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Participant Bios Once you are enrolled: And send a short bio- you could mention what got you into hooping, what its given you, what the hoop means in your life, what your r-evolutionary challenges are right now…what you would like to get into and take from the Harbin Hoop Jam….. If you like, please include a list of a few of your favorite hoop tunes. It would be great to have your contact info if you want to share it (email, tribe, website etc) Love to hear any suggestions for what you would like at the jam, in general or in detail. |
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Bunny Hoop Star is a multimedia artist, hoop teacher, and founding member of The Hoopaholics , Australia 's leading hulahoop troupe.
She has been hooping for over a decade and now performs and teaches professionally in Australia and throughout the world. Drawing inspiration from both the Circus Arts and from the US 'Hoop Dance' scene, Bunny merges the two influences into a unique 'hybrid' hooping style.
With a background in the Arts Bunny's approach to hooping has always been about being creative, crafting performance and staying fit while having fun. As business owner of Hoop Empire her intention is to share the hoop with as many people as possible in whatever way rocks their rhythm. Most importantly, as a devotee of the dancefloor, particularly those filled with disco beats, she is always on the lookout for dance spaces that accommodate her hoop and excites others to hoopjam!
At the Harbin Hoop Jam, I would like to connect with as many hoopies as possible in a magickal and natural environment that draws on the cosmic powers of circular and spiral dynamics. I am looking for that "other-worldy" experience that I have found in the deserts of Nevada and Australia where anything can happen and usually does within a "blank canvas" space. All chillaxed healing and yogic vibes are also strongly craved as are dressups, face-painting and playtime! A time out to tune in and reset my own personal hoop clock while experiencing a kind of hoop dreaming.
mari
so here is me .....or how i wish to present me...intentions...well..to evolve by exposing myself to diversity within and around the hoop.
"The hula hoop became a sensation shortly after I was born – coincidence? Perhaps – one will never know. Proud to say that I owned one of the original candy striped "shoop shoop hoops" Joyful with waist hooping , I can even remember sleeping with my hoop as a kid. Ha! So long ago….but as circles will do…turning..days into months into years and years…I have come back to the hoop..or the hoop has come back to me.
We both are different now, familiar, yet morphed into new versions.
I never was a dancer – considered clumbsy by family and friends and eventually myself, I lived an athletic life, but saved dance for the privacy of my room or lost in big concert crowds. The hoop has brought dance into my life and the change is amazingly good.
I picked up the hoop after seeing hoopers at various music venues and around San Francisco at street fairs and parks.
Through the hoop, I processed my divorce, mourned the loss of my sister, and became comfortable with my aging self. Hooping has given me place for my sensual expressions, a chance for the kid in me to play and most critical, community.
Hooping with the Bay Area hoopers and becoming a member of HoopPaiN, I have discovered others that express with the hoop. This connection has been the most fulfilling. I am now honored to be a member of Solar Flare – through them, I am spinning firehoop in the Fire Conclave at Burning Man 2008 – special significance as my 27 year old son will be in attendance to witness as I actualized this goal.
Intrigued by others that are drawn to the hoop, I have taken the opportunity to expose myself to various teachings – taken Hoopgirl classes, attended the HoopPath workshop in SF and traveled to the HoopPath retreat in June of 2008. The more exposure I give myself, the more I thirst.
As a writer – words express my poetic heart, as a hooper - the hoop expresses my evolving (revolving) spirit."
Miss Rosie of Hooliehoop
Miss Rosie first discovered hoopdance at Burning Man and in a San Francisco night club in the earlier part of this decade. It wasn't until several years later, in August 2006, that she took her first hoop workshop, with the intention of becoming "a rockstar hooper" in just three days, prior to leaving for Burning Man. She laughs at that now, as becoming a rockstar hooper is definitely something that evolves over time. In November 2006, she enrolled in the Hoopgirl teacher training, and began hooping every day in January of 2007 in preparation for the February teacher training. Come March of '07, Miss Rosie combined her skills as a fitness teacher, personal trainer, and business-savvy entrepreneur with her budding hooping skills and created Hooliehoop. In the summer of 2007 she practiced hooping every day for three hours per day, learning and studying moves, creating choreography, and finding her own flow in the hoop. Also during that time, she grew Hooliehoop, offering classes throughout the Bay Area, and eventually developed a hoopdance teacher training curriculum, which is now educating hoopers in how to teach hoopdance safely and effectively.
In May of 2008, Rosie had the pleasure and great fortune of attending the first ever Hoop Convergence, which shifted her perspective on her role in the hooping community. Prior to Hoop Convergence, running a hoopdance business had been somewhat of a competitive affair, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Hoop Convergence, Miss Rosie had an epiphany in the very first workshop. As she looked around at the hoopers from all around the country, she realized how miraculous hooping is in that it brings together people of all walks of life, and how much it means to so many people. She realized that she desired her role in the hooping "industry" to be one of empowered community builder, bringing other hoopers, entrepreneurs, and communitarians up with her as her business grows. She realized that to be proprietary about hooping is not in service of the highest good for all. From that point on, she has focused on running her business with the intention of sharing hooping in generous and satisfying ways with as many people as possible. The journey since Hoop Convergence has been heart opening, and Miss Rosie's life as a hoop business person and hoop performer has been thriving.
Miss Rosie hoops for connection. She hoops for a deeper connection to her body, a pure connection to joy, and an entertaining and prosperous connection to others, whether they be students, other teachers or business owners, or audience members. For Rosie, hooping is about evolution through collaboration. The hoop represents a simple tool for opening people's hearts and minds, with the intention of brining forth more joy and play. As Miss Rosie says, "I am helping transform the world, one hooper at a time."
