Posts Tagged ‘hoopdance’

  • 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!

    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

    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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  • Hoop Jam & TV

    Date: 2011.11.17 | Category: Hooping Hub | Response: 0

    Come for a day side hoop jam and be seen on TV!

    Center Space Studio
    420 SE 6th Avenue – PDX
    10am – 12noon
    Fee: $5

    Local TV station, KPTV Fox 12, is sending a reporter and photographer to shoot a segment for their show, MORE Good Day Oregon, which airs weekdays at 9am on Channel 12. They will be at the hoop jam from 10:30am until 11:00am or so but I thought it would be fun to make it a 2-hour hoop jam (10am-12pm) for the heck of it.

    If you do not want to be on camera, you can step out of the room for the taping and step back in when they are done. The segment will air on Wednesday, December 7th.

     

  • Episode 2 – GroovinMeGzz, Inspirational Students and the Male Perpective

    Date: 2011.11.15 | Category: PODCAST! | Response: 0

    Welcome to Episode 2 

    It’s World Hoop Day 11.11.11!  Well, it was when I recorded this anyway.
    We had a great turnout for our fund raising hoop jam.  In this episode, I pull a handful of hoopers out of the studio during the event for a little one-on-one.

    Meet hooper extraordinaire, GroovinMeGzz, a few of my very enthusiastic students and get a male perspective on hooping.  Our goal was to raise $500 for WorldHoopDay.org and we made it to $200…that’s still great!

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    World Hoop Day
    The Hooping Body
    Hoopcamp
    HulaHoopla

    Center Space

     

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  • World Hoop Day Success!

    Date: 2011.11.13 | Category: Hooping Hub, Hooping Video | Response: 0

    Total donations for World Hoop Day (cash and proceeds from hoops sales) = $200!!
    If you could not make it to the hoop jam but still want to donate, please do!!
    World Hoop Day Donations

    Here’s a little video of a moment in the hoop at the WHD hoop jam in Portland, Oregon.
    I used my iPod and free software but you can certainly sense the vibe of the festivities.

  • World Hoop Day Dance 2011

    Date: 2011.11.06 | Category: Hooping Hub, Performance | Response: 0

    We got together at our first night side weekly hoop jam at the Bamboo Grove Salon (we are looking for a new space for this time slot, btw!) and rehearsed and performed the official World Hoop Day Dance!  Thank you to Laurie, Kundalini, Fawn, Shelly and Kay for playing and to Renee for shooting the video.  I hope I spelled everybody’s name correctly!
    We’ll repeat the rehearsal, performance and recording at Center Space, 420 SE 6th Ave., PDX during our World Hoop Day fund raiser hoop jam on 11.11.11 starting at 7:30pm.
    Happy Hooping!

    World Hoop Day Dance 2011 – Portland, OR

     

     

  • Follow My Bliss & Pay the Bills?

    Date: 2011.03.05 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

    Well, the time has come for me to seek a bill paying job so I can follow my bliss as a hoop instructor and not lose my home.  Times are tough for everyone and my work skills are stacked up in an industry that has automated me out of work.  Hmmmm.  What is a Hoopanista to do?

    My dream situation is working for a company that promotes a healthy lifestyle and outdoor adventure.  I would promote hooping as part of the healthy lifestyle that company promotes.  I would lead groups on adventures involving hoops that I design and create!  Perhaps travel to warm, beachy places?  Central America? My job would be within walking/biking distance, allow me time off to attend hooping events and Burning Man.

    Dream is free.

  • We’re Cuckoo for Coco Hoops!

    Date: 2011.01.11 | Category: Hooping Hub, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

    Hoopnotica is running a campaign to have a Hoop Off between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien. Who know? It could happen! :-)  You can check out the HOOP OFF – Leno vs. Conan on Facebook.  Lots of fun posts from other hoopers.  I rallied of few of my hooper gal pals and came up with a slogan and campaign sign.

    Hmmm….I can’t upload the sign at the moment but you can find it on the HulaHoopla Facebook Fan Page.  Not a fan????  Well, what are you waiting for?

    We took some pictures and made a fun little video to assist in the campaign. Check it out!
    And please share it with your friends.  Thank you!  BTW, I am “Bad Kitty” in this video, the last hooper.  That is my hoop troupe performer name. Meow!

    We’re Cuckoo for Coco Hoops!

  • Have Hoops, Will Travel

    Date: 2010.12.29 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

    ¡Hola amigos!
    Spent a fantastic, inspiring, regenerative week near Tecate, Baja California Norte in Mexico leading up to, and including, Christmas. *sigh*  The place was called Rancho La Puerta and if you can go, GO!

    Moonrise in Baja

    Baja has a special place in my heart…I’ve traveled there a few times, once via the Green Tortoise and another time via VW bus.  I even have a tattoo of a boojum tree, which is Dr. Seuss-looking plant that grows in Baja.

    Boojum Tree

    Boojum Tree - photo by Stephen Sharnoff

    Brought my travel hoops but devoted most of my time to hiking, stretching, African Dance (kick ass!) and eating healthy, nourishing food.  Heaven.  Met amazing people who were fascinated about my life as a hooper!  Talked about my hooping life, my teaching, my students and how hooping makes me comfortable in my own skin.  I handed out lots of business cards and got people fired up about the upcoming hoopdance class at the ranch.  I was there to visit a fellow hooper and she was going to teach the class, but we were going to perform together. woo hoo(p)!  Great enthusiasm, super fun class and, of course, I picked out music that was incredibly fast.  Oh well, everyone was thrilled by our crazy fast and eventually breathless hooping. And I know for a fact that I converted more than one hoop dabbler while I was at the ranch.

