I’ll be missing this year’s Hoolahoop-athon in Baltimore. Been to every one so far. I’ve even come close to the grand championship … that is, several years back when the region had but a few adult hoopers. I’d get scorched today by the stellar hoopers who abound in this area. Well, I’ll be at Playa [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Hula Hoops’
January 10, 2009
Baxter
This man with a hoop is a site to behold. One of the more distinct and inspiring hoopers I’ve yet to meet: Baxter of the Hoop Path in NC.
October 23, 2008
My annual plea
Perhaps this year I’ll get my lucky break. Perhaps it won’t be luck at all but the growing popularity of one of my favorite activities: hula hooping. Or, as I like to call it hoop dancing. I had a 7-day pass to the CA gym, so I went to the Supreme Sports Club today, looking [...]
August 28, 2008
It started with a hoop.
Three years ago in June, I found myself with a new hula hoop. It was A Vibe I’d gotten. A strong one. “Get a hula hoop!” said The Vibe. So I listened and took action. But within a few weeks, I’d exhausted my limits for tricks. I wanted to learn more.
My sister got the same [...]
August 8, 2008
World Hoop Day … in li’l ol’ Columbia
Magic happened. Today — 8-8-8 — is World Hoop Day. Across America and the world, hula hoopers are gathering in public spaces to celebrate hooping and share a bit of hoop love. But I was in a bit of a quandary. I wanted to be part of World Hoop Day. My hooper friends were gathering [...]
June 3, 2008
My new ears.
I took a break from working, mid-day today. Officially, it might have looked like procrastination, as I was facing a big, deep-thinking project, but I knew that I needed to do something other than sit at my computer What a great time to start my new Samurai Hooper practice. So off I went, outside, iPod [...]
June 1, 2008
Samurai Hooper
I’m on my way to becoming a samurai hula hooper. Well, I took my first steps when I attended a Hoop Path workshop this weekend. The rest will be up to me, my diligence, my practice and hopefully, hooping with more people who know the Hoop Path style and way.
Really, I can’t imagine a better [...]
September 27, 2007
I’d like to teach the world to hoop …
But that’s a rather daunting task.
Hey, check out this brand new, bright-colored hoop I got from master hoop taper Karen Blue of (the now closed) Blue Cow Cafe in Thunder Hill. Here is a pic of me hooping down by the Potomac River this past weekend. What a lovely day it was. And what a [...]
April 30, 2007
Lessons from Learnapalooza
Saturday afternoon, I participated in DC’s Learnapalooza.
From their site:
Hey, you’ve got a lot to LEARN!
But you’ve also got a lot to TEACH!
So we, the community, are proclaiming that DC businesses and citizens will open our doors and learn from one another.
I was a volunteer instructor at the “learn how to hula hoop” station. We [...]
