Well, first of all, they are a great way to exercise your hips! Also, most people find them fun to play with. You can keep yourself entertained with them by trying to beat your longest time or have contests with other friends to see who can hula hoop for the longest amount of time.
Hula hoop is spelled how you spelled it!
1950s.
hula-hoop = hula hupa
hula-hoop = hula-hupa
1961 to1970
Hula Hoops was created in 1973.
The hula hoop became popular in the 1960s, after the World Circus had emerged with Russian and Chinese artists taking it to extremes.
The hula hoop goes around your waist, you hold it around you and then with your hands you swing it around your one side of your waist and then move your hips around in circles to keep the hula hoop from falling to the ground. It takes a lot of practice!
It's called hoop rolling.
No, Art Linkletter was not the financial backer of the hula hoop. The hula hoop was popularized in the late 1950s by the Wham-O toy company, co-founded by Arthur "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr. While Linkletter was a well-known television personality and had a significant influence on popular culture, he did not play a financial role in the creation or promotion of the hula hoop.
According to the song- comedically out of tune- a Hula Hoop.
No, I have not tried traveling with a hula hoop before.