Joyce
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  • Browns Mills, NJ
  • United States
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Need help planning a World Hoop Day event for my town!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joyce Oct 11, 2010. 15 Replies

I wrote to the Recreation Department of my rural South Jersey town about getting a permit to have a Hoop Day gathering at our local park, and they liked the idea so much that they suggested making it… 

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Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"Hooping with a Tomorrowland CM in Cosmic Ray's. She was standing there supervising the hooping kids, but not hooping herself. It turned out she'd never tried hooping herself in her whole life. I cajoled her into hooping for the first time…"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"Kids' hoops set up along a parade route."
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"Last year's attempt. Picture taken two seconds before a security officer rolled up on us and told us we had to rent a locker for the hoop."
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"Ninja Hoop Mission is go! \m/ \m/ Good luck...and take pictures!"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"So. This is a picture of me hooping during the finale of the Reflections of Earth fireworks at Epcot in December 2006. I brought the hoop into the park in segments in a yoga mat bag. It made it through front security and I kept the hoop in the bag…"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"Honestly, I never tried to bring a hoop to Pleasure Island, so I can't say. However, Disney DOES frequently provide kid-sized standard plastic hoops for kids to play with around the parks. Look for them along parade routes, when they rope off…"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"We were at WDW precisely a year ago (how I miss it!) and Downtown Disney was having a family dance party in the evenings in the outdoor amphitheater. You can hoop to the Hoedown Throwdown!"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Flying With Hoops!'
"There's lots of other advice around here about flying with hoops, but I can definitely give advice about hoops and WDW. You cannot bring a hoop into any Disney park. Even if you make it through the initial security check line (the officers of…"
Sep 23, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Please spin some healing energy for a friend' in the group Spinning Witches
"The surgery did go well, and now there will be a period of difficult healing before we know whether her nerve pain is diminished. She's been in a profound narcotic fog since getting out of surgery, but she posts on Facebook as well as she can…"
Aug 16, 2011
VoodooHulaHoops* replied to the discussion 'Please spin some healing energy for a friend' in the group Spinning Witches
"I didnt see this before. How is she, did the surgery go well?"
Aug 16, 2011
Angel Rutsch replied to the discussion 'Please spin some healing energy for a friend' in the group Spinning Witches
"Sending positive energy in her direction.    Blessed be, ~angel"
Aug 12, 2011
Joyce replied to the discussion 'Please spin some healing energy for a friend' in the group Spinning Witches
"Thank you so much!"
Aug 12, 2011
Jenny Anderson RaineDanceHooper replied to the discussion 'Please spin some healing energy for a friend' in the group Spinning Witches
"I'll add her to my meditations while out for a woods walk this morning. Group prayer is a powerful thing. Positively thinking of healthier and peaceful outcomes to a challenge or conflict can influence the couse. I wish her a speedy recovery…"
Aug 12, 2011
Joyce added a discussion to the group Spinning Witches
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Please spin some healing energy for a friend

Hi, Spinning Witches, If y'all find a moment, please spin up some goodness for my friend Jenne, who is also Pagan and is undergoing spinal surgery on Friday, 8/12. Jenne has been living with chronic pain for years, and after many misdiagnoses and attempted therapies, she is finally having ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion). She just turned 42 this past Tuesday and she has a wonderful daughter who is 5. We all hope that this surgery will give Jenne new pain-free liberty to do all the…See More
Aug 11, 2011
Joyce commented on the group 'New Jersey Hoopers!'
"There will be a hoop jam on Saturday, May 21, at Imagination Kingdom Playground in Pemberton Township in South Jersey, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM! I hope to meet some lovely Jersey hoopers there!   Here's the FB event…"
May 13, 2011
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May 4, 2011

Profile Information

Do you teach hoop classes? (You'll be added to our directory)
No
Do you have a website or YouTube, Facebook or Myspace.
http://www.HoopingTree.com
What skills do you have?
Hooping
What year did you start hooping? (e.g. 2003)
2005
What is your goal for 2012 and why is it important? (Doesn't have to be hoop related.)
My goal for 2010 is to complete a major art project honoring the life of my friend.
How old are you?
37

When did you first start hooping?
I have loved hooping ever since I was little. I used to win endurance contests at my mom's company's family picnics! I made my first adult-sized hoop in 2007.

