HulaHoopla®
Alberta Arts District
Portland, Oregon
HOOP YOUR WAY TO HEALTH & HAPPINESS™
Welcome to HulaHoopla®
Hoopdance is an expressive movement combining dancing and hooping. It is a fun way to get fit while working all the muscles of the body, improving balance, flexibility and coordination, relieving stress, pumping up your energy, awakening your senses and unblocking your chi. You will tone up, slim down and get a great cardio workout!
That toy store hoop you grew up with has gone through some major evolutionary changes in the past few decades. Adult-sized hoops are heavier and larger in diameter. The size and weight allows the hoop to spin slower, making it easier to control and learn on. It's pure childhood joy in adult size.
Welcome to my world of bliss. -- The Hoopanista™
SUMMER CAMP HOOPING FOR KIDS!
L'Etoile French Immersion School
July 22nd through July 26th (Week 6)
9am-12pm / Ages 6-10
HULAHOOPLA® BEGINNER SPINNER SERIES!
Makes a Great Gift! - No Experience Necessary
HulaHoopla®: A Podcast for Hoopers
Explore the world community of hooping and hoopdance through the voices of our hooping compadres! We'll chat with hoopers - newbies to pros! - about hooping and how it has touched their lives.
In this episode - recorded in May 2012, yes, MAY! - I talk with the talented Dustin Hubel and his lovely wife, Kay Dent! Dustin was in Portland teaching his hoop maniulation workshop while on his honeymoon.
ONE BILLION RISING - HOOP JAM
Hoop Your Way To Happiness
We found our childhood bliss - inside a hula hoop! We spun and twirled and giggled...we connected with other hoopers.
We gathered near the south side of the Hawthorne Bridge on the west side of the Willamette River by The Bowl in Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
WEEKLY HOOP JAM - NEW LOCATION?
HULAHOOPLA® & DOVELEWIS
Petlandia - Saturday, March 9th
Hoop for a good cause! Join animal lovers for this fundraiser. There will be a hooping contest and you may win a gift certificate good for a HulaHoopla® Beginner Spinner 3-class series!
HULAHOOPLA® GALAXY QUEST
Special Spooky Halloween Session!
HulaHoopla® Hoop Booth
Alberta Street Fair - August 11th
Near NE 14th Avenue & Alberta - 11am to 7pm
The HulaHoopla Hoop Booth will be at the Alberta Street Fair on Saturday August 11th located NE 14th Avenue & Alberta. Two lovely hoop assistants will be womaning the booth for me this year. Drop by, say hello and pick up a hoop or two!
MOVING HOOP JAMS OUTDOORS!
We are being optimistic and moving our hoop jams outdoors for the summer. If you know of a great space contact us and we'll announce it here, on Facebook and on our HulaHoopla PDX Meetup group! Let's spread our hooping bliss to the world!!
HulaHoopla® Hoop Booth
Mississippi Street Fair - July 14th
Between N. Beech & Failing - 10am to 9pm
The HulaHoopla Hoop Booth will be at the Mississippi Street Fair on Saturday July 14th located between Beech & Failing (I hope!). Two lovely hoop assistants will be womaning the booth for me this year. Drop by, say hello and pick up a hoop or two!
I'll also be selling HulaHoopla t-shirts & tanks as well as gorgeous hair flowers (I wear mine all the time!) from Bloom Design Studio.
THE SPINNERETTES @ THE ROLLER DERBY!
Check it out!
JULY CLASSES - OH MY!
In addition to the current Village Ballroom beginner series and workships, we're adding PCC classes on Tuesdays in running through July. But wait, there's more!
HulaHoopla®: A Podcast for Hoopers
Explore the world community of hooping and hoopdance through the voices of our hooping compadres! We'll chat with hoopers - newbies to pros! - about hooping and how it has touched their lives.
In this episode, I talk with the incredible Ann Humphreys! She was in Portland in March with her Two-Day Infinite Sphere Workshop. I just can't gush enough about this lady! Not only is she beautiful and graceful (OK, she's fucking hot!!!), she is so talented, sweet, generous, gracious, funny and one smart cookie! ;-)
THE SPINNERETTES - HOOPING.ORG
HulaHoopla® presents The Spinnerettes!
Hooping at Buses by the Bridge
Holy cow! Made a very special journey to Lake Havasu, Arizona this past weekend to be with friends and Volkswagens (by other passion!). Lots of hoopers down there too so I got to do what I love and got a little TV time on the local station. Thank you TV45!
NEW YEAR - NEW HOOP!
For night time play and performances, I like to use an LED hoop. Well, I don't make LED hoops and often get asked where to purchase one. There are so many great companies who make quality products. But I just bought an Astral Hoop Atomic Pro because I saw one at HoopCamp and it blew my mind!!! Check out their website and buy one of their hoops!! And if you do, please use this code: http://astralhoops.com/r/Hoopanista. Sort of like saying, "Tell them I sent you!"
I need to tip my hat to LED Heady Hoops for my very first LED hoop. I have since gifted that hoop to another hooper. I purchased my next two Trick Concepts hoops through The Spinsterz. Those are my workhorses. They go camping with me and have been to Burning Man twice. If you're considering an LED, do your research and talk to other hoopers before making your choice. It's a personal and exhilarating step in the hooping world.
HulaHoopla®: A Podcast for Hoopers
HulaHoopla® on KPTV!
We did some hooping at Center Stage Studios on November 29th. KPTV interviewed me about hooping during a hoop jam and put this nice package together that aired on December 7th.
Got ANOTHER Mention on Hooping.org - I am blessed!
Custom Hoop Making Changes
Shifting gears in the hoop making realm - STAY TUNED. Currently, I have a limited amount of colors - all spectacular!! - to make custom hoops. If you need a hoop immediately, I also have inventory in stock. Contact me for information.
