In less time it takes Phileas Fogg to travel around the world I will be leaving for an epic road trip across county to teach, share, and spread my love of hooping to as many hoop communities and people as I possibly can.  And like my intrepid counterpart I leave with the barest of materials on my quest; my car and hoops. I will be heading to Burning Man and then eventually back to the East Coast (to pick up my cat; who will no doubt be mad at me for leaving her). I leave from Boston to Wildfire in Ashfort CT August 17 then when it is over on the 20^th I leave onward…returning to Boston on the 24th of Sept. 

I need to be at Burning Man in Blackrock City in Nevada on the 27^th, Pacific Fire in OR on Sept 13-16 and September Wildfire on 21^st. I also need to have an exact time locked up somewhere around the 10^th of Sept to get my monthly mediation at a hospital for my Multiple Sclerosis. Otherwise I have no restraints and no mandate of whom I meet or where I go save this: Meet as many Hoopers and share as much knowledge, love, and friendship as I possibly can in the 39 days I am gone.

I am forsaking materialism. I am living simply to share my art and be the person I want to be. I am leaping before looking and not even going to have a home to call my own as I am letting my lease run up and then letting fate and my dreams take me. My day job will be waiting if it’s what I want to return to, but I will be living freely.

Which brings me to You, you beautiful people you. I want to me you. I want to see Your hooping community and teach, share, and be a part of your community for the evening. I want to understand what different hooping communities are like whether it’s just the 2-3 of you in your town or 50 large I want to teach for free accepting donations for gas and travel and maybe a place to stay the night. My goal is to drive 8 hours, hoop and play for 8 hours, sleep for 8 hours. I will be so hippy-hoop-afied, perma-grinning, PLUR embodied that I promise I will be the embodiment of The Hooping Fairy come to bring gifts of tricks, style pointers, and general good cheer.

With less than 80 days left till I leave I wanted to start to put the word out and see who, where, and what communities out there might like to put me up for the night and let me a part of your community of spinners/hoopers for the night? Also what night of week might be best (i.e. when do you have your spinjams or practices)?    I don’t know how many I can fit in or if I will get to you all but I will try my best. I am not well known outside of my little part of the world as much as some of my friends and teachers but I am hoping that maybe some Hooping All-stars will put a post or two of good word for me.

I am primarily a double/mini hooper but I am a dancer and have good skills and technique with single hoop to teach as well, particularly off body work. I have been teaching for over two years now at Wildfire Retreat and in the Boston area.  I am a big believer in giving back to my community. Hooping saved my life in more than one way. I lost well over a 100lbs hooping; I have battled my Multiple Slerosis from barely able to walk to debuting as a professional dancer this year; I have battled depression and trauma and come through it all. And now I am the person I was always meant to be. I can’t wait to meet you all and hear your stories!

Tyler “Icarus”