Would you call yourself a beginner, intermediate or advanced hooper?
I've been hooping for years, but I'm just starting to master some tricks and flow.

How often do you hoop?
Three or four times a week.

Do you have an indoor hoop space?
Working on it!

Is there a hoop group where you live?
No

Did you start it?
I'm thinking about starting one myself at the local neighborhood arts center.

Would you say that you are obsessed with or addicted to hooping?
Yes. Yes I am.

Have you posted hooping videos? How many?
No

Do you have friends nearby to hoop with?
No

Do you teach hooping? If so, how many people have you taught?
I'm a Girl Scout leader, and I brought hooping to 75 girls at Girl Scout Camp in my community last summer!

What kind of songs do you listen to while hooping?
I like pop, and also world grooves from the Middle East, Africa, India, and South America.

What is your favorite song right now?
"Cosmic Love" by Florence + The Machine

Do you buy hoops or make your own?
I make my own! I made a standing rack out of PVC pipes, and I hang all my hoops from it with velcro strips.

Have you lost weight since starting to hoop?
In 2007, after I made my first adult-sized hoop, I lost more than 30 pounds.

What size is your favorite hoop?
I like 3/4" 100psi, 40 to 42" diameter.

Are you comfortable hooping by yourself in a public place?
I am shy by nature, and hooping alone in public actually makes me feel more bold. My favorite place I've hooped so far has been at Disney's Epcot, during the big fireworks show.

How did you learn the majority of the tricks you know today?
YouTube

Who is your favorite hoop teacher?
I like tutorials from SaFire and Caroleeena. My favorite hooper is Brecken Rivara.

What advice would you give to to beginner hoopers?
Don't be intimidated by all the flashy performers! It's okay just to hoop on your waist! If you're having trouble getting the hoop going on your waist and you get frustrated, take a break and hoop on your hand for a while.

Do you fire hoop? If not, do you want to?
Haven't, but would love to.

Do own an LED hoop? Where did you get it?
I'd love to, but they're very expensive.

How much time do you spend on Hoop City Hooping Community?
I'm here every day.

What was the first trick you learned (besides waist hooping)?
Lifting the hoop from waist to lasso.

What is the last trick you mastered?
The step-through.

What trick so far was the hardest for you to learn?
Working right now on the continuous vortex. I lose the momentum when bringing the hoop down and it drops dead at my hips.

Which one are you finding is almost impossible to get?
Ducking my head out and hooping on one shoulder. Lots of head-bonking.

How many hoopers would you say live in your town/city?
None besides me, as far as I know. I live in a very rural town. But I'm spreading the word!

Have you performed hooping in front of an audience?
No

Has anyone told you you were too old to be playing with a hula hoop?
No

What’s the worst injury you’ve acquired from the hoop?
Bad hip bruising, knee bruising, knuckle bruising, thigh bruising, and head/face bonks.

Have you ever hooped naked?
Not in public. :-)

Have you been to a hoop camp/retreat? Which one?
No

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At 1:43am on October 12, 2010, Halo said…
Glad to see the hoop jam went well. I wish I could have made it, but I was having some car issues.
At 11:38am on September 25, 2010, Halo said…
I would love to come to the World Hoop Day Jam! I just started hooping recently and I don't know any other hoopers so it would be great to make some new friends.
At 10:12pm on June 28, 2010, Erika said…
such cool pictures! I have my little girls hooping all the time now! I was just down by you for the blueberry festival. what a great day! *Blessings*
At 4:12pm on February 13, 2010, Rose said…
Welcome to Hoop City!!!
Glad to see you have the boys hooping. My sons hoop as well.
 
 
 

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