Tag Archives: Carrboro

Jaguar Mary

One thing nearly every hooper who has attended festivals or gatherings knows is that when it all winds down there can be a very real sense of loss. Leaving a community of like minded souls…

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…

Beth Lavinder: How Low Slow-Mo

Beth Lavinder says this slow motion video session, shot on a blustery and chilly day on a bank next to a pond on an old farm in Virginia, is more about atmosphere than the hoopdancing,…

Hoopers Rise For One Billion Rising

[Guest blogger Chloe Evans O’Hearn is rising. Are you?] I was born a feminist and have always been outspoken on a number of issues affecting women, but until very recently, I hadn’t been very vocal…

Ann Humphreys

Ann Humphreys of Line and Circle gives us a glimpse of her powerful performance in this breathtaking photo by Becky Yee Photography. Her piece was part of a larger production as the Flow Show expanded…

Beth Lavinder

Beth Lavinder spins it up at the annual HoopPath Beach Retreat at St. Simons Island in Georgia. Photo by Jaguar Mary. They live in Carrboro, North Carolina, USA. A Hooping.org Photo of the Day.

Jaguar Mary: Inside The Hoop

Back in 2004 Jaguar Mary wandered into Center Camp at Burning Man and she saw Anah “Hoopalicious” Reichenbach and Christabel “Hoopgirl” Zamor hoop dancing. “I was completely transfixed. I didn’t know who they were, I…

Baxter Hoops Radiohead

Baxter of the Hoop Path shares his latest. He lives in Carrboro, North Carolina, USA. Soundtrack: “Separator” by Radiohead (on iTunes). A Hooping.org Video of the Day.