Confessions of a Casual Hooper
by Abby Schwartz While I enjoy The Hoopie Awards and Hooping Idol as much as anyone, I have a few confessions to make. During those hazy, romantic days when I first fell for my hoop,…
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Hoopera Spins Fitness on French TV
Bonjour Hoopers! We are on our way to Paris so we can watch TV! We’re tuning into the daily show on France 2 where the hula hoop is about to take center stage. Talking all…
Finland’s Hoopy Weekend
Finland’s premiere hoopdance weekend, appropriately titled Hoopy Weekend, was back again this year to bring people together from all over to hoop it up. Held at the lovely bed and breakfast retreat of Martinpiha in…
Hula Hoop Bruising: What it’s All About
by Philo Hagen If you’re an adult taking your first spins at hooping and you’ve devoted a couple of hours of happy hoop time to your newly discovered wonderland inside the plastic circle, chances are…
Join Our Circle as a Team Member
Hooping.org has been spinning the world wide web for more than a decade now and these days we’ve got a pretty wonderful team of hoopers making things happen. We’re currently looking to expand our inner…
Top Ten List for June 9-15 2013
Hello Hoopers! We hope you all had a the hoopiest weekend possible, because we certainly did! And now it’s time for our weekly Top Ten List where we count down the top ten most buzz…
How to Protect and Respect Hooping Images and Video
by Lara Eastburn Every day, hundreds of hooping videos are uploaded to YouTube and Vimeo. Along with hundreds more images of handcrafted hoops and stunning hoop action. It’s how we learn from one another and…
It’s Never too Late to Learn to Hoop
by Marlys Hersey Starting to hula hoop at age 45 may seem silly, frivolous, some vainglorious attempt to recapture youth. Regardless, I’m doing it. Often. And sometimes for hours at a time. Alone and in…