HOOPING BEHIND THE BODY Behind the Body is the unexplored plane in hooping and yet there are dozens of moves, tosses, rolls and poses hoopdancers can use to add flourish to our hoopdances while also opening our hearts and shoulders. Hooping behind the back makes for great photographs and is also great fun. These moves are part Bob Fosse jazz dance, part Vegas showgirl, part ninja. Please bring a yoga strap (or the belt to your bathrobe) because we are going to begin with a series of warm-up stretches to increase our range of motion and flexibility in both our shoulders and arms. These stretches are good for healing and preventing injuries and great for our posture.
FANCY FOOTWORK FOR HOOPERS This class covers hooping on the legs and feet, both upright and while laying on the back, but it also explores footwork patterns, traveling steps, spins, turns and pirouettes, leaps, knee spins, one-leg balances, and a variety of step-throughs.
BIO: Caroleeena is an internationally known hoopdance instructor from Raleigh, NC. She has been teaching since 2005 and has a special interest in integrating dance into hooping. Her numerous tutorials and videos on YouTube are eagerly awaited by hoopers across the globe. Her teaching style is clear, enthusiastic and encouraging. She has twice won Hoopie Awards from Hooping.org — in 2007 for her work mentoring hoop students around the globe and again in 2009 for Tutorial of the Year — and has repeatedly been nominated for Hoop Instructor of the Year by her peers.
http://circlesofjoy.org/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caroleeenas-Circles-of-Joy/175205279178544
http://www.youtube.com/user/Caroleeena
SHOULDER HOOPING TECHNIQUE Is smooth shoulder hooping still on your aspire-to list? Let’s work on it together! This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of shoulder hooping, using tried-and-true techniques developed by Nicole over the last 5 years. Surprise yourself with the basic skills AND fancy flourishes that you will develop in the period of just one short workshop! We will focus on shoulder hooping, chest hooping, shoulder stalls, transitions, duck-ins, and duck-outs. 3/4″ 100 psi hoops or 1/2″ 125 psi hoops, 38 inches or greater in diameter are recommended for this workshop
BIO: Nicole Wong is the founder of Cherry Hoops, a leading San Francisco-based hoopdance company that specializes in first-class technical instruction and dynamic performances. As a much-loved instructor with a Ph.D. in education, Nicole creates fun, positive experiences where learners of all levels feel supported in their exploration of movement. Since 2008, Nicole has shared her unparalleled ability to explain moves with thousands of students including those at Hoopcamp, Google, Yelp, and UC Berkeley. Nicole teaches hooping fundamentals, multi-hooping, poi-style twin hooping, and partner hooping. Nicole is also a daring-yet-disciplined performance artist whose performance collaborations push the boundaries of hoopdance partnering with creative storytelling, unconventional choreography, inventive props, and humor. “Thriller: Zombie Hoop Dance,” Nicole’s recent collaboration with Sarah Starlight was recognized as “Video of the Year” in Hooping.org’s 2012 Hoopies. Find out more about Nicole at:
https://www.facebook.com/CherryHoops?bookmark_t=pagenicole@cherryhoops.com
HOOPING BEHIND THE BODY Behind the Body is the unexplored plane in hooping and yet there are dozens of moves, tosses, rolls and poses hoopdancers can use to add flourish to our hoopdances while also opening our hearts and shoulders. Hooping behind the back makes for great photographs and is also great fun. These moves are part Bob Fosse jazz dance, part Vegas showgirl, part ninja. Please bring a yoga strap (or the belt to your bathrobe) because we are going to begin with a series of warm-up stretches to increase our range of motion and flexibility in both our shoulders and arms. These stretches are good for healing and preventing injuries and great for our posture.
FANCY FOOTWORK FOR HOOPERS This class covers hooping on the legs and feet, both upright and while laying on the back, but it also explores footwork patterns, traveling steps, spins, turns and pirouettes, leaps, knee spins, one-leg balances, and a variety of step-throughs.
BIO: Caroleeena is an internationally known hoopdance instructor from Raleigh, NC. She has been teaching since 2005 and has a special interest in integrating dance into hooping. Her numerous tutorials and videos on YouTube are eagerly awaited by hoopers across the globe. Her teaching style is clear, enthusiastic and encouraging. She has twice won Hoopie Awards from Hooping.org — in 2007 for her work mentoring hoop students around the globe and again in 2009 for Tutorial of the Year — and has repeatedly been nominated for Hoop Instructor of the Year by her peers.
