WORLD CHAMPION HOOP DANCE CONTEST 2022 | ERIC MICHAEL HERNANDEZ

[@justtester_9962]

This should have been an Olympic event before Breakdancing. Would have loved to have seen different indigenous people from all over the world come together to showcase their talents.

[@GloriaLodge]

I agree. So few can be so accomplished 🎯 though. Its other-wordly.

[@NurseChapel_NCC1701]

Olympics should be an athletic competition with an equal playing ground for participants from all across the world to compete in. Dance is a ritualistic art form and comes from the very roots of tribalism and tribal tradition. If this is your vision to have this show cases in an indigenous tribal event, that would be interesting. Most tribes across the world dance for difference reasons relation to battle, war, weather, grief, courage, worship, celebration, etc. The dances have deep meaning to the tribes. Break dancing began in the inner cities, from hip hop culture. I agree, it is nothing compared to tribal dances of indigenous people.

[@ridge7524]

​@@NurseChapel_NCC1701whatever that lady was attempting to do at the Olympics didn't come close to what breakdancing is. It was insulting to the culture of hiphop and its roots. I wouldn't mind seeing it done right by those from the culture. Those who live it. I wouldn't mind seeing tribal dancing either.💯🥂💐

[@archiemustachie3693]

Great idea

[@TJD63]

I agree.

[@privatedanceallnight2568]

THAT WAS ABSOLUTE LY BRILLIANT!! BRAVO!!👏👏👏👏

[@isabellenez-tovar803]

Such talent … just beautiful

[@TeasLouise]

Wow this is beautiful and amazing to watch. His skill and endurance are just mind blowing.

[@katreades-kt8jv]

What incredible artistry, precision, stamina, and story telling, all looped into one. Stunning and beautiful! 🎉❤

[@joannbyrd6324]

Light em up, brothers 😊🎉❤

[@marytorres4843]

That was awesome 👌 👏

[@linda6987]

Bravo and well done!!! ❤️⭕️❤️

[@echognomecal6742]

Amazing, beautiful

[@alleyfromthevalley3086]

Wow! .... I am Impressed!💯🥁🔥🔥🔥🥁🥁 He did Such a GREAT and AMAZING JOB!!!! GREAT JOB!🔥🥁🔥💯

[@zabeth11173]

Mind blowing & beautiful 🎉

[@lyoness6]

This is absolutely breathtaking.

[@JANETVICTOR-ql9lx]

*AWESOME DANCERS OF NATIVE INDIAN AMERICAN *

[@n.ayisha]

so majestic.

[@Freaysclaw56]

His skill and athleticism are amazing. Love hoop dancing.

[@latonyawitherspoon8744]

I'm like in ahhhs watching all of you. You do it effortless and graceful ❤

[@stevekollen1672]

Effortless and graceful are the right words. Wow.

[@elfena5438]

Absolutely Amazing young man.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cheriwilliams7001]

Wow, just beautiful.

[@NatureWins22]

I’m blessed to see this

[@latonyawitherspoon8744]

I never get tired of watching this❤

[@ConnerPhillips-nu3cr]

I saw this guy at a festival he really is so amazing

[@pattyfulloon]

That was a great performance Eric. I think better than what I've seen you do at Cirque. Glad you're still dancing this beautiful dance! Cheers

[@roberthart9675]

my eyes can't believe what they just saw!! Too amazing for words! And the amount of practice and dedication that must have gone into this magical performance is hard to comprehend! This young man is a national and human treasure! Long may you reign Eric!

[@alleyfromthevalley3086]

I agree.🔥

[@jamesgastaldo4710]

Miss you and Massimo and the crew and all the antics backstage at the cirque!

[@auaticamazon]

Incredible. Was sick all week with covid and seeing this raised my spirits to the sky ! Well done

[@WLSteer]

Amazing!!! Simply (but not simple) AMAZING!!!!😳

[@chrisacosta1638]

so good to see you performing again and that was incredible!

[@cgage_01]

Welcome back Cirque Life....Happy to see this post Eric, as usual your artistry and personality flow from the earth to the sky. I hope you are getting back to work, your audience misses you.

