Featured Groups (21)

  • Bellydancing Hoopers

    118 members Latest Activity: yesterday Did you get into hooping through bellydancing? Or did you get into bellydancing through hooping? What has your journey been? How do you combine the…

  • Black Rock Hoopers

    128 members Latest Activity: on Sunday

    Group for all Black Rock denizen hoopers (and denizens-to-be!) to connect, discuss camping, hoop events, jams, and all the hoopla that goes on in…

  • HoopCity Bookclub!

    102 members Latest Activity: on Thursday

    Lets share the power of books :)

  • Fire Bug Hoopers

    195 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 For all people doing all things fire!

  • What do you like/What do I need?

    139 members Latest Activity: on Thursday This is a supportive group! Post a video, and then the group can comment on it. Each comment will include something someone LIKES about your…

  • Living Healthier One Day at a Time

    674 members Latest Activity: 22 hours ago Let's do this together! Share your ideas, struggles and guidance with fellow hoopers.

  • hoopDANCERS

    268 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 For those of us who love the dance (any and all kinds) and putting plenty of it into our hooping.

  • Hoop Competitions

    210 members Latest Activity: on Wednesday This is a place to challenge willing participants to hoop dance offs. This really challenges people to step up their hooping.

  • Burlesque Hooping

    186 members Latest Activity: yesterday A group to bring together Burlesque hoopers and those that are into hooptease! For those that are advanced and for those just newly curious ;D All…

  • Curvy Hoopers

    310 members Latest Activity: on Friday Call us curvy, round, zaftig, plus size, whatever. We are here and rockin' the hoop. A place to talk about hooping, troubles finding hooping…

  • Fostering Hoop Communities

    215 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 A space for those of you who would like to exchange ideas on how to build, strengthen or foster a hoop community in your area. Let's support one…

  • Circus Hoopers and Aerialists

    155 members Latest Activity: 4 hours ago For all the hoop dancers out there involved or interested in cirque! Talk about your circus passion!
    Chinese hoop/pole? Spanish web?…

  • Pregnant Hoopers!

    65 members Latest Activity: yesterday Hooping Life is NOT over!!!!

  • Vegetarian & Vegan Hoopers

    424 members Latest Activity: 22 hours ago A group dedicated to hoopers follow a vegetarian and vegan diet to discuss relevant issues among us, share receipes, and tips. *You do not have to…

  • Yoga Hoopers

    255 members Latest Activity: 23 hours ago 'Moving meditation.' Yoga and hooping are organic, moving practices. Whether you are wiggling your waist, or pumping the breath through your body…

  • Hooping Challenges

    1165 members Latest Activity: 11 hours ago

    A New Challenge Every Month! The Hoop City Hooping Flow Challenges is a collaboration between Hoop City Citizens to help enhance our flow,…

  • Hoop-Mamas

    298 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 A space for hooping mothers to share their love of dance, family, and living joyfully.

  • Hooping over 40

    171 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 A group for hoopers that are over 40 and still going strong!

  • Man Hoopin

    26 members Latest Activity: Dec 28, 2011 A Place for us male hoopers. As we all know the hoop world is full of women (and lovely they are too) Clearly we men are the minority. So with that…

  • Costumes and Clothing

    1069 members Latest Activity: Feb 8 A space to talk about hoop clothes and funky costumes. With tutorials, photos and links.

Journal

Swizzy Ape

a way out of the hoop

Posted by Swizzy Ape 2 Comments

I'm stuck in a loop with the hula hoop. When I was a little girl I was abused in every which way. Often I was grounded to my bedroom, with two bathroom visits and a dinner release. In my bedroom held my boom box. Loud music would draw my angry step father towards my room. But I had to dance, so from a young age I would take a few preventable beatings so I could dance in my bedroom. Pretending I'm dancing on stage with Brain Setzer, I had trained myself to ingore reality while I dance. Even…

 
Melissa Schwartz

for the love of hoopers......

Posted by Melissa Schwartz 0 Comments

 

I haven't posted for a very long time, but I have something worth sharing.  In the last couple of years, I have advanced enough to start teaching and I absolutley love my classes.  All my students are wonderful its the most favorite part of my week. Through a very unfortunate series of events, every hoop I own, including my hoops for students, were taken and no longer in my possession. I was so upset ,not for myself, but my students would have nothing to take class with. There…

 

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