We spent five awesome Monday nights this fall with an amazing group of hoop dance students, and for that we feel very lucky. We focused on flow for this course and had fun whirling, twirling and building a dance relationship with our hoops. The progress made by our students was phenomenal and we had so much FUNContinue reading "Fall Hoop Classes"
Dance Choreographers Beware of This Scam
On September 18th, 2016, I received a text message from the number 302-308-1276 (a Delaware area code) with the following request: "Hello, My name is Chris King. I got your information online for dance classes. I'm organizing a surprise dance (like flashmob) for my daughter's wedding, So I want you to teach the Bridesmaids choreography. LetContinue reading "Dance Choreographers Beware of This Scam"
Fourth of July Hooping at Riverfest
Independence Day celebrations came and went like a flash. Either summer is getting shorter and shorter every year, or we've just been spinning ourselves silly whilst hula hooping and losing track of time. What I do know, is what a great weekend we had over the 4th taking part in Riverfest 2016 in La Crosse,Continue reading "Fourth of July Hooping at Riverfest"
Grand Old Days Hooping Performance
We've always been fans of Grand Old Days in St. Paul, MN. It's an annual celebration that includes an awesome area and community. Needless to say, we were really excited when we were asked by Growler Magazine to perform our hoop dance at their Grand Old Beer Bash and Bazaar, featuring music by The Current. In addition to usContinue reading "Grand Old Days Hooping Performance"
Spring Hula Hoop Events
Hooping Performance for a Corporate Event We recently had the opportunity to spread more hoop love at Performance Foodservice's annual customer appreciation event hosted at the River's Edge Convention Center. The event had a special Woodstock theme and we were more than happy to dress the part. We started the night off with Amy, Nikki and myself performing ourContinue reading "Spring Hula Hoop Events"
Spring 2016 Hoop Dance Classes
Last week we ended another great hoop dance class chock-full of our favorite tricks. The five week session focused on introducing new tricks, and learning how to transition each move into a seamless hoop dance flow. We worked with a lot of off body hooping combinations including isolations, breaks, and our class favorite, super highContinue reading "Spring 2016 Hoop Dance Classes"
Hoop Dance Workshop with Hoopalicious
Nikki and I had the awesome opportunity to attend "Romancing the Hoop" a workshop with the amazingly talented Anah Reichenbach (AKA Hoopalicious) last weekend. From the get-go, Anah helped us explore our connection with the hoop and touched on different ways to interact with our hoop on and off body. It was a great opportunity toContinue reading "Hoop Dance Workshop with Hoopalicious"
Hoop Transfer to Arizona
The Twistin Vixens have gone national! As of February, 2016 I have officially moved my whole life and a hefty pile of hoops from St. Cloud, Minnesota to Scottsdale, Arizona. After a year of toying with the idea, my husband received a job offer in Phoenix, and we made the decision to go for it! As excited as I amContinue reading "Hoop Transfer to Arizona"
