Waterloo, WI celebrates Wiener and Kraut day every year. This year we made the trek down for the occasion to visit our family. I spent some time performing with my hoop on an empty stage downtown between events as people walked the streets garage-saleing, visiting vendors and eating wieners. Check out an old video ofContinueContinue reading “2013 Weiner & Kraut Day Hooping Action”
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Twistin Vixens Hooping at Shangri~La 2013
Giddy with excitement, Kayla and I set out early in the morning for the Shangri~La music festival at Harmony Park Music Garden with a pre-loaded van, ready to be parked and slept in. We were hoping for 12 straight hours of hooping to incredible bands outdoors. However, we hit two of the worst traffic jams ever on theContinueContinue reading “Twistin Vixens Hooping at Shangri~La 2013”
Private Hoop Dance Class
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Nikki and I traveled just under two hours to Richmond, WI to teach an awesome group of ladies a little bit about hooping. The group ranged in age from 11 to 59. They were tons of fun to teach. A lot of hoops were left behind that day, so we’re hopingContinueContinue reading “Private Hoop Dance Class”
Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education Hoop Dancing Class
We are offering more beginner hoop dancing classes starting October 1st. These are Level 1 Hoopnotica classes and we will meet Tuesday nights for one hour a week for four weeks. Sign up and join us, we promise it’ll be lots of fun and you’ll burn a whole lot of calories without even noticing. ItContinueContinue reading “Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education Hoop Dancing Class”
Throwback Thursday
Why not. This is kind of embarrassing for me to watch, but it proves we’ve come a long way. It was our very first hooping video. Those were the days. All we did was hoop.
Hoop Taping Tips
The options are endless when it comes to taping and decorating hand-made hoops. Taping your first hoops can be a little intimidating, but I’ve had plenty of experience and will share with you what I’ve learned on how to tape hoops. The most commonly used tapes are: Vinyl – Basically electrical tape, available in many differentContinueContinue reading “Hoop Taping Tips”
A Girl’s Gotta Accessorize
You may have noticed some changes made to the design of our website lately. I admit I did get a little wild. (To be perfectly honest the inspiration for this came from a pair of underwear.) I am graphic designer for a living and I can’t really think of many other applications where rainbow coloredContinueContinue reading “A Girl’s Gotta Accessorize”
Great Hooping Music: Nahko and Medicine for the People
Their music speaks for itself. All it took was one view of one of their videos posted by Wookiefoot on Facebook and I was hooked. I highly recommend giving it a listen and getting your hands on both of their albums. They used to go by “Medicine for the People” but recently changed their nameContinueContinue reading “Great Hooping Music: Nahko and Medicine for the People”
Twistin Vixens Hooping 