~Hoop Drum Jam~ Downtown Phoenix 12-26-10

Sunday, December 26 · 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Location	Civic Space Park 444 N. Central Ave.

Come meet in the park for a trippy hippy fun time as we hoop it up while we get down with some fab beats! Invite all your fab friends and spread the word!


~~~This event and many others can be found at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=245520923177

The Whole KiT & caHOOPle Workshop in Tucson, ARIZONA!

Put the dance back in your HOOPDANCE!

No basic knowledge of hooping necessary, I also cater to the intermediate/advanced hoopers.

In these 2 hours you will learn:
*Yoga/Stretch to warm you up.
*Core Movement that will make you sweat!!
...*How to hula hoop and move around with out looking like an idiot.
*How to laugh and breath while you are hula hooping.
*Across the floor dance movement.
*How to stretch with your hula hoop.
*Inspiring manifestation cool down.
*2 to 3 tricks and how to put them together. (Single and Double hoops)
*Light choreography.
*and.... HOW TO HULA HOOP, lose weight and have FUN!!!
Warning: You **will** have fun! And you'll sweat like a pig. But I hear pigs don't sweat...but you know what I mean :)

Workshop is led by KiT~ Hooping.org's Fire Hooper of the Year.

Workshop is $45 for both hours! You'll burn 1200 calories in my class...
that's enough to eat a whole Christmas ham. :)

Please reserve your space by registering online at: http://astralhoops.com/hoopdance

The workshop will be at Rhythm Industry Performance Factory in Tucson (http://rhythmindustry.org/)

Please come early, there will be hula hoops for sale by KiT~ as well as
other yummy hooping goodies from AstralHoops.com

www.kithoops.com

The Whole KiT & caHOOPle Workshop in Tucson

The Whole KiT & caHOOPle Workshop in Tucson this weekend!

The workshop is led by KiT~ Hooping.org's Fire Hooper of the Year.

She is also generously offering a limited number of scholarships, so if you don't quite have the cash, but have the interest you can contact her directly for more details.

http://www.facebook.com/HooperNova

Monthly Spin-Cycles by PHX Hoopers

~ Spin Cycle -- 2nd Tuesdays of every month ~ is in Tempe ~

Hudson Park off of Cedar St. (you can get to Cedar off of Apache Blvd) or you can get to Hudson Park off of Spence Ave. (you will find Spence Ave. one block South of Apache) on Rural Rd. in Tempe... Google it!?

~Spin Cycle -- 3rd Wednesdays ~ is in Downtown Phoenix ~ @ Margaret T. Hance Park - 3rd Ave. and Culver St. - Across the park from the Irish Cultural Center & Japanese Friendship Garden

To add another cycle to the monthly schedule, contact Renae with PHX Hoopers at: PHX Hoopers.

Look forward to helping this cycle grow!!!

Plaza de Anaya - November 27th, 2010

~Aura~ link to original post

Join us Thanksgiving weekend as we celebrate life, liberty, and all things good once again at Aura!

Audio Navigation by:
Moksha Mind (Overmind Works, AZ)
Nick Synergy (Sonic Dragon Records / Overmind Works, AZ)
...James Throw3r (AZ)

Who or What is Aura, you ask?
Aura is a unique multicultural fusion of art, music, dance, and community. A celebration of life through the various facets of human expression. Traditional middle-eastern culture meets futuristic nightclub as bellydancers groove to the catchy electronic beats played by carefully selected DJ's. A spacious dance floor, creative displays of artwork, hookah, and a cultural offering unlike any other in Arizona await you.

Stimulate every one of your five senses at Aura by:

*Listening* to the full audio spectrum offering of music ranging from chill world music to energizing trance.

*Feeling* the rhythm of the music with your feet on the spacious hardwood dance floor.

*Seeing* a unique display of original artwork, video projections, and out-of-this world vibrant decorations.

*Tasting* the various flavors of hookah offered by Plaza de Anaya.

*Smelling* the tantalizing aromas of incense and oils.

Deco and other visual stimuli provided by Overmind Works, Stimulate Productions, and friends.

Beautiful atmosphere provided by Plaza de Anaya.

524 W Broadway
Tempe, AZ
(behind El Buen Sabor)

18+ - $5 online/$8 @ the door
http://www.plazadeanaya.com/aura

See you there!

Prescott take a look - Make Your Own Hoop Workshop with WickedHoops

Make Your Own Hoop Workshop (link to original post)

Homemade Gifts are the Best!

