I hold in my hot little hooping hands my certificate from Hoopnotica! I'm a Certified Beginning Level 1&2 Hoopnotic® Hoopdance Teacher. Next on my to do list: Finding a good indoor space for holding classes. ('Cuz it's waaaaaay too hot to teach outside!)

And in other news: The Austin American Statesman is sending a photographer to this Sunday's ( Read more... )

Looking around at last Sunday's Austin Hoopers Meetup, I realized that our core group is developing some serious talent. It's amazing what regular practice will do to speed up one's skills. When Holly asked me if I would be ready to do fire poi by next February, I answered Of course! without any hesitation. And we've got such a nice variety of ( Read more... )

Not doing SXSW? Staying in town for Spring Break? Try something new!

Austin Hoopers Meetup - Oh Boy! It's Poi!
When: Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Where: Near the South Austin Recreation Center, on the corner of Cumberland Rd and S. Fifth St. (Austin, TX 78704)
Who should come: Hoopers, Poi performers, and jugglers. (The Poi-curious and the ( Read more... )

The second meeting of the Austin Hoopers was "Music Madness" but the only madness was me trying to get my poor broken boom box to work properly. The eight brand-new "D" size batteries I put in it that very morning only lasted through one and a half CDs ( Read more... )

Not doing SXSW? Staying in town for Spring Break? Try something new!

Austin Hoopers Meetup - Music Madness
When: Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Where: Near the South Austin Recreation Center, on the corner of Cumberland Rd and S. Fifth St. (Austin, TX 78704)
Who should come: Hoopers who love music.
Why: The only thing better than hooping is ( Read more... )

The very first Austin Hoopers Meetup was a lot of fun. The gal who made my hoop, Lolly, came up from San Marcos. She brought some homemade hoops and shared String Cheese Incident, bluegrass, and funk music from her classic iPod. Gretchen, who had never hooped as an adult, also showed up. She was doing pretty well by the end of the session. ( Read more... )

There were no other Meetup hula hooping groups in Austin so I started one. And people who do Poi are invited, too.

When: Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Where: Near the South Austin Recreation Center, on the corner of Cumberland Rd and S. Fifth St. (Austin, TX 78704)
Who should come: Anyone interested in hooping is invited. And if you don't have ( Read more... )