    Hoopdance Class

    Rancho La Puerto Performance

    Later on, my hoop sista and I made hoops that would eventually go to the local kids of the environmental school.  Yay!

    Hoops Ready for Decorating!

    It rained most of the time I was there but I loved the sound and the smells that the rained kicked up. Very earthy and savory.  When the sun did come out I wandered the grounds of the ranch and hooped the Labyrinth – very meditative and joyful.

    Labyrinth Hooping

    Labyrinth Hooping

    Happy Labyrinth Hooper

    And the best part? I gifted two of my travel hoops. One to my hoop sista at the ranch and another to a woman who travels a lot and loved the idea of having a hoop with her despite the fact that she doesn’t hoop.  I received an email from that woman shortly after I got home.  She got delayed in San Diego due to the snow on the East Coast, looked up hoop tutorials on YouTube (as suggested by me!) and started hooping!  She sent pictures of herself and my gifted travel hoop.  Made my heart swell!  She even found a hoop instructor in her neighborhood. Wow!  I’m spreading the hoop love internationally! :-)

    Happy New Travel Hoop Owner!

  • Winter Hoop Classes

    Date: 2010.12.05 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

    Holy Crap! Lots of classes to choose from.  I got ambitious…I only have a few months left to see if I can make this fly as my main income.  Fingers crossed and COME ON STUDENTS!

    See the HulaHoopla website for full class descriptions, payment information and DISCOUNTS!!!!

    Happy Hoopanista

    Happy Hoopanista

    MONDAYS

    Hula Hooping for Fitness
    Portland Community College
    (**you must register through PCC)
    SE Center TABOR 102, 2305 SE 82nd Avenue
    1:15pm – 2:15pm

    Two 4-week sessions:
    Jan. 3rd – Jan 31st (NOTE: NO CLASS JAN. 17th)
    Feb 14th – March 7th

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    TUESDAYS

    The Bamboo Grove Salon
    134 SE Taylor (Entrance on SE 2nd between the two potted bamboo plants)
    11:00am – 12:30pm

    Two 6-week Intensive Sessions!

    HoopGirl Workout 6-Week Intensive Beginner Series:
    Jan 4th – Feb 8th
    HoopGirl Workout 6-Week Intensive Intermediate Series:

    Feb 15th – March 22nd

    Fee: $60 for 6-week series (just $10 per class, $15 drop-in)

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    The Village Ballroom

    HoopGirl Workout Beginner I & II (Take I & II in any order)
    700 NE Dekum Street
    7:00pm – 8:00pm

    Two 6-week sessions:
    Beginner I: Jan 4th – Feb 8th
    Beginner II:  Feb15th – March 22nd

    Fee: $90 for 6-week series (just $15 per class, $20 drop-in)

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    WEDNESDAYS

    Rigler SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Community School
    5401 NE Prescott Street
    3:00pm – 4:00pm

    Hooping is Fun! Rigler Elementary School 4th – 6th Grade Students
    Jan. 12th – March 2nd

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    Hoopdance Fitness
    Gem Studio
    1110 NE Glisan, PDX
    6:00pm-7:00pm

    Classes start January  and run through February and first week of March.
    See the Gem Studio website for details.
    Fee: TBD

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    Multi-level Hoop Clinic
    NW Dance Project Studio
    833 N. Shaver @ N. Mississippi
    8:00pm-9:00pm

    4-week sessions:
    Jan. 5th – 26th, Feb. 2nd – 23rd, Mar. 2nd – 23rd

    Fee: $80 for each 4-week session (just $20 per class, $25 drop-in)

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    THURSDAYS

    Over-the-hump-day Hooping with the LooLoo’s!
    The Bamboo Grove Salon
    134 SE Taylor Street
    (Entrance is on SE 2nd Avenue between the two potted bamboo plants)

    Every Thursday TFN
    12:00pm – 2:00pm

    Fee: $3 suggested donation

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    The Village Ballroom
    HoopGirl Intermediate I & II
    (Take I & II in any order)
    700 NE Dekum Street
    7:00pm – 8:00pm

    Two 6-week sessions:
    Intermediate I: Jan. 6th – Feb. 10th
    Intermediate II: Feb.17th – Mar. 24th

    Fee: $90 for 6-week series (just $15 per class, $20 drop-in)

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    SUNDAYS

    Hoopdance Fitness
    Northeast Community Center (NECC)

    1630 NE 38th Avenue – PDX
    (If you use the NECC parking lot, please get a parking permit at the check-in desk)

    10:30am – 11:30am

    6-Week Sessions:  January 2nd – February 6th
    $40 Non-Members
    $60 Non-Members + teens (14 & up)
    $20 Members
    $30 Members + teens (14 & up)

    Please visit the NECC Website for payments, membership information and drop-in fees.

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    MONTHLY COASTAL WORKSHOPS

    Newport Recreation Center
    225 Southeast Avery Street
    Newport, OR

    January:
    Friday Jan. 21st 6:00pm-7:00pm
    Saturday Jan. 22nd 12:30pm-2:30pm

    February:
    Friday Feb. 18th 6:00pm-7:00pm
    Saturday Feb. 19th 11:00am-1:00pm

    March:
    Friday March. 18th 6:00pm-7:00pm
    Saturday March 19th 11:00am-1:00pm

    Please register with the Newport Recreation Center for each class.

  • Winter Classes – TBA SOON!

    Date: 2010.11.27 | Category: HulaHoopla | Response: 0

    I am in the midst of confirming days and dates for winter classes.  Stay tuned!

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