Archive for the ‘HulaHoopla’ Category

• A Promise

  Date: 2012.02.20 | Category: HulaHoopla, Performance, PODCAST!, The Spinnerettes | Response: 0

  I swear I will put episode 5 of the podcast with Annie Land up soon.  I promise!

  So here’s what’s been going on with me…finished rebuilding a 1977 VW bus engine; learned how to play a song on the ukulele for a performance; put together a new hoop troupe called The Spinnerettes (more on that to come!); performed with said ukulele and hoop troupe with the new Atomic Pro; decided to declutter my life of belongings and create a living space in my basement.

  So as lame as my promise may seem, my intent is still there!!  I PROMISE.

• Hooping at Buses by the Bridge

  Date: 2012.01.20 | Category: HulaHoopla, Performance | Response: 0

  Holy cow! Made a very special journey to Lake Havasu, Arizona this past weekend to be with friends and Volkswagens (by other passion!).  Lots of hoopers down there too so I got to do what I love and got a little TV time on the local station.  Thank you TV45!

  

  Lake Havasu Sunset Hooping

  

  My Lovely Hoop Assistant, Heather

  

  TV45 Interview

  
  
  

  Watch it here.

  And if you’re curious, here’s information on Buses by the Bridge.

• New Year – New Hoop

  Date: 2012.01.19 | Category: HulaHoopla, The Hoops - Of Course | Response: 0

  For night time play and performances, I like to use an LED hoop. Well, I don’t make LED hoops and often get asked where to purchase one. There are so many great companies who make quality products. But I just bought an Astral Hoop Atomic Pro because I saw one at HoopCamp and it blew my mind!!! Check out their website and buy one of their hoops!!
  And if you do, please use this code: http://astralhoops.com/r/Hoopanista.
  Sort of like saying, “Tell them I sent you!”

  

  Atomic Pro

  I need to tip my hat to LED Heady Hoops for my very first LED hoop. I have since gifted that hoop to another hooper. I purchased my next two Trick Concepts hoops through The Spinsterz. Those are my workhorses. They go camping with me and have been to Burning Man twice. If you’re considering an LED, do your research and talk to other hoopers before making your choice. It’s a personal and exhilarating step in the hooping world.

• HulaHoopla on MORE Good Day Oregon

  Date: 2011.12.09 | Category: Hooping Hub, Hooping Video, HulaHoopla, Performance | Response: 0

  We did some hooping at Center Stage Studios on November 29th. KPTV interviewed me about hooping during a hoop jam and put this nice package together that aired on December 7th.

  Watch it here!

  

  View of our hoop jam.

  

  Hooping From Below

  

  Interview with Steph

  

  Happy Hoopers!

  
  
  

• Online Shopping

  Date: 2011.11.21 | Category: HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Just in time for the indoor hooping and gift-giving season!
  I teamed up with a local hoop maker to create an exclusive line of HulaHoopla® Hoops AND I added a page on my website for the hoops and my t-shirts. Only took 2 days of laptop time. Holy crap! I added all new photos and a shopping cart. Take a peek! Or better yet, buy some stuff!

  HulaHoopla® Hoops
  HulaHoopla® Shirts

• New Site Name

  Date: 2011.11.05 | Category: HulaHoopla, PODCAST! | Response: 0

  As I learn how to podcast I will be making adjustments with this site.  Today I had to change the name from from Hoopanista to HulaHoopla: A Podcast for Hoopers to it is picked up on my RSS feed to iTunes.  But the title is too long for the generic title section of the Home page so it just reads HulaHoopla: A Podcast for.  I guess it builds anticipation!  Well, if anyone out there is reading this and understands how to manipulate WordPress I sure could use a hand! 

  I can be reached at hoopanista (at) hulahoopla (dot) com.

• Podcast – Take 2

  Date: 2011.11.05 | Category: HulaHoopla, PODCAST! | Response: 0

  

  Podcast Artwork!

  I’m learning more about this podcast stuff and my ass is killing me!  Too much time on the computer.  ugh!  Turns out that I cannot add posts to a page – I had set up a separate Podcast page on this blog.  So it will be like a regular entry when it starts.  I’m researching on where to host it and how to upload it so it can be found on iTunes.  So much detail!  But good news! It’s done and hoop sister Christy Taylor created the artwork from my logo, the font it was created with and a photo of me and my two hoop mammas (Merilieu & Nectar) at Burning Man.  Ties a lot of cool stuff together.

  If you have a hooping website or any graphic art needs you can contact Christy at christymtaylor (at) gmail.com.

• Podcast

  Date: 2011.11.04 | Category: HulaHoopla, PODCAST! | Response: 0

  Hola!

  So I’m gonna try the podcast thing.  I’ve recorded and interview and an introduction and am about to embark on learning how to add music and fix the levels, etc.  Yay!

  Of course right off the bat I screwed up on my introduction and said I won a bottle of TEQUILA in a hooping contest.  It was KAHLUA!

  Fingers crossed that I pull this off and have a podcast for hoopers debuting on iTunes on 11.11.11 – World Hoop Day!  In the mean time, I will do my best to add it to this blog and on my website.

• Performance

  Date: 2011.05.21 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla, Performance | Response: 0

  Woo hoo(p)! Had a great time performing on April 30th.  Dr. Spin and I did two numbers between bands at a reunion show.  Tons of fun.

  

  The Hoopanista & Dr. Spin

  

  The Hoopanista & Dr. Spin

  

  The Hoopanista & Dr. Spin spin out!

  

  The Hoopanista & Dr. Spin spin out!

  

  Dr. Spin & The Hoopanista

  

  Happy Hoopers

  

  Happy Hoopers

  
  
  

• Reach Out to a Hooper

  Date: 2011.04.26 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  So while I was writing my last post, I got an email from my hoop sista, eS-Bot.  I wrote to her about where I was in my hooping life and after reading what she had to say, I called her.  We talked for about an hour and the more I talked and voiced my thoughts out loud, the better I felt.  She understands what I’m going through, offered advice based on her own experiences.  I think I know what direction I need to steer myself toward.  My energy, although well-intentioned, has been focused on things that have not served me and I need to move on and focus on things that fill me, not drain me.  Thank you, my beloved hoop sister.