Brecken is the shit. Hands down. I’m stoked that she’s coming to SF before we drag her out to the playa for her first burn. These workshops are a one time opportunity to learn from one of my favorite hooper’s. Be there :) Purchase link is at the bottom of this page or email Brecken [...]
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HoopPath Retreat Tickets are now onsale!
Next stop on my hooping tour this year, the Hoop Path Retreat in Carrboro, NC. This will be my first time to the Hoop Path Retreat but I’ve taken many classes with Baxter. I feels like I’ll be coming home to my people. Not to mention, I get to kick it with Brecken for several [...]
Bend a New Hula Mecca? One Can Only Hoop!
I’m just getting settled back in from a terrific weekend at the NorthWest Hoop Gathering. The event caught the attention of the local newspaper and yesterday we were on the cover of the local section of The Bulletin. Hoopers learn how to spin a hoop with their hands during a diagrammatic hooping class taught by [...]
Multiple Prop Spinagogue
March 13th-15th is Spinagogue weekend for me (and Miss Rosie‘s birthday)! I’m excited to take a poi class from these folks and honored to be teaching a hoop workshop. The night of the 14th we’ll be performing at the first Spinagogue variety show at Flux53 in Oakland. Join us once again at the Vulcan for [...]
Hoop Isolations Class – Code Red Circus Conspiracy
The isolation scientists are at it again, this time bringing their technical skills to the hoop dance community. This is a unique opportunity to study isolations with two of the most skilled object manipulation style hoopers in the world. Code Red Circus Conspiracy is Brian Thompson and Matt McCorkle. They live and play at the [...]
North West Hoop Gathering
NORTHWEST HOOP GATHERING TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Thank you Mollie and all the others who have contributed to making this amazing event happen. I’m honored to be participating in the first North West Hoop Gathering! SPIRAL-Spiral Hoop Dance ANAH-Hoopalicious BAXTER-Hoop Path CHRISTABEL-HoopGirl RICH-Isopop PHILO-Hooping.org KHAN CANDICE-HoopShine And many more special guests! When: April 10-12, 2009 [...]
2009 Hooping Schedule
Well I’ve been trying to budget my vacation time and hooping plans for the year. Then I got laid off so it looks like time off won’t be such an issue : ) Feb. 8th – Isopop: Santa Cruz Workshop Mar. 21st-22nd, San Francisco, CA – Attending Hoop Path SF Apr. 10th-12th, Bend, OR – [...]
Isopop: Geometric Hooping, Santa Cruz, Feb. 8th
Isopop: Geometric Hooping Santa Cruz This class will explore new moves through looking at the hoop’s relationship to space rather than the hoop’s relationship to the body. We will focus on the geometric patterns created by isolations and anti-spin with an emphasis on high-contrast transitions. You will learn basic anti-spin, anti-spin quadrants, isolation variations, isolation [...]
SF Int./Adv. DROP-IN Class w/ Miss Rosie & Rich
Join Miss Rosie and Rich Porter for this Intermediate/Advanced Drop-In Forum. What it is: Three classes over three weeks for intermediate and advanced hoopers to bring their questions on moves and tricks with a single hoop. How it works: The class will be loosely structured, and will offer students a space to hoop and ask [...]
HoopConvergence 2009
I’m excited to be participating in this years HoopConvergence in Carrboro, NC. For information visit HoopConvergence.com. “The first Hoop Convergence in 2008 brought together of a wide variety of hoopers from across the continent to create a synergistic learning environment where ideas, techniques, and energies were shared. This year, we’re putting together a full schedule [...]
