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Kids Hoop the Darndest Things

April 28, 2011 in Children, Quickies

• First up on this edition of the Quickies – Kids Style, she spins it right round baby right round, like a record baby, all over the entire farm: Farm Girl Hula Hoop Video 2011

• Thomas is a boy, so if he’s going to be hula hooping, he better gosh darn be playing football too: Hula Hoop Football Player

• Speaking of kids who are multi-talented, she can not only hula hoops, but she’ll dazzle you with her trumpet playing prowess: Hula Hooping Maniac

• We have no idea what she’s singing about exactly, but then again – who cares? Hula Hooping Gone Cute

• And speaking of hooping gone cute, every now and then they’re just too young to be hula hooping to begin with and this guy had adorbs written all over him: Hula Hooping

Tags: Farm Girl, Football, Kids Hula Hooping, Trumpet Playing While Hula Hooping No Comments »

by Philo Hagen

Celebrating Earth Day

April 22, 2011 in Quickies, Videos

Today is the 40th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day and in the spirit of Earth Day we share with you the following:

• In this trailer for a mini-documentary about the next generation of hoop dancers and the forming of the “Vernon Hoop Troupe” in Vernon, British Columiba, Canada, we get a glimpse at the spectacular story of how some urban Aboriginal youth are connecting with their roots: Kakio Namihto “Everybody Dance”

• Jozette Borrmann of World Peace Hoops and her spirit hoop dance: Spirit Hoop Dance

• Heather Troy, organizer of Hoopcamp, runs into a hooping sea creature while celebrating Earth Day: Hooping Heather Meets a Sea Creature

• Erin Sparrow of Tampa, Florida, hoops with a reminder for our day: Intention

• And finally, we have Melissa hoop dancing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Spirit in the Woods

Tags: British Columbia, Chapel Hill, Earth Day, Earth Day 2011, Erin Sparrow, Heather Troy, Hoopcamp, Jozettte Borrmann, Kakio Namihto, North Carolina, Tampa, Vernon, Vernon Hoop Troupe 2 Comments »

by Philo Hagen

Kids Hoop the Darndest Things

April 21, 2011 in Children, Quickies

• The girls in this Japanese Hoop Troop performance video are worth checking out even if only for their outfits: Kids Hoop Dance

• There’s something to be said for hoop dance AND a really great lipsynch, dont you think? And she’s only seven-years old: Dancing With a Hula Hoop

• According to these girls if you hula hoop you can have huge muscles! They’re awesome! How To Hula Hoop

• HoopLoops is only five-years-old, but she’s already got herself a hooper name and she’s throwing it down: HoopLoops: FireSpring

• And last, but not least, while she isn’t a kid her song “Hooping Around” is one you might want to share with yours: Hooping Around

Tags: Hooping Around, Hooping Costumes, HoopLoops, How to Hula Hoop, Hula Hoop Songs, Japan, Lipsynching 1 Comment »

by Philo Hagen

Shopping Carts and Bows and Arrows

April 20, 2011 in Male, Quickies

• On this edition of the Quickies, we start things off with Steve Bags from Bristol, England, UK. After all, do you know any other hoopers that can balance a shopping cart on their face? Hoola Hooping Man with Shopping Cart on Face

• And we must confess that we really love this little amazing hula hooping archery girl. She’s like a little hula hooping Robin Hood. She really is just that adorable! IMG_1046.MOV

• And of course it’s all fun and games until someone gets hit in the face with a shoe: How to Bellydance While Hula Hooping

• How many roller derby team members can fit inside a hula hoop? How many can fit and skate at the same time? The Antihero Derby Alliance will most likely surpass your expectations: ADA roller skate hula hooping

• And then finally, Tim Kalich, editor and publisher of the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper, shows off the hip action he was born with: Newspaper Editor Reveals Talent for Hula Hooping

Tags: Antihero Derby Alliance, Archery, Bristol, England, Greenwood Commonwealth, Shoe to the Face, Shopping Cart on Your Face, Steve Bags, Tim Kalich 1 Comment »

by Philo Hagen

Spandex, Stockholm and Speech Therapy

April 13, 2011 in Quickies

• For this edition of the Quickies we spin things off with Wendy, the hula hooping golden-spandex rapper girl from Long Beach, California. She’s got our vote, although we really don’t have a clue what we’re voting for to be honest: Wendy

• Life in the country, far from the stress of the big city, sure is peaceful. Betherann enjoys taking time to glow hoop outdoors at night, at least until the coyotes arrive: Coyote Attack

• Yes, young girls do want to grow up to be hooperstars. Satori Weis, 16, auditioned for the Craig Concert Association’s annual Talent Show in Craig, Colorado, and ended up in the paper full color LED style. She hopes to perform at concerts in Denver someday: Craig Daily Press

• If you live in Stockholm, Sweden, and you hum to yourself while you hula hoop, rumor has it your hoop will change colors: Pause (preview)

• And last – and most likely least for some, yet wildly entertaining if you’re a speech therapist, here’s how you can use hooping videos as a therapeutic tool: Hoola Hoop Video Speech Therapy

Tags: Betherann, Colorado, Coyote Attack, Craig, Denver, Gold Spandex Onesie, Golden Spandex, Hula Hoops That Change Color, Humming, Long Beach, Montana, Rapper, Satori Weis, Speech Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden, Wendy 1 Comment »

by Philo Hagen

Joey Kovar, Bonnie MacDougall and More

April 6, 2011 in Quickies

• On this edition of the Quickies, Joey Kovar (pictured), who made his debut on MTV’s Real World Hollywood before moving on to VH1′s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, tries to hula hoop: Hula Hooping?