http://circlesofjoy.org/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caroleeenas-Circles-of-Joy/175205279178544
http://www.youtube.com/user/Caroleeena
SHOULDER HOOPING TECHNIQUE Is smooth shoulder hooping still on your aspire-to list? Let’s work on it together! This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of shoulder hooping, using tried-and-true techniques developed by Nicole over the last 5 years. Surprise yourself with the basic skills AND fancy flourishes that you will develop in the period of just one short workshop! We will focus on shoulder hooping, chest hooping, shoulder stalls, transitions, duck-ins, and duck-outs. 3/4″ 100 psi hoops or 1/2″ 125 psi hoops, 38 inches or greater in diameter are recommended for this workshop
BIO: Nicole Wong is the founder of Cherry Hoops, a leading San Francisco-based hoopdance company that specializes in first-class technical instruction and dynamic performances. As a much-loved instructor with a Ph.D. in education, Nicole creates fun, positive experiences where learners of all levels feel supported in their exploration of movement. Since 2008, Nicole has shared her unparalleled ability to explain moves with thousands of students including those at Hoopcamp, Google, Yelp, and UC Berkeley. Nicole teaches hooping fundamentals, multi-hooping, poi-style twin hooping, and partner hooping. Nicole is also a daring-yet-disciplined performance artist whose performance collaborations push the boundaries of hoopdance partnering with creative storytelling, unconventional choreography, inventive props, and humor. “Thriller: Zombie Hoop Dance,” Nicole’s recent collaboration with Sarah Starlight was recognized as “Video of the Year” in Hooping.org’s 2012 Hoopies. Find out more about Nicole at:
https://www.facebook.com/CherryHoops?bookmark_t=pagenicole@cherryhoops.com
PERFORMANCE: In this workshop, we will explore the elements of putting on a polished professional stage performance. This is geared toward those who are interested in performing, or are currently performing that want to feel more comfortable on stage, and learn a few inside tricks on putting on a captivating performance. We will work on your character development, engaging with the audience, attention to detail (where your foot goes, what your hand is doing), finding the right song, polishing your transitions to make your choreography pop, presentation, tricks, make-up tips, costuming, practice tips, and getting comfortable with your sass and attitude! We all learn all these fabulous tricks and flows, now come join me in exploring how to put all those elements into a polished routine that will really add an unforgettable sparkle on stage! There will also be a Q & A at the end for those of you who have any questions for me about life on the road as a full time hula hoop performer with March Fourth Marching Band
HOW TO COUNT CHOREOGRAPY: In this workshop, we will break down and learn how to choreograph!! We will give an in depth look into the structure of a song, how to count it out, the feeling you’re trying to express, which tricks you want, and where best to put them. We will go over how to find those smooth transitions to get you into your next sequence, as well as paying attention to sassy details so you can create the most captivating performance for your audience. This class will help those wanting to put together a performance-based piece with all the elements and understanding of a strong choreographed foundation, and why this is important. There will also be a Q & A at the end for those of you who have any questions for me about life on the road as a full time hula hoop performer with March Fourth Marching Band
BIO: Mary Gargett is a vibrant circus stage performer hailing from Bellingham, WA. For the past three years she has been touring full time as a hula hooper, dancer, acrobat and stilt walker for the March Fourth Marching Band, doing nearly 200 shows a year in just about every city you could think of. She’s performed at festivals such as Jam Cruise, Wakarusa, Wanderlust, All Good, Burning Man, Shangri La, Oregon Country Fair, Floyd Fest and traveled to China to perform all over the Henan Provence! Currently she is based and trains out of Portland, Oregon. She started dancing and performing at the age of three, training in tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, belly dance and ballet. She trained as a gymnast at a young age and also did cheerleading throughout high school. At the age of 20 she picked up the hula-hoop, and found her happy place. She incorporates all the elements of performance, dance and theater she’s learned over the years into her captivating presence and character she becomes on stage. She loves the beauty and passion of Performance Art, the endless possibilities and all that we can learn from one another.
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mary.gargett.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6k5Pj8ZQzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13_6zI2Mms
THE NINE SQUARE Two Hoop Workshop This workshop will focus on the idea of the Nine-Square grid. Through visualization and some arranging of hoops we will create a visual representation of this grid and discuss the impact it has on how we move even if it has yet to be acknowledged by the individual. Following this with some brief arm-circle drills we will begin to explore the Nine-Square through anti-spin’s, in-spins and caps. While this workshop will be focused on two-hoops there is still much to be gained from understanding the Nine-Square when it comes to single hooping and all of the movements discussed in the workshop are possible (and simpler) with one hoop.
