Posts Tagged ‘HoopCamp’

• Episode 16 – Bex Burton: Tuning in to the Universe

  Date: 2016.01.04 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

  Episode 16 – Bex Burton: Tuning in to the Universe

  

  BEX!

  Lucky, lucky me! I got to sit down with Bex at Hoopcamp this year and have an incredible talk. This amazing woman is so in tune with the Universe. It gives her a sign and she runs with it with so much passion and love and appreciation. She’s a dancer, a hooper, a Pilates instructor, a masseuse, a life and love coach. Movement is her muse.

  We met a couple years ago at Hoopcamp and although I can’t remember the circumstances, I remember that we made eye contact and I felt this incredible warmth. I felt like I knew her. And funny thing, she said the same thing about me. But it took a couple years to actually spend some time getting to know each other and holy crap! I am so glad I did.

  In this interview, Bex shares her fascinating life and honestly, something happened to me. I’m still digesting it. She moved my heart in a way that made me see how I’ve been looking at myself and at my life. I’ve been looking inward, but not in the good way. I’ve been stuck emotionally and physically for about a year and after our conversation, my brain started churning. So many possibilities! My first step was to be a hoop student again so I signed up for a workshop when I got home. Best choice ever! Something has shifted and Bex gave me a push.

  I think the Universe just gave me a sign and thanks to Bex, I’m going to run with it.

  Welcome to Bexico!

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  Subscribe to Bex’s YouTube Channel
  https://www.youtube.com/user/senseofmotion

  Surprise Wedding Proposal – Makes me cry every time!
  

  http://www.yourredcarpettolove.com
  http://www.facebook.com/THEBEX
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/senseofmotion

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  Music by the dawn machine
  https://soundcloud.com/thedawnmachine/sets

  

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• Episode 15 – Philo Hagen: Hooping.org, Blogging and Modern Hooping Origins

  Date: 2015.10.12 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

  Love this man!

  I snagged Philo at Hoopcamp this year for a chat and I’m still giddy about it. There is a lot of history in this conversation.

  

  Rainy Day at Hoopcamp

  Last year at Hoopcamp we had a little early morning bonding because he had been rained out of his tent and I needed coffee. We sat on the front porch of the dining hall in the rain and just talked. I definitely felt a bit like a fan girl around him. And why not?! But he is warm and sweet and funny as hell. My favorite MC hands down!

  He was the very first hooper I met while walking toward my first hooping experience – The Northwest Hoop Gathering in Bend, Oregon in 2009. We walked side by side and I asked him if he’d ever been to something like this before and he said he hadn’t been to that one. I was brand new to the hooping world and didn’t know who he was or what I was about to experience when I walked into that gymnasium full of hoopers. Mind blown. Life changed forever. Philo was there at the beginning of my hoop journey. I’m not the only one.

  

  MC Philo

  He told me the story of the origins of Hooping.org – THE hooping portal – which, interestingly enough, has some of its roots in the early days of blogging. Honestly, it was like sitting by the campfire listening to the lore of a world that is still mysterious to me.

  This year I missed out on his workshop. Boo! This man can dance in a hoop and I enjoy watching him so much. Both he and Anah Reichenbach (Hoopalicious) are self-proclaimed “body rockers” and it’s sort of my style too. But at Hoopcamp, there were so many ways to hoop and I enjoyed exploring some of those new ways.

   

   

  Some Good Stuff…

  Philo’s Gotta Hoop!

  Hooping.org

  Philo’s Blog
  http://philohagen.com
  http://philohagen.com/hoop-dance/

  Bay Area Hoopers
  L.A. Hoopers Facebook

  Sadly Jason’s hoop making instructions aren’t online.
  http://www.hooping.org/2006/08/how-to-make-a-hula-hoop/

  See the aura photos!

  Music by the dawn machine

   

  

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• Episode 14 – Valentina Martin: Fusion in Life and Love

  Date: 2015.10.11 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

  

  Belly Fusion Workshop

  Recorded in March 2015 in San Francisco before her performance at the DNA Lounge, Valentina Martin caught me up on her life – a fusion of her talents and passions.

  

  Hooping with Nicole Wong in Dolores Park

  I happened to be in town spending time with my husband (we eloped in January 2015!). I timed it just right so I could take Valentina’s Belly Fusion workshop that combines belly dancing and hooping. She’s an amazing teacher and I continue to say that I want to be her when I grow up.

   

  Imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flattery. I made a run at imitating Valentina when I went to the Rose City School of Burlesque and combined my hooping with a couple of acts. That lasted about 6 months basically because 1) I accomplished my goal and 2) it’s hard to come up with a new act and costume every couple of weeks! My hat – and bra! – off to this lady. She has created spectacular performances and shows with her hoop troupe, The Hoop Unit, her belly dancing and burlesque talents and now in Twisted Orbit, her partnership with her husband, Steve Bags. Fusion.

  

  Partner Possibilities Workshop at Hoopcamp 2015

   

  Lucky for me Valentina and Bags were teaching a Partner Possibilities workshop at Hoopcamp this fall. Now even I can juggle and partner hoop! Looking forward to teaching those new skills to my hoop friends and maybe even my husband.

