How old are you?
23.  Eeek

When did you first start hooping?
June 2010

Would you call yourself a beginner, intermediate or advanced hooper?
intermediate.  I WILL make it to advanced!

How often do you hoop?
couple times a week

Do you have an indoor hoop space?
no, but I'd rather hoop outside so its all good

Is there a hoop group where you live?
there are jams, but i haven't been able to go yet :[

Did you start it?
nope

Would you say that you are obsessed with or addicted to hooping?
mildly obsessed.  Almost ready to make the commitment for it to become a bigger part of my life

Have you posted hooping videos? How many?
just one :x  working on my one-year compilation

Do you have friends nearby to hoop with?
sort-of, most of my friends at home dont hoop often

Do you teach hooping? If so, how many people have you taught?
I LOVE teaching but I have not done it in any formal way, friends and folks :]

What kind of songs do you listen to while hooping?

techno lately.  ive been thinking of changing my hooping music to calmer stuff to see how it affects my flow

What is your favorite song right now?
Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon [Madeon Remix]

Do you buy hoops or make your own?
both!  I make them and sell them to friends and buy ones I think are pretty or want :]

Have you lost weight since starting to hoop?
not really.  i need to start running again

What size is your favorite hoop?
shit, i dont have a favorite.  but lately I've been using the 36" I made a LOT.  1/2" tubing

Are you comfortable hooping by yourself in a public place?
I am!  Took me a while to be able to say that, but yeah, I totally am

How did you learn the majority of the tricks you know today?
youtube!  hoopcity

Who is your favorite hoop teacher?
Barbz, Safire

What advice would you give to to beginner hoopers?
SPIN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.  :]  have fun!  surrender to the circle

Do you fire hoop? If not, do you want to?
absolutely.  fire hooping was the spark to me hooping in the first place

Do own an LED hoop? Where did you get it?
Cosmic Hooper.  I mildly regret buying it because I was too size focused-it's a 34" which is not my preferred size.  I barely use it.  

How much time do you spend on safiredance.ning?
too much lol.

What was the first trick you learned (besides waist hooping)?
lift-up.  changed my liiiife

What is the last trick you mastered?
uhhh, i dont know what it's called lol.  something to do with the shoulders, like a variation of the ragekitty

What trick so far was the hardest for you to learn?
the one i just mastered.  angled shoulder duck outs are tough for me, but i loooooove them

Which one are you finding is almost impossible to get?
nothing....just truly mastering them is pretty hard.  but none are impossible to do half-decent

How many hoopers would you say live in your town/city?
no clue! 

Have you performed hooping in front of an audience?
on my to do list

Has anyone told you you were too old to be playing with a hula hoop?
nope

What’s the worst injury you’ve acquired from the hoop?
bruising myself, my ego, uhmmmmmm yeah, hit my funny bone a lot

Have you ever hooped naked?
yes.  was also tripping.  incredible!

Have you been to a hoop camp/retreat? Which one?
nope, but I've been to FireDrums!  :]