BIO: Matt started hooping in 2012 and it was love at first rotation. After being inspired by the 2012 Electric Forest Hoop Troupe videos, Matt found his first hoop goal and locked his sights on entering the contest in 2013. From hundreds of videos he was selected along with 15 others to travel to Michigan to attend, perform and teach at the festival. On the ride back to New Jersey he decided that he had a new goal: to share, connect, perform and teach with the amazing and always loving hoop community. In July of 2013 Matt was contacted about attending Hoop Camp and immediately jumped at the opportunity despite being unsure of how he would make it from New Jersey to California. Combining a fundraiser, workshop, fire jam and party into one Matt was able to successfully finance the trip out to perform at Hoop Camp in 2013. “I am so grateful to be returning to Hoop Camp in 2014 as an instructor, it is yet another one of my now endless list of goals I am happy to cross off in 2014. I cannot wait to connect and share with all of you in September!”
https://www.facebook.com/mattporrettahoops
http://www.youtube.com/user/Matt90899
PERFORMANCE: In this workshop, we will explore the elements of putting on a polished professional stage performance. This is geared toward those who are interested in performing, or are currently performing that want to feel more comfortable on stage, and learn a few inside tricks on putting on a captivating performance. We will work on your character development, engaging with the audience, attention to detail (where your foot goes, what your hand is doing), finding the right song, polishing your transitions to make your choreography pop, presentation, tricks, make-up tips, costuming, practice tips, and getting comfortable with your sass and attitude! We all learn all these fabulous tricks and flows, now come join me in exploring how to put all those elements into a polished routine that will really add an unforgettable sparkle on stage! There will also be a Q & A at the end for those of you who have any questions for me about life on the road as a full time hula hoop performer with March Fourth Marching Band
HOW TO COUNT CHOREOGRAPY: In this workshop, we will break down and learn how to choreograph!! We will give an in depth look into the structure of a song, how to count it out, the feeling you’re trying to express, which tricks you want, and where best to put them. We will go over how to find those smooth transitions to get you into your next sequence, as well as paying attention to sassy details so you can create the most captivating performance for your audience. This class will help those wanting to put together a performance-based piece with all the elements and understanding of a strong choreographed foundation, and why this is important. There will also be a Q & A at the end for those of you who have any questions for me about life on the road as a full time hula hoop performer with March Fourth Marching Band
BIO: Mary Gargett is a vibrant circus stage performer hailing from Bellingham, WA. For the past three years she has been touring full time as a hula hooper, dancer, acrobat and stilt walker for the March Fourth Marching Band, doing nearly 200 shows a year in just about every city you could think of. She’s performed at festivals such as Jam Cruise, Wakarusa, Wanderlust, All Good, Burning Man, Shangri La, Oregon Country Fair, Floyd Fest and traveled to China to perform all over the Henan Provence! Currently she is based and trains out of Portland, Oregon. She started dancing and performing at the age of three, training in tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, belly dance and ballet. She trained as a gymnast at a young age and also did cheerleading throughout high school. At the age of 20 she picked up the hula-hoop, and found her happy place. She incorporates all the elements of performance, dance and theater she’s learned over the years into her captivating presence and character she becomes on stage. She loves the beauty and passion of Performance Art, the endless possibilities and all that we can learn from one another.
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mary.gargett.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6k5Pj8ZQzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13_6zI2Mms
THE NINE SQUARE Two Hoop Workshop This workshop will focus on the idea of the Nine-Square grid. Through visualization and some arranging of hoops we will create a visual representation of this grid and discuss the impact it has on how we move even if it has yet to be acknowledged by the individual. Following this with some brief arm-circle drills we will begin to explore the Nine-Square through anti-spin’s, in-spins and caps. While this workshop will be focused on two-hoops there is still much to be gained from understanding the Nine-Square when it comes to single hooping and all of the movements discussed in the workshop are possible (and simpler) with one hoop.
BIO: Matt started hooping in 2012 and it was love at first rotation. After being inspired by the 2012 Electric Forest Hoop Troupe videos, Matt found his first hoop goal and locked his sights on entering the contest in 2013. From hundreds of videos he was selected along with 15 others to travel to Michigan to attend, perform and teach at the festival. On the ride back to New Jersey he decided that he had a new goal: to share, connect, perform and teach with the amazing and always loving hoop community. In July of 2013 Matt was contacted about attending Hoop Camp and immediately jumped at the opportunity despite being unsure of how he would make it from New Jersey to California. Combining a fundraiser, workshop, fire jam and party into one Matt was able to successfully finance the trip out to perform at Hoop Camp in 2013. “I am so grateful to be returning to Hoop Camp in 2014 as an instructor, it is yet another one of my now endless list of goals I am happy to cross off in 2014. I cannot wait to connect and share with all of you in September!”
https://www.facebook.com/mattporrettahoops
http://www.youtube.com/user/Matt90899
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING IN THE HOOP Somatic movement refers to the living intelligence of the body-system as experienced from within. Join Shakti Sunfire – a certified somatic movement educator, in this guided hoop meditation that will take you out of fixed, patterned movement and into the healing potential of quantum possibility. Collectively experience the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ behind spontaneous hoop healings and emotional release from a somatic perspective, and deepen your understanding of the practice we all adore.
