Posts Tagged ‘hoopdance’

• Over-the-hump-day Hoopling with the LooLoo’s!

  Date: 2010.10.31 | Category: Exploring The Path, Hooping Hub, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Come play with the LooLoo’s EVERY Thursday at the Bamboo Grove (except Thanksgiving — gotta nap!) starting November 4th.  All levels welcome!

  Take a break from your busy work week and learn basic hoop moves, parctice new tricks, play, dance, get inspired, de-stress, relax and go bcak to work recharged!  We will provide hoops and music but feel free to bring in your iPods & MP3 players to share your favorite hoop tunes.

  LOCATION: 134 SE Taylor Avenue, PDX.
  The entrance is on SE 2nd Avenue between the two potted bamboo plants.
  TIME: 12pm – 2pm
  FEE: $3 minimum donation

  Who are the LooLoo’s?
  The LooLoo’s are a killer performance hoop troupe comprised of Jill (aka Queen Loo) of Hoop to My Loo, myself (aka Bad Kitty Loo) of HulaHoopla, ZigZagLoo, and Trish (aka Doctor Spin).

  

  Beautiful Hooping Space at the Bamboo Grove

• New Space!

  Date: 2010.10.30 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Found, fell in love and FINALLY booked the space I was meant to be in…The Village Ballroom.

  Classes start in January 2011 – stay tuned!

  

  HulaHoopla Classes will be here starting January 2011!

• Rain Hoops

  Date: 2010.10.21 | Category: HulaHoopla, The Hoops - Of Course | Response: 0

  

  Rain Hoops

  As a Pacific Northwestern Hooper, I’ve developed an all-weather hoop for all-weather hooping!  I test drove these beauties while playing in the rain during a Sunday Parkways event.  It was cold, wet and muddy and when I got home with my hoops, I simply wiped them off – no damage done!

• Hoopcamp 2010

  Date: 2010.10.05 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  Oh, where to begin???

  

  Fire Hooping at Hoopcamp 2010

  So many amazing, beautiful and inspirational hoopers in one gorgeous, serene setting. *blissed out sigh*

  I think fire performance may be in my future – at least that’s what’s pulling at me right now.

• Growing

  Date: 2010.10.05 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  Students are beginning to find me and my heart is full of joy after each class.

  I’m worried about how to make a living at doing what I love.  Bills still come in and the cash flow isn’t keeping up with the outflow.  Do I find new places to teach?  Teach more classes through Parks & Rec? Am I promoting myself the right way? What is it that I want to pursue?

  It is simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying…but that’s a good thing, right?!

• Hmmmmm….

  Date: 2010.09.21 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  

  Wonderful hooping space in need of wonderful hoopers!

  So I felt I did the leg work but no one showed up to my first class last night. It is an incredible space, one with some sentimental attachments for sure. It’s the cafeteria/auditorium of my elementary school.

  Now I’m offering up some incentives so please spread the word!
  If you pay cash, you get $12 off a 6-series class. If you get 2 friends to sign up, I will make you a custom hoop!

• Hoopin’ Down the Road

  Date: 2010.08.26 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Heading out to Burning Man for some needed rebooting.  So many lovely hoopers will be there and I hope to find and play with all of them!

• HoopTastic!

  Date: 2010.08.18 | Category: Exploring The Path, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Holy smokes! Just got back from 10 days in San Francisco attending my HoopGirl Level 2 Teacher Training AND HoopGirl Performance Training.  It seems strange to be back at home and not walking to the studio every morning where I was surrounded by strong, supportive goddesses!  I feel a shift in myself…hard to explain…but this morning I am going to take my boyfriend to my studio and perform for him for his birthday. *prrrrrr*

• Holy Crap!

  Date: 2010.07.04 | Category: HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  It’s been a while, huh?

  Made hoops for Cheap Trick.  That’s right!  CHEAP TRICK!!

  

  The Cheap Trick Series

  Had a very successful run at the Alberta Art Hop on May 15th.  My friends Mary & Bill came down from Seattle and the lovely Heather came by to help with preparations.  We had a final hoop wrapping party & BBQ (Kurt played BBQ-extraordinaire) the night before to ensure the optimal number of gorgeous hoops available to the public.  Mary & I dressed up in our finest hooper regalia for the sunny weekend.  We hooped our little hineys off!

  

  HulaHoopla Hoop Booth @ Alberta Art Hop

  The next day was the Sunday Parkways kickoff in N.E. Portland and I debuted my crazy hoop cart, The HoopDeVille!  More hooping and hollerin’ for sure!

  

  HoopDeVille Debut

  Later in May, I flew to North Carolina for the Hoop Convergence.  Wow!  Intense workshops, incredibly informative forums, beautiful hooping souls all tucked into a retreat in the lush woods near Raleigh.  Made heaps of new hooper friends and just felt like I found my place on this earth.  Thank you to everyone!

  

  Maple Cabin Ready for the Hooper's Ball - Hoop Convergence 2010

  Well, let’s see…I was laid off from work on June 18th but didn’t actually work on June 18th.  Instead, I went camping in Maupin for the 5th Annual Deschutes River RendezVW with 75 fellow VW bus owners.  I set up my hoop booth, taught folks how to hoop, sold many, many hoops and I performed three times with my fire hoop two nights in a row…I think I’m getting the hang of it!  My favorite moment was stomping out the last flame to the end beat of Ted Nugent’s “Hey Baby.”  Rocker hooper…I think I’ve found my inner performer.

  

  Hoopanista Fire Performance

  Two classes are up  and running at the NW Dance Project Studio in N. Portland and I am really enjoying my students.  They make me so happy. I will be able to pay my mom back for the rent on that studio next week with the money from classes, hoops booth sales and two children’s birthday parties.  That feels great!  Now, I just need to pay back the $12K I owe to the credit card company for starting the biz and I’ll be golden! :-0

• Eeeeeeee!!!

  Date: 2010.04.09 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  My hooping life is looming large! Had a wonderful coffee chat with my hoop wife and she had amazing ideas about a hooping hub for PDX.  My head is swirling with possibilities.