[While Hooping.org excitedly counts the days until columnist Lara Eastburn gives birth to her second child, we revisit some of her older yet timely columns, like this one.] by Lara Eastburn One day your hoop-making, teaching, or performance efforts are…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Thrilling Hoopcamp
by Philo Hagen •
Nicole Wong of Cherry Hoops and Sarah Starlight Stolar of Starlight Hoops bring the house down with their performance of “Thriller” during the Hooper’s Showcase at Hoopcamp 2011. The pair received a well deserved standing ovation. Photo by Pixie Spindel.…
Mandala at Hoopcamp
by Philo Hagen •
At Hoopcamp 2011 the stage lighting for the Hooper’s Showcase could have been better and the videos we are seeing reflect that. This one featuring a LED hoop performance by Mandala (Jennifer “Jem Destiny” Alvarado, Cressie Mae Hoop, Heather Denham,…
Little Rock Hoop Tribe
by Philo Hagen •
The Little Rock Hoop Tribe in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, spins things up, plays jump rope with fire, blows amazing bubbles and fire hoops up a storm. They gather every Wednesday to enjoy hula hooping, live music, great people and…
Keke Palmer Loves to Hula Hoop
by Philo Hagen •
Keke Palmer, the American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, and who stars as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP, recently revealed that she…
Fall Reintegration: Our 30/30 Challenge is Back!
by Rayna McInturf •
[Hooping.org columnist Rayna McInturf gets us back on track for Fall.] by Rayna McInturf I don’t know about you, but summer was a crazy whirlwind of activity for me. Between teaching, traveling, being a mom to an active toddler and…
Tiana Zoumer Post Hoopcamp
by Philo Hagen •
Tiana Zoumer gets into some new ideas and developments following Hoopcamp 2011. What’s she up to? It’s “a lot to do with manipulating space, which for me means to give texture and build pathways and patterns in space. Using a…