[@rosaspanjol673]

He is so good !.. amazing!👍👍

[@JuttaJansen]

Das ist ganz großartig, greatings from Germany ❤

[@whatsupyaul5599]

Thanks so much for your performance. That was wonderful to watch. 🥰😍🤩🤗

[@BreakfastKids]

WERE BACK! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!

[@actuallypaulstanley]

Wow! Just Wow!

[@JRFXMUA]

That was insane!!! Great performance 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shannonnicolewilkinson]

Flawless 🩶🪶

[@michelleeggleston3259]

So majestic! 👍🏻

[@asmakhan6232]

Great hoop dance performance! I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@BillWadeAtInletDance]

You win! Dude, mass respect to you! World class.

[@Nanna0708]

This was epic. Emotional and extraordinary at once!

[@demidova8843]

Absolutely incredible, amazing and breathtaking performance!!!!!

[@rainwoman8571]

W🤩W !!!! Eric was one with hoops & the hoops were one with him! Thank you for your dedication, you being honor to the traditions!

[@thenamegoestaylor1038]

Brought me to tears! As a privileged, white woman whose ancestors were probably not the nicest...I thank you for this dance and express all my sorrow and apologies on behalf of my family ancestry! I am so happy I can be a part of seeing your culture and continue to appreciate and learn! Thank you for sharing!

[@RoxanneSharbono-mb8ol]

Your ancestors also brought medicine, improved housing with plunbing,education, and a lot of good. In all nations, there are good and bad things to be ashamed of and things to be proud of

[@crazyazmommy]

Don't allow mind control to make you have white guilt, that is a psychological disorder being pushed , an agenda. How do you know what your ancestors did or didn't do? What does that have to do with today anyway? And because a certain group was persecuted (as ALL people groups have been) that they were the "good people" we should always go off character. The native people are to be highly reverence, respected and we should support them in all they do to keep their heritage and customs alive and thriving but why should we not reverence and do the same to all cultures? We have more in common at the very end of it and beginning of it all if we unite under humanity united as one as children of light with different tribes and different culture. The spirits we battle are dark forces but can not be judged by a skin color, race or religion

[@Teresa-y7t]

Thank you for your support. I am Indigenous and accept your heartfelt apology. You didn't do it, but thanks for apology on behalf of your ancestors.

[@cath.lamontagne5357]

Your ancestors might have been indentured servants- not necessarily tyrants. And half of them-the female half- were not allowed to say much.

[@Teresa-y7t]

@RoxanneSharbono-mb8ol The Indigenous of the Americas and the Romans were the only ones with a sophisticated system of sewage, while everyone else was still ankle deep in animal and human feces. You had amunity to dirty diseases, and we didn't . As far as medication, we are still experts at natural healing with natural plants. Your ppl make most of your medication from these plants and charge a fortune for it. Do you think that the sophisticated observatory found in the Americas was there for a decoration? You use the 365-day day calendar every day by Maya calculations. The ancient culture of the Americas was one of the most advanced in ancient history. Very typical of the USA narrative of the Indigenous of the Americas. The USA narrative of the Indigenous of the Americas is so skewed that you can hardly find any truth in it anymore. Your world is small, very small about the Indigenous ppl of the Americas.

[@GrandmaBev64]

Absolutely Beautiful! I share this with my grandchildren every chance I get. Thank You 😊

[@13squared2009]

So great to see you performing again! I remember years ago when you said you were going to this event!

[@ChristofferJellum]

I im Norway practicing som very casual handstand. I searched "longest handstand". Came to your channel. Loved the handstand video. Ended up here with the hoops. It also reminded me that i really love Cirque De Soleil. La Nouba my favorite. The Trampoline act. Just wanted to say that it was very inspiring to find your channel! Love from Norway! 💖

[@bmay282]

Outstanding performance, thank you for continuing your craft and sharing your magic with the world!! Good luck and many blessings to all of the hoop dance competitors this weekend! ❤️🔥

[@universalprincess9541]

I’m late but this was beautiful love a man whos in love with his culture

[@carolshuturan3071]

Incredible!

[@jmmarshall5492]

A delight to watch!

[@wendypotts7450]

Amazing and beautiful!