  Enjoy the interview and please explore the many, many links to her work.

  Happy Hooping!

   

  Video Goodness
  Unity YouTube Channel
  Twisted Orbit YouTube Channel
  Circling the Infinite – Twisted Orbit
  Twisted Orbit Manipulation Theater June 2015

  Unity Hoops Website
  Unity Hoops Facebook Page
  Twisted Orbit Facebook Page

  Performers Without Borders
  https://vimeo.com/135901309
  https://pwbblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/sombra-2/

  Hoopcamp Retreats
  DNA Lounge

  Music by the dawn machine
  https://soundcloud.com/thedawnmachine/sets

  

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• Episode 13 – Carolyn Mabry: Caroleeena, YouTube, Putting the Dance into Hoopdance

  Date: 2014.12.29 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

  Hello and welcome to the blog and podcast!

  

  Love me some Caroleeena!

  I love this woman so much! Carolyn Mabry, aka Caroleeena (with 3 E’s!), is a pioneer in the hooping community. She was one of the first hoopers to put tutorials up on YouTube. Can you imagine? Have you searched on hooping tutorials lately?

  She taught and performed at Hoopcamp this year and there was NO WAY I was going to miss her. Her chest hooping video is how I learned to chest hoop and I share that video with all of my students.

  

  Teaching Fancy Footwork

  This lady is also helping hoopers put dance into their hoopdance through a Facebook group called “Putting the Dance in Hoopdance.” The goal is to dance first, hoop second. Every week she encourages members to explore a different aspect of dance and create and share a video. The results are very fun and inspiring. Definitely check it out.

  After listening to this interview, please check out all the links I’ve provided on the blog. There’s tons of good information on Caroleeena, how to subscribe to her YouTube Channel, witness some of her performances and sign up for Interdependence 2015 – An Exploration Of Fire Theater.

  Happy Hooping!

  Must-Have Links & Videos:
  Interdependence 2015 – An Exploration Of Fire Theater (3-day Fire Retreat!)
  Putting the Dance Into Hoopdance Facebook Group
  Subscribe to Caroleeena’s YouTube Channel
  Caroleeena’s Circles of Joy (Blog)
  Hoopcamp
  Hoop Convergence

  This is the video that changed my life.  I share it with all of my beginning hoop students.
  

  Caroleeena’s Performance: Hoopcamp Presenters Showcase 2014
  

  Fire Performance with the Fire Conclave at SPARKcon
  

   

  

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• Episode 9 – Beth Lavinder!

  Date: 2013.12.23 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

  Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers!

  OK. I have got to stop bitching about my voice recorder. It’s actually pretty cool. It’s operator error – it’s all me. So a big thank you goes out to my friend Joel again for loaning it to me!

  

  This is Episode 9. I had a fortuitous meeting with Beth Lavinder, of all places, at the last indoor hoop jam of the season for the Bay Area Hoopers in San Francisco! I was visiting the Bay Area and she was on her way to teach at Jaguar Mary’s Sacred Circularities in Bali.

  She told me she’s not really comfortable about talking about herself. I feel pretty lucky. She opened up and shared so much about herself and her hoop journey starting out in Carrboro, North Carolina seeing Vivian (Spiral) for the first time, hooping with Julia Hartsell and Baxter and her experience with The Hoop Path.

   

  

  Beth Lavinder

  Beth is part of my hoop journey.  The first time I saw her was at the Northwest Hoop Gathering in Bend, Oregon, April 2009.  I walked into the big gym where the event was taking place and saw sooooooo many hoopers doing incredible things!!  And Beth was one of them.  She was rolling her hoop up her body with her hair flying.  So beautiful.  I saw her again at Hoop Convergence in North Carolina in 2010 and then we were actually able to sit down and talk at Hoopcamp in Santa Cruz in 2010.  This is an incredible lady and an inspirational hooper.

   

  We really do have an amazing community.  I hope to introduce you to so many of its members.

  Next episode is the 10th!  And it is in honor of the Bay Area Hoopers’ 10th Anniversary.

  Happy Hooping!

  Beth Lavinder Interview with Hooping.org
  

  Sacred Circularities

  The Hoop Path

  Julia Hartsell

  Vivian (Spiral)

  Hoopcamp

  Hoop Convergence

  

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• Hoopin’ Around

  Date: 2011.09.18 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  Summer took its sweet time getting to the Pacific Northwest and now we’re already heading into Fall.  Great hooping experiences throughout the summer though from amazing workshops (both taught and taken), performances (with PAY!!), and of course Burning Man. *sigh*

  I find myself once again unemployed but I’m heading to HoopCamp in a few days and that certainly ain’t a bad thing.  Looking forward to connecting with the hoopers I met last year, catching up with friends and making new ones.  I’m sleeping in a tent vs. a VW bus so that ought to be interesting.  I promised myself to rein in the spending – always so much cool clothing, jewelry and hoop stuff – and just absorb.  I feel like I’m on the cusp of a creative breakthrough.  Can’t explain it but I just feel something coming my way.  I guess without a job, I have a little more time to pay attention.