A fun and creative gift idea for your friends and family. Come custom design and make your own hula hoop.

* Undecorated hoops of all sizes and weights
...*Choose from 30 different Sparkle, Glitter, Mirror & Prism tapes
*60 different Gaffer's and Vinyl tape colors and sizes

The rest of the info: Workshop begins promptly @ noon. I will help you pick out which size hoop works best for you (or whomever the hoop is for). Pick one hula hoop or two mini hoops. Choose up to 5 colors, including one "fancy" sparkle tape. See examples of different hoop designs, learn hoop taping basics (it's harder than it looks)... and enjoy creating your own custom hoop to take home.

$35 Early Registration//$40 Walk-In Registration

Pre-Register by calling Michelle @ Parks and Rec Dept. (928) 777-1121 or walk-in and register the day of the workshop. Space is limited to the first 20 hoopmakers to register or show up.

Folks under the age of 11 should bring an older person with them to help in the taping process.

For More Info, visit www.wickedhoops.com or email wicked.hoops@hotmail.com

Hike & Hoop - November 28th - Papago Park

Here is a great chance to hike and hoop off some of those calories you may have been worried about this Thanksgiving.

Come and play - hike, hoop - be the beat of your soul for an early evening in Papago Park. Show those relatives in town, just what your hooping community is all about and how we get down.

Additional information can be found on PHX Hoopers Facebook Group Page under the Events tab.

Wishing you all, many things to be thankful for as this day approaches.

~Hoop Blessings~

World Hoop Day Dance

Tink from Tokyo put together this fun World Hoop Day Choreography and we will be performing it at PHX WHD!

Spend some time watching the video and practicing the dance this week.  She has also provided a written version of the dance to print out and study/practice with.

We will be teaching and practicing the dance during the event and then around 4:30pm we will record the group performing the dance!!

Anybody with video recording and editing skills/equipment is encouraged to PARTICIPATE in making this video.  We will post it to the blog and submit it to Tink to be used in her compilation of videos from groups around the world doing the dance.  As she said... Think global, dance local!

World Hoop Day - What's it all about?

World Hoop Day is a not-for-profit organization that uses a community-based, grass roots approach  dedicated to bringing dance, exercise and toy hoops to under-privileged children living in extreme poverty and the under-developed neighborhoods of our world.  By providing these professional quality hoops, children and their families have the opportunity to experience some fun and joy in what may be an otherwise dismal living situation.

In order to support World Hoop Day and their mission PHX Hoopers is holding a FREE event in Phoenix Civic Space Park on 10.10.10 to bring together our local hoop community and those interested in hooping for a fun-filled, family friendly afternoon in the park.  Their will be plenty of hoops to play with, workshops and one-on-one instruction throughout the afternoon, and new friends to make.  We will also be collecting donations for World Hoop Day in order to support more hoops being delivered to more children around the world.

Please join us!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010
3:00 - 6:00pm
Phoenix Civic Space Park
444 N Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Phoenix World Hoop Day 10.10.10!

PHX Hoops is proud to be hosting a celebration for World Hoop Day 10.10.10 at Phoenix Civic Space Park.

The celebration is slotted to run from 3:00 - 6:00pm.

This is a participant created event so we are looking for YOU to participate!  Whether you are an expert hooper and seasoned performer or you are just curious about what all the Hoop-lah is about,  we need YOU to come Participate.

Here are some ideas of how you can Participate:

• Create a mini-workshop of your favorite hoop dance moves/tricks and share it with other hoopers on 10.10.10
• Create a shirt, button/badge or other accessory that reads "New to Hooping?  Ask me How!" and share tips with new hoopers on hoop dance basics
• Choreograph a hoop dance (solo or group) and come perform it on 10.10.10.  Civic Space Park has a stage area.  We expect to have a small PA system, but please come prepared with your own iPod/speakers and music.
• Bring every hoop you own (we tend to build up quite a collection!) and spread them on the grass so the hoop curious can try them out.  ** Consider gifting some of your old hoops to new hoopers **
• Bring a friend and spend a nice afternoon in the park learning to hoop and watching our talented comunity perform their creations!
• Lead a hoop making demonstration.  ** Consider having a simple handout with step by step instructions for other participants to take home **
• Make a donation to World Hoop Day - A Charity for Children to help bring hoops of joy and hope to under-served and under-priveleged communities around the world.  Look for the information table and donation jar near the stage area.  All donations collected during the event will be forwarded to World Hoop Day on behalf of the PHX Hoopers Community.