After-Party

  If you’re wondering why it took so long to blog about the Alberta Premiere of the Hooping Life – it’s because we were exhausted after all of the festivities of this past Saturday, February 11!  We kicked off the event in the afternoon with a 3 hour hoop workshop offered by a variety of [...]

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CBC Radio: Hula Hooping Craze Comes To Edmonton

Nina and I were on CBC Radio yesterday with Amy Goldstein, director of the Hooping Life, talking about this weekend’s event and the documentary. Check it out! CBC Radio: Hula Hooping Craze Comes To Edmonton

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Mystery Guest Revealed: Revolva!

So who is coming all the way from California to celebrate the premiere of the Hooping Life in Edmonton this Saturday? It’s vaudeville hoop queen and incredibly funny girl Revolva!  She’ll be sharing her lower body (foot!) hooping skills with us at the workshops on Saturday afternoon, and most assuredly blowing our minds with a performance [...]

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Workshops SOLD OUT

The workshops planned for this February 11th are SOLD OUT (and we haven’t even told you who the mystery hoop guest is yet!), but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on tickets for the main event itself – the Showcase & Documentary Screening take place next Saturday evening at the Avenue Theatre – [...]

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Surprise Guest For The Hooping Life Premiere

Another update on the Hooping Life premiere!  We will most likely sell out of spots in the afternoon workshops at the rate tickets are moving. And to make the day a little more exciting, we’ve got a surprise hooper joining us from the US for the event. We’ll have details soon, but here’s a hint [...]

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Getting Closer

The Alberta Premiere of the Hooping Life is getting closer, and I’m getting pretty excited! The afternoon workshops are starting to fill up, so if you’re thinking of buying your ticket, don’t wait too long. Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite, or directly from me or Nina. And to those of you attending the showcase [...]

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Share The Hoop Love

February is almost here, and registration for February classes is now online. I’ll be offering the usual Tuesday night classes at the Bosco gym – if you’re new to the hoop or want to stick to the basics, the Intro to Hula Hooping class runs from 6-7 pm, or if it’s tricks and shoulder hooping [...]

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mini + mini + me

There was a time when I found minis incredibly frustrating, but in the past few months I’ve been spending more and more time with them, and I have to say, I pick up my minis as much as I pick up a regular solo hoop these days. Megan Baird of Vibe Tribe and I will [...]

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Hooping To Feel Good

In one of my classes right before Christmas, we had a great talk about the importance of hooping as a feel-good activity. It doesn’t take more than a few minutes of flight time inside a hoop to feel its mood-lifting benefits. At the risk of sounding all hooperesque-cliche – hooping has been there with me [...]

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The Alberta Premiere of The Hooping Life

The Alberta Premiere of the Hooping Life is just around the corner! Flowlab and Infinity Hoopdance are proud to present the first Alberta screening of The Hooping Life Documentary on February 11, 2012. To celebrate this occasion, we have organized an event for the hooping community including a series of afternoon workshops, followed by a [...]

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