Tag Archives: Africa

Mbali Ngubane

Mbali Ngubane lights up the night at Ground Zero in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Lloyd Newkirk Photography. A Hooping.org Photo of the Day.

Arise and Hoop at the Beach

A year ago Arise and Hoop hosted their first gathering at Llandudno. A year later they’ve spun up a truly awesome hooping community and decided to kick the year off right with a Flow Gathering…

World Hoop Day 2012: The World Spins

World Hoop Day 2012 brought hoopers together in cities and towns all over the world on 12/12/12 and throughout the week to spin things up in support of world peace, while raising funds to put…

South Africa Glows

The ladies of Arise and Hoop gathered to celebrate Shouniez Johnson’s birthday with LED hoops at Llandudno Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. From left: Corette Barham, Natacha Smiltneek, Sandra Dee Mitchell and Shouniez Johnson.…

Mozambique Children Hoop For Joy

International Inspiration provided over 700 sports kits throughout UNICEF supported schools in Mozambique, Africa. The sports kits included hula hoops specially designed for the children in Northern Mozambique. How wonderful! Photo courtesy of UNICEF UK.…

Hooping Spins the News in South Africa

Harriet Walker writes for South Africa’s Independent Online, “Beset by memories of poor childhood co-ordination and playground ignominy, I approached this year’s latest fitness craze with a certain sense of gloom. But it’s hard to…

Cape Town Hula Hoops for the Animals

Psycho Stomper is a Cape Town trance party where all the proceeds go to the Wellington SPCA, a local animal shelter. Shouniez & Shaheen Van Der Schyff got the idea of initiating a “Hoop-a-thon” at…

Changing the World One Hula Hoop at a Time

Fox News in Tampa Bay got the spin on Hoola For Happiness and how Carissa Caricato and company are changing the world one hula hoop at a time. Volunteer Elizabeth Carter explained, “It’s a lot…