Sophia
I am an ecstatic groover. I am a dancing dj..i am known to leave the turntables and get on the dance floor. I am a resident DJ at The Groove Garden and other conscious dances like the Berkeley Dance Jam/ Earthdance Festival. I am a booty-shaken, Sufi swirling, hoopin, dancing prancing lady. I love to weave the sounds of the world to create a unified field of consciousness.
I play a wide range of sounds from East to west including: Funk, Latin,
Brazilian grooves, Balkan Beats, Bhangra, trance, euro lounge...whatever gets you moving and groovin'
see you on the dance floor! ....Sophia
I'm evilBendy (aka micheLLe)
I'm evilBendy (aka micheLLe), and have been hooping for just under two years. I started as a poi spinner but only found the connection I was looking for when the hoop finally found me. Community, physical expression, and play are what sparked my initial interest in the hoop and now I find myself as a member of the HooppaiN gang, Solar Flare, FirePside, and the Bay Area Hoopers. I've performed in the Burningman Fire Conclave, Fire Opera, Temple of Poi shows, Fashion Hooping for IlanioWear.com, for the musical genius Jai Young, and next the Love Parade and Beats for Boobs; a cancer benefit. HooppaiN is a tight knit group who throws weekly, rambunctious hoop parties (with a live dj when possible). FirePside is an extension of HooppaiN that we created for playing with fire and glow hoops outdoors to dance music. I love the connectedness I feel when I hoop, the community it has included me in, and the playfulness it inspires in everyone. Mostly, I'm just a girl who loves to hoop.
The hoop continues to teach me valuable lessons about my body, expression, healing, beauty, playfulness, confidence, and community. My current r-evolutionary challenge is stepping outside of my comfort zone! From the Harbin Hoop Jam, I would like to come away with a feeling of connection (to my physical self and to my community) and new inspiration.
things I think will happen Wednesday night:
mingling, connecting, rotating, whirling, twirling, girling, giggling, expressing, emoting, meditating, building, crafting, creating, nourishing, flourishing, comforting, communicating, honing, zoning, toning, daring, sharing, caring, involving, devolving, evolving, revolving, exciting, inspiring, aspiring, spiraling, blissing, kissing, laughing, playing, loving, learning, influencing, healing, dealing, feeling, experiencing, emerging, diverging, improvising, exploring, transforming, discovering, transcending, dancing, jamming, moving, and grooving.
can't wait to play with everyone!
~micheLLe
where you can find me:
www.hooppain.com
evilBendy@hooppain.com
tribe: *teNaCiou$_B (this is short for tenacious bendy)
facebook: micheLLe syLvester
hello, my name is Corissa,
i am from north dakota and i am a beginner hooper
just hoping to meet new people and learn a lot about hooping!
Jo Mondy (aka Jojomo aka the Wicked Whirler) is a hoopdancer based in Sydney.
As a teacher and performer, she is a firm believer in the health benefits of hooping – how it can build core strength and cardio fitness in the body while calming and focusing the mind. She was introduced to the beauty of the circle almost 3 years ago by her good friend and mentor Bunny Hoop Star and has recently launched her own online space www.livelovehoop.com . The name Live:Love:Hoop encompasses her hooping philosophy – to live in the moment, to love what you do and to maintain an attitude of gratitude at all times.
For me, Harbin is a chance to experience a total immersion in my passion - to spend time developing my skills and to
reconnect with my inner hoop goddess (who can sometimes get neglected in the hustle and bustle of everyday life). I am also excited to connect and bond with the other hoopers attending harbin - to share insights, emotions and just to jam it out on the dancefloor in a state of energetic bliss.
Contact
jomondy@gmail.com
www.livelovehoop.com
After graduating college with a degree in Religious Studies with a concentration in Fine Arts, Julia Hartsell (aka Jewels & Julahoop) was eager to explore independently and began her studies of yoga, meditation and movement. In 2001, Julia witnessed a five foot ‘hula' hoop at an outdoor music festival that mesmerized her and inspired her to build her own adult sized hoop. A long time dance enthusiast, Julia was entranced by the circular meditative quality of the movement and began hooping everyday.
For seven years, Julia has been developing her hoop dance, hoop craft and teaching techniques for both children and adults. For her, hooping has become a holistic practice for creative expression, meditation, fun, physical fitness, mental and emotional well-being and even community building. She believes hooping is a revolutionary mysticism with its potential for opening individuals to states of bliss, revelation, insight, healing and transformation through rhythmic meditation within the circle, a symbol of wholeness and unity. Julia performs with holographic, LED & fire hoops and teaches hoop dancing to individuals of all ages at arts organizations, schools, yoga studios, after-school & summer programs, music festivals, Universities, community events, seniors' and wellness centers. She spearheaded Hoop Convergence in Carrboro earlier this year to bring hoop dancers and teachers from around the country to share insights and experience in the evolution of this emerging art form. Julia also combines her art and activism sharing the hoop with people of all ages locally and abroad. She has found in her travels to Mexico and Haiti that joy and smiles can transcend language, cultural and political boundaries.
Contact: jewels@hoopbliss.com
www.hoopbliss.com
Hoop Jams are my favorite part of the communal hoop ceremony. Full of magical improvisation, this space has the potential to create a group soul , a collective experience, where individuals can mingle, communicate and inspire. I believe this week will create a wonderful environment for personal and collective revelations/revolutions. I can't wait to dance with everyone.