Coup de Grâce

We’ve discovered another great local outlet for live music. A perfect spot to hoop your heart out and discover great bands. Coup de Grâce is hosted by The Flower Shop in Sauk Rapids. The Flower Shop is a cultural center, soup kitchen, art and music space for all age public use MN. They have art supplies andContinueContinue reading “Coup de Grâce”

Weber’s Deck

If you’re ever looking for somewhere to hoop on a summer Sunday afternoon, you should definitely check out Weber’s Deck. Every Sunday in French Lake, MN from 1 pm-5 pm they have great live bands outdoors for just a $5.00 donation. Bring your own beverages, a chair or blanket, and your favorite hoops to playContinueContinue reading “Weber’s Deck”

Essential Hoop Dance Music: Endless Boundaries

  Endless Boundaries is a jam band radio broadcast from Philadelphia and South Jersey. Every Saturday night the host, Jaybird, puts together an amazing mix of music from the jam scene. Each week is a great new mix and I learn about lots of new and old bands I’ve never heard before. It’s a greatContinueContinue reading “Essential Hoop Dance Music: Endless Boundaries”

More Great Hooping Music: Wookiefoot

It wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t give a shout out to our favorite band when it comes to hooping music. Wookiefoot has been a favorite of mine for about ten years. They are a Minneapolis band with an incredible following of bliss junkies. The shows they put on and the festivals they host areContinueContinue reading “More Great Hooping Music: Wookiefoot”

Great Hoop Dancing Music: Boombox

Boombox is the newest artist we’ve added to our collection of hooping music. We are totally in love with the booty bumpin’ beats. A super bonus is that you can listen to both of their entire albums on their website. I was dancing in my office chair the whole day I first listened to themContinueContinue reading “Great Hoop Dancing Music: Boombox”

Bella Tempo Festival 2011 Photos and Video

The Twistin Vixens spent the long Memorial Day weekend hoop dancing until we dropped at Bella Tempo Music Festival. Our good friend Sarah Moore has joined in our hoop-craze so don’t be surprised if you see her hula hooping with us a lot more in the future. She is from St. Paul and will beContinueContinue reading “Bella Tempo Festival 2011 Photos and Video”

Indoor Winter Hooping Practice to Juliette Lewis

Hooping indoors in the winter poses many challenges for us. When we can’t meet at the YMCA, Kayla hoops in her living room surrounded by furniture, tables, electronics, plants…the list goes on and on. Lots of breakables indeed. I hoop in my spare bedroom which has essentially become my hoop room. It’s not very bigContinueContinue reading “Indoor Winter Hooping Practice to Juliette Lewis”

Drum Jam Music for Hoop Dancing

Thanks to an always wonderful iTunes Gift Card for Christmas, I was able to seek out some new hooping music to add to our mix. We always love hula hooping at live drum circles, they emanate so much pure raw energy. So I searched for “drumming” and came across Brent Lewis. After flipping through his albumsContinueContinue reading “Drum Jam Music for Hoop Dancing”