[@danettaromero9793]

Beautifully done, and the light you shine is a gift of hope

[@dukenegju]

Beautiful and trully artistic, in the spirit of your ancestors. I am deeply inspired. Love

[@karentucker2161]

Thank-you for posting this video. Its always nice to see how other cultures do things etc.

[@savantbouffant2603]

Amazing performance! You are an incredible artist Eric!

[@yessabell1707]

❤️❤️❤️

[@josiechaplin5312]

Mesmerizing ‼️ 🙌

[@thomaslechat5473]

Thanks to share this !

[@BadAnthony]

Oh yea!!!!

[@virginiabradley5241]

The best of the best!

[@zoroillusion]

dude just amazing!!

[@silviamarti5801]

Great performance, I thank God for Blessing the World with your Presence, I hope very soon you can go back to perform at Cirque du Soleil if is the best for you. Blessings 😃 💖 ❤️ 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@soniafuller7452]

Very unique and good god bless ❤

[@Drewisnotmyname]

Amazing!

[@mary-anncarleton7578]

Alchemy and quintessence. Beautiful young man.

[@evelinecarels]

Fantastic!! 🙌🏼❤️

[@lorriemiller6750]

Awesome ❤️

[@jenmu7870]

👍🏽👍🏾👍🏻

[@frankytrevor7]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! He looks Mexican. such stamina!

[@SoR_AleX1]

Hi again Eric, I'm very glad you made it !! ✌️✨✨ Maybe some day I'll be able to see You Live. Love all videos you made with Elisabeth Williams... Thank You so much 💓

[@gracebryant7784]

Can we get this instead of whatever it was we saw at the Olympics?

[@generaldiego]

DOPE!!!

[@stephendraper500]

Incredible performance Eric. Such a joy to watch 😃🤗

[@williammoreno-pp1og]

As a Amerindian from the Lenca tribe I have no idea how this works 😅 but ,I love how creative my people can be with our dances and cultures!

[@Shirley-andNick]

Like Magic!

[@jonathanbuese538]

Nice and clean my man! 🔥🔥

[@hannahporter9234]

loved it!!!

[@debby2131]

Excellent❤😅

[@A79-j4h]

Amazing! I miss going to powwows - thank you for this 😌

[@tamarabrady7798]

Wow!

[@jaapjanvanhamburg688]

You are amazing. Have seen you 3 times in Totem and am surprised and devastated about the way Cirque du Soleil treated you. Your cirqueLIFE channel was a big advertisement for them. 😢

[@JANETVICTOR-ql9lx]

***WOW!*

[@cziwonapa]

Gość jest niesamowity

[@lctalent4877]

He's the best and that is why he performed with Cirque Fu Soleil !!!!

[@EmmaMackie-u7k]

❤

[@MOSSFEEN]

WOW

[@aprilthornton8294]

🤩

[@Onyxminx945FayeBreedlove]

💫❤‍🔥💫

[@sancal7309]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@sandramoore8023]

👏👏👏❤️

[@katacombs1601]

🤩👍🏼

[@FaithPickles]

🎊🙌

[@apaolobenallyzzzz8642]

I seen ur dance nice

[@PhillipBrando]

Honest question, How do they "Score" this?

[@amethyst_stori]

I looked it up and it said that there are five judges that judge based off of precision, timing/rhythm, showmanship, creativity, and speed. 1 is the worst score you can receive, and 10 is the highest from each individual judge

[@lamar1423]

Ah ho dude!

[@doggowar9021]

Now do it blindfolded... Jk. That was really incredible!!😁👍

[@perrywilliams5407]

That was awesome! 🤩 But how sad to think of the number of beautiful cultural traditions lost due to the heartless genocide and brutal cultural assimilation committed by my people against the true peoples of this land. 😥😢😭

[@bonniewugsie5950]

He’s the same guy from Cirque du soleil TOTEM🥰

[@TheARAM5]

dont quit youtube man. keep trying new things…

[@TinaDiaz-g9m]

What tribe are you?

[@ericmicha3l]

Lumbee

[@eftsteven]

If covid had not happened, would you still be on tour or moved on?