Posts Tagged ‘Hoop Burlesque’

  • Episode 8 – The Tease, featuring Valentina

    Date: 2013.11.17 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

    Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers!

    The new podcast artwork!I’m a lucky, lucky hooper!  I love doing this podcast but it has been become difficult to put together due to the old age of my computer.  But out of the blue, a brand new computer arrived on my doorstep a few weeks back.  A gift from the wonderful man in my life.  *happy sigh*

    So what does that mean?!!!  Well, I’ve had 4 interviews in limbo and it’s been driving me crazy!  I want to share these with you so badly.

    I’ve been a hooper officially since April 2009 and I feel I’m immersed in the hooping culture enough to be wonderfully geeky about the hoops, the performers, the instructors, the clothes, the retreats, all of it!  And I want to share it as experienced by other hoopers.

    This episode is the “tease” episode.  I started an interview with Valentina of Unity Hoops and Twisted Orbit in February in San Francisco…so long ago!!  She was THEE reason I started taking Burlesque classes which in itself is the art of teasing.  I wish I could take all of her classes in San Diego and be in her hoop troupe, The Hoop Unit!  So, during our interview – which was AMAZING! – I did not hit the record button twice and didn’t get any of the main interview.  So sad.  But I did get a little taster, a tease if you will, before and after.

    Me and Valentina

    Me and Valentina

    In addition, I sat down to interview two of my friends in Washington State, successfully recorded one interview in which we discussed, in length, how to hoop on rollerblades – I’m still hoping for either a video or a picture as proof!  – and hooping blindfolded with Baxter. As we were about to start the second interview with my friend Annie, my batteries died.  What we were about to talk about is her 50th birthday party celebration.  I got to hoop with fire for the very first time.  My hoop mama, Merilieu, felt I was ready, loaned me her hoop so I could practice and I performed for Annie using the same music that my hoop mama did for her fire hoop debut. And it was a total surprise for Annie.  Yay!   I’ll be interviewing Annie again to talk about that night and her life after finding the hoop.  Yet another tease!!!!

    Me with Andreas and Annie

    Andreas and Annie

    Stay tuned for a follow up interview with Valentina. Her life has really taken off.  She’s teamed up with UK Hooper Steve Bags and together they’ve created Twisted Orbit.  Also her troupe, the Hoop Unit, went to the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Vegas this year!

    Tease, tease, tease!  The glove is off, people!  You know you want more! Well, I’m gonna give it to ya!

    After I put out this episode and Episode 9 with Beth Lavinder and Antonio Gomez for Episode 10 – because the Bay Area Hoopers (BAH) celebrated their 10th anniversary this year! – I want to make this podcast legit.  I’ll be looking for advertisers, sponsors, interviewees, web designers and musicians to make this a hooper’s resource of hoop geekery and love!

    Till then, thanks for listening and happy hooping!

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    My First Fire Performance at Annie’s Birthday Party
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  • Rose City School of Burlesque Graduate

    Date: 2011.03.24 | Category: Exploring The Path, Performance | Response: 0

    Rose City School of Burlesque Graduate

    Chica Vroom Graduates!

    Wow! Still recovering from the adrenaline crash.  The night was a blur but what I know is that the whole experience was exhilarating.  I didn’t get to see my classmates perform.  I guess I was scared to be seen beforehand.  Why? Who knows.  It was thrilling to listen to the music and the crowd roar for them.

    As for my performance, I can see the lights and hear the cheering and remember thinking about the prop and clothing malfunctions but rather than berating myself, I smile.  I did it!  Hoop Burlesque! And I loved it!!!

    Now it’s time to start on the second number and polish the first.  Hauling a metal clothing wardrobe to support a shower curtain is a lot of work!

    Thank you for all the love and support.  And to my Rose City School of Burlesque classmates, you are amazing and I am so grateful to have met you and shared this amazing experience with you.  Also, my instructors kicked ass!  Holly Dai, Meghan Mayhem, Zora Phoenix and Tana the Tattooed Lady.

    Vroom Vroom!

  • Stage Fright

    Date: 2011.03.22 | Category: Exploring The Path, Performance | Response: 0

    YIKES!

    Tonight is the night and I just saw video of me at dress rehearsal.  How can a performance that, in your mind, has so much more energy in your head look so blah?  I did a second run and I know it went better.  Being on stage and NOT in my hoop is so foreign to me.  Maybe I should’ve gotten a little coaching.  Again, in my mind it was working out.  Well,  it’ll be over before I know it.  :-)

  • Chica Vroom

    Date: 2011.03.16 | Category: Exploring The Path, Performance | Response: 0

    Dress rehearsal was a blast!  My Rose City School of Burlesque classmates kicked ass. The hair and costumes were amazing and we helped each other work out the kinks.  It was nerve racking but thrilling.  I fucked up a lot and with the help of another student, I will have it on video. :-)

    Introducing Chica Vroom!

    I’m working on timing, interacting and trying to get more time in my hoop because once I’m there, oh man, I’m in my element and it feels so good.  I am getting caught up in a costume change and I forgot two pieces for my shower curtain.  However, the other girls helped me by holding up the the curtain during the performance and I kinda like that!  It made the curtain move and dance.  Maybe I’ll enlist a handsome man dressed in mechanic’s coveralls to hold it up during the performance.  It’ll save me from having to haul all that gear!

    It’s a learning process none-the-less.  And it’s another supportive community.  My classmates were so inspiring.

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