Hooping at Grand Rapids Riverfest 2024

For the second year in a row (third for Kayla) the three of us hula hoopers made our way up to Grand Rapids, MN for Grand Rapids Riverfest on September 7th. An outdoor concert hosted by local radio station 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE. The music line-up this year was Corey Medina & Bros., S.G. Goodman, SarahContinueContinue reading “Hooping at Grand Rapids Riverfest 2024”

Hooping Performance at the Wild West Show

On Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, 2024 we had the pleasure of putting on hoop dance performances at the Wild West Show presented by Wild Creek Entertainers at El Rancho Manana in Avon, MN. Friday night after dark we broke out our LED hoops for the crowds. The stage lights were dimmed and three ofContinueContinue reading “Hooping Performance at the Wild West Show”

Styled For Good Performance

We love weddings so we were incredibly pumped when the lovely people from Styled For Good reached out to us to perform at their wedding showcase. This event is amazing – it’s the first ever Twin Cities wedding showcase with the primary goal of giving back to the community. It’s a collaborative event that combinesContinueContinue reading “Styled For Good Performance”

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”

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 highContinueContinue reading “Spring 2016 Hoop Dance Classes”

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”

Missed Hoopiversaries

This summer was a busy one. So busy, I neglected to celebrate my  6th Hoopiversary (which, if you’re a hooper, you know is a big deal) way back in June, and we never celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Twistin Vixen’s in September either! It’s not to late to acknowledge it though, right? I dedicate this video to honorContinueContinue reading “Missed Hoopiversaries”