends or just to have fun with by yourself. Learn how to do tricks on your ankles, arms and neck as well as a surprise ultimate hula hoop trick that you have to see. So grab your hoop and lets get hula-ing!

Video Transcript

"The hula hoop has been around for a really long time. We're going to talk a little bit about the history of the hoop now. Apparently, it originated in ancient Egypt 3,000 years ago. Children used to fashion dried grape vines into hula hoops and hoop with them. I bet that was light and hard. Yeah. Well, back in the 50s, you probably remember the big hoop craze, or maybe you don't remember. Oh yeah, Wham-O. Wham-O. They created the first plastic hula hoop. Maybe your parents did it as a kid. That was the big hoop craze and then I guess it started to creep back into the American culture in the early 90s. Yeah, early 90s or late 80s probably. The hoops we use now are much cooler. Much heavier. This craze is absolutely taking over the world. It is so much fun. It's such a great way to bond with people and to have a great time. We really recommend you getting hoop like this. You can get it off of our website. firegroove.com. It's a little bit heavier. That's the history of the hoop. Let's move on. "