May Day Parade

We’re so pumped about spring and everything that comes along with it – especially the annual May Day parade hosted by Heart of the Beast Theater in the Powderhorn neighborhood of South Minneapolis. I was able to join in on the fun with the fabulous Hoop Twin Cities crew and was pumped to reconnect with old hoop friendsContinueContinue reading “May Day Parade”

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 ourContinueContinue reading “Spring Hula Hoop Events”

Twistin Vixens Hooping Demo

https://youtu.be/0mtCxd8VC5o After 5+ years of self-shot and self-edited hoop dance videos we are excited to debut our first official demo featuring all four Vixens. In it we perform our favorite choreographed piece “BOOTY SWING.” Music by Parov Stelar. Twistin Vixens are comprised of Colleen Hurley, Nikki DeMars, Kayla Helm and Amy Imdieke. We offer hoop dance performances and lessons inContinueContinue reading “Twistin Vixens Hooping Demo”

2015 Year in Review

This year’s hooping has been more out of control than any other yet. We started off the year being nominated for the “2015 Best Performance Group of the Year” by Hooping.org. And continued twisting together hooping performances all year long—sometimes three in one day during the busy summertime. Our hoop dance performances included: a roller derby halftime show, a MayContinueContinue reading “2015 Year in Review”

Hoop Trifecta

What a weekend! The Twistin Vixens had the pleasure of performing at three fun and unique events over the past few days and we wanted to share a little about our experiences. Saint Cloud State University Atwood After Dark First, we performed during Atwood After Dark at Saint Cloud State University which welcomed new studentsContinueContinue reading “Hoop Trifecta”

2015 Hoopie Awards Nomination

Twistin Vixens were nominated for the 2015 Best Performance Group of the Year by Hooping.org. We aren’t sure who nominated us, but a HUGE thank you to whoever did! It was a really great surprise to see our hoop troupe in the running. We were one of six nominees including performers from New Zealand and others from Austria. It feelsContinueContinue reading “2015 Hoopie Awards Nomination”

Photos from Solstice Music and Arts Fair

We had a great time hosting our first official hooping vendor booth at the Takin’ Time Solstice Music and Arts Fair a few weeks ago. We loved hooping to the live music all day long while sharing hoops with others and creating quite the fun station for kids and families to hang out and playContinueContinue reading “Photos from Solstice Music and Arts Fair”

Second Sunday Hoop Jam

Our first Second Sunday Hoop Jam was a smashing success and we want to say thanks to all of the lovely hoopers who joined in on the fun yesterday. Our new space is fabulous and we’re so excited by the enthusiasm of all who attended. Also, a special shout out to Hoop Twin Cities forContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday Hoop Jam”