Finding My Ohm Inside the Hoop
[Hooping.org columnist Shea Brock shares her breakthrough.] by Shea Brock I know all of the wisest hooping gurus say to just be the hooper you are, and I am, mostly. But there is a part…
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Hooping for Adults is Booming in North Carolina
“You have to laugh at yourself,” Maria Reynolds-Oosting of Charlotte told News Observer. “It’s kind of silly. You’re playing with a plastic circle.” Maria has been hooping for five years and is just one of…
Spokane in a Spin About Hooping
At First Night Spokane the audience was super excited when the Visual Vortex Spin Collective took the stage. Troupe co-founder Stefanie VanDeest discovered hooping several years ago and she told The Spokesman-Review, “It was love…
Gila Mountain RV Park Hula Hoops to Fight Cancer
Jeannie Goldade considers herself a “miracle.” She was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2011 and it had spread to other parts of her body by the time doctors found the disease. “I was…
Hooping Communities, Conflict and Growth
[Hooping.org Assistant Editor Bonnie MacDougall explores the stages of community growth.] by Bonnie MacDougall Ahhhh, the sweet bliss. You’ve discovered the pure joy of the plastic circle. The gentle rhythms as it sweeps around your…
2013 Hoopie Nominations End Tomorrow
Hooping.org is proud to be presenting our Sixth Annual Hoopie Awards celebrating some of the greatness we have witnessed in the hooping community over the past year. And don’t fret, you still have time to submit…
Hoopy New Year Online Hoopjam Celebration
Happy New Year! In support of our New Year 30/30 Hooping Challenge that started yesterday (you can still join today without a penalty so go for it), you’re all cordially invited to Hooping.org’s Hoopy New…
My Revolutionary New Year
[Hooping.org columnist Shea Brock is feeling revolutionary this year.] by Shea Brock Happy New Year Hoopers! I know, there’s probably a lot to not be so happy about too. Wars keep raging, people are getting…