BIO:Shakti Sunfire is an internationally celebrated empowerment educator through movement, mysticism, and mindfulness practices. A leader of the international hoopdance movement and a dedicated student of life, she has always pulled inspiration first from the Natural World and counts herself blessed to have the wise council of many teachers in her life. Shakti has been identified as an ‘emerging woman in leadership’ by Origin Magazine and her empowering message and guidance has effected the lives of many women the world over. You might have seen her dancing on the Wanderlust Festival main stage, or on the cover of Yoga Journal. A true rolling stone, Shakti teaches workshops, leads retreats, and performs all over the world. The savvy business woman in her has founded and guided a number of web-based businesses to success from the ground up, and has gotten her published and featured in countless books, articles, images and DVDs. Her passion and playful spirit has won her a variety of awards and graced her with success in all fields of self expression from writing, visionary event planning, and powerful performance, to ignited teaching and leadership; which in her philosophy are all part of the same spiraling journey into the heart.
www.shaktisunfire.com
www.synergyflowarts.com
www.youmeanbiz.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shakti-Sunfire/108757612505321
Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/shaktisunfire
Instagram : shaktisunfire
Twitter : shaktisunfire
ROBOFLOW Isolating twitchy power moves for dynamic contrast to a liquid flow. We’ll explore our bodies for our full rotations and limitation using these maps to guide our hoop through channels, tracks and pops that deepen our control and expand our awareness. Oh, and we’ll look like robots. Awesome.
BIO: Tiana Zoumer has been hooping for 4.5 hoop-obsessed years. Her practice has been a passionate endeavor that has fueled her growth, leading her to develop a fluid and technical style within the space of hoop dance and spiritual expression. Inspired by the infinite possibilities born of this developing art form she has been an innovator from the start. Bringing a constantly unique style and powerful presence, she incorporates spoken word, improvisation, precision control and explosive speed within her hoop dance performances. In teaching, she is inspired by mutually created moments–sharing the power of learning in play is her greatest calling, gift and reward. Her dance has brought her to perform and share her technique with fellow hoopers and communities all over the world. She lives and practices in Oakland, California
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/wantonamara
Vimeo Etereas video: https://vimeo.com/76566050
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING IN THE HOOP Somatic movement refers to the living intelligence of the body-system as experienced from within. Join Shakti Sunfire – a certified somatic movement educator, in this guided hoop meditation that will take you out of fixed, patterned movement and into the healing potential of quantum possibility. Collectively experience the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ behind spontaneous hoop healings and emotional release from a somatic perspective, and deepen your understanding of the practice we all adore.
BIO:Shakti Sunfire is an internationally celebrated empowerment educator through movement, mysticism, and mindfulness practices. A leader of the international hoopdance movement and a dedicated student of life, she has always pulled inspiration first from the Natural World and counts herself blessed to have the wise council of many teachers in her life. Shakti has been identified as an ‘emerging woman in leadership’ by Origin Magazine and her empowering message and guidance has effected the lives of many women the world over. You might have seen her dancing on the Wanderlust Festival main stage, or on the cover of Yoga Journal. A true rolling stone, Shakti teaches workshops, leads retreats, and performs all over the world. The savvy business woman in her has founded and guided a number of web-based businesses to success from the ground up, and has gotten her published and featured in countless books, articles, images and DVDs. Her passion and playful spirit has won her a variety of awards and graced her with success in all fields of self expression from writing, visionary event planning, and powerful performance, to ignited teaching and leadership; which in her philosophy are all part of the same spiraling journey into the heart.
www.shaktisunfire.com
www.synergyflowarts.com
www.youmeanbiz.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shakti-Sunfire/108757612505321
Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/shaktisunfire
Instagram : shaktisunfire
Twitter : shaktisunfire
ROBOFLOW Isolating twitchy power moves for dynamic contrast to a liquid flow. We’ll explore our bodies for our full rotations and limitation using these maps to guide our hoop through channels, tracks and pops that deepen our control and expand our awareness. Oh, and we’ll look like robots. Awesome.
BIO: Tiana Zoumer has been hooping for 4.5 hoop-obsessed years. Her practice has been a passionate endeavor that has fueled her growth, leading her to develop a fluid and technical style within the space of hoop dance and spiritual expression. Inspired by the infinite possibilities born of this developing art form she has been an innovator from the start. Bringing a constantly unique style and powerful presence, she incorporates spoken word, improvisation, precision control and explosive speed within her hoop dance performances. In teaching, she is inspired by mutually created moments–sharing the power of learning in play is her greatest calling, gift and reward. Her dance has brought her to perform and share her technique with fellow hoopers and communities all over the world. She lives and practices in Oakland, California
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/wantonamara
Vimeo Etereas video: https://vimeo.com/76566050
