Outward Spiral

“What is Hoop Dance?” you may ask; “You mean hula hoops?”

They are hoops, but not the children’s toys you may associate with the name. These are sturdier adult-sized hoops made with special friction tape to help them “stick” to your body. Even those who could never keep their hoop up will be amazed at the ease they can work these handcrafted hoops.

 Hoop Dance is a holistic movement form that combines ecstatic dance, meditation, whirling dervish play, community ritual, and exercise. Dancing with a hoop not only massages and tones the body, but simultaneously offers a cleansing, healing practice.

This workshop will give beginners all the tools and techniques that they’ll need to get started on the hoop path and to find their own unique rhythm to dance; their “Flow”.

 Bonnie Brown has been practicing the art of Hoop Dance for three years now and is excited to share this emerging art form.  “There is no way you can be unhappy while you are hooping! ” says Bonnie, “It’s playful, fun, and a great work-out.”

 This two hour workshop will begin with some stretches and warm-ups specific to the movements and exercises needed for Hoop Dance. There will be a series of basic moves and techniques taught for keeping the hoop up, recovery methods, dancing in your hoop, and other simple methods for moving in and out of the hoop. Participants will leave with all the basics they need to begin hooping and impress their friends with their new skills.

 Bonnie also offers a regularly scheduled Hoop Dance class at Rosemary Court Yoga every Monday evening from 7:15-8:30. Visit their website, or call, (941) 952-5280 for more info about the classes. You can also find her and other hoop enthusiasts at Siesta Key Beach for a Hoop Jam every Tuesday evening from 6pm to Sunset. 

Hoops are provided for everyone to use at all of these events.

 This workshop will be held at PRANA YOGA, 3840 S. Osprey Ave. Sarasota, on August 14^th from 12-2pm for $20. 

Hoops will be provided for the workshop. There will also be hoops for sale for those interested. For questions, please contact Bonnie through the contacts link. 

Every Tuesday from 6-Sunset (~8:30pm) on Siesta Key beach we get together for a community Hoop Jam. 
Love donations and/or community contributions are encouraged.

This is a community event for anyone to join. All are welcome. It’s a community offering as a consistent time and space for everyone to practice, dance, commune and share. 

I bring the music and extra hula hoops for folks to use. If you have music you’d like to share please feel free to bring it, or instruments as we’re always down for a live jam. Even if you’ve never hooped before please feel welcome to come as I’ll be available to offer guidance to anyone who needs it. Invite friends! The more the merrier!

We seem to have a kid’s circle developing there as well, so please bring your children along. 

So far this event has been well attended and everyone has done a great job sharing with and learning from one another. It’s so beautiful to see community being created and expanded through the sacred circle. 

Thank you everyone and continue to extend this to more people so we can expand the circle! If you live in, around or know someone in or around the Sarasota / Bradenton area please let them know. 

Please offer any suggestions. I’m open to co-creating this as a community ritual where it belongs to everyone. 

Come out! Bring friends, toys, music or instruments, kids, food/drinks and an open heart ♥ We’d love to have you. Happy Hooping.

Join our Facebook group page for update on Hoop Jam events!

We’ve been talking about The Hooping Life, the documentary about the roots of the hooping revolution, for quite some time and the moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! The film will be having its premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival in Sarasota, Florida, the 4th largest independent film festival in North America. The screening dates are Wednesday April 14 at 5pm and Thursday April 15 at 8:15pm at the Regal Hollywood 20 in downtown Sarasota and another on Friday April 16 at 8:30pm at New College.

I’m coordinating with Hoola Monsters to help organize a huge hoop jam prior to each screening! This is going to be mAssiVe! 

In addition we have lots of workshops  and performances in the works! We have Hoopalicious in Sarasota to do a workshop on Thursday April 15 from 4-6pm. We’re also having a beginner’s workshop led by Hoola Monster’s Abby Albaum on the following Friday and GroovinMeGzz on Saturday! Whew! 

And even More to come!…