Tag Archives: Florida

Anna Kimura

Anna Kimura lights up the night with her fire and LED skills in this stunning video.  From flaming belly dancing to exciting double fire hooping, Anna pulls out all the stops in her brand new…

Loving Our Limits

[Hooping.org columnist Casandra Tanenbaum takes a closer look at how limitations create opportunities.] by Casandra Tanenbaum While engaged in Hooping.org’s Spring Renewal 30/30 Challenge, I enjoyed confronting one of the most fascinating conundrums about creative…

A Hoop Dance for the Blind at Ski For Light

When you’re visually impaired there are things you imagine that you’ll never have the opportunity to experience, things like cross country skiing, for example. But Jodi Jainchill, who is legally blind, not only learned to…

Siesta Key Drum Circle and Hoop Dancers

Siesta Key is a barrier island off the central western coast of Florida, situated between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It’s home to Siesta Key Public Beach, extending a half-mile and offering the…

Matthias Elliott: Hooping Isn’t Manly

You know, one thing us guy hoopers cop from time to time is how unmanly it is. Usually the ones who call us ‘Girlfriend’ or ‘Princess’ or ask us if we have handbags that match…

Chiara Anastasini

Chiara Anastasini delivers an outstanding performance in this video with the Sarasota Circus. A ninth-generation circus performer, Chiara’s hula hoop routine is not only high energy, she’s also super fast and with just the right…

Kendall Armstrong

We have been keeping an eye on this sweet hooper for quite awhile. Her name is Kendall “Rainbow Sprout” Armstrong and she is from Tallahassee, Florida, USA, where she hoops and makes hand-made kind goods.…