The HoopScoop - July

HELLO BEAUTIFUL HOOPERS July is all about Independence, Fireworks, Family, and good old American fun. The Hula Hoop is the ultimate symbol of classic Americana, and what better way to celebrate your patriotism than by enjoying a healthy Hoopnotica practice. In the spirit of celebrating hometowns across America, we are proud to introduce our brand new “Staycation, Baby” collection of limited edition hoops. Hoopnotica named these three hoops for neighborhoods in and around our hometown of Los Angeles. Pick up a new limited edition to enjoy in your backyard or at your favorite beach or park this summer. Team Hoopnotica is excited to announce the return of some of your favorite limited edition hoops. Each month, we'll open the Hoopnotica Vault to bring you a hoopy blast from the past, available in limited quantities of just 100. This month's featured hoop is the Belle Aire! Click here to get yours before they're all gone! Happy Hooping! Gabriella Redding CEO & Hoopmamma   THE SCOOP Health Magazine featured a six page Hoopnotica workout in it’s July / August issue.  Our Stargazer limited edition hoop is pictured throughout.Pick up our Level 1 DVD to learn all of these moves and more! Better TV featured celebrity trainer Andrea Metcalf practicing Hoopnotica with our CEO, Gabriella Redding in Central Park. The Los Angeles Times pictured hooper Diana Hobstette showing her Independence Day spirit at the Santa Monica Fourth of July Parade. Our “American Girl” hoop is pictured!   Hoopnotica Certified Instrucor, Melodye Wintermute’s  hoop fitness classes were featured in the OC Register! Check out uber-cool blog Squirrel Hobbies, who covered our Grand Opening event with a fabulous photo montage. Our partnership with HealthCorps is still going strong. Please continue to support this partnership through the purchase of a branded HealthCorps Hoop. Look hot in the hoop this summer, AND support a great cause! We are actively looking for teachers to support the growing demand for Hoopnotica classes. If you are interested in Teacher Trainingprograms, please let us know!! We have opportunities both Domestically and internationally.   WHAT'S HOT NOW Meet Malibu Dream, Topanga Daze, and the fabulous Belle Aire, back from our “vault collection” in a limited editon of just one hundred. HOOP HAPPENINGS Hoopnotica studio now holding classes 6 days / week in Marina Del Rey! Click here to see the schedule!   July 11^th - Hoopnotica is hosting a Hoop Jam afterparty for the LA Hoopers event on Saturday. Come to our studio in Marina Del Rey for drinks, snacks, and glow hooping once the sun goes down!  RSVP here! July 17th & July 20th  - Hoopnotica is hosting Miss Rosie’s workshop, “Opening to Your Grace - Exploring Physical Freedom & Expression
for Hoopers & Fire Dancers” on July 17th and 20th at our studio in Marina Del Rey, CA.  Sign up soon as space is limited! NEW - L.A. Teacher Training: We are hosting a Level 1 & Level 2 Teacher Training and certification at our brand new Los Angeles studio on July 31^st and August 1^st. Click here to reserve your spot, very few are left!   More Teacher Training Opportunities: July 24^th and 25^th in Nuneaton, UK; August 14^th in Washington D.C. and August 21^st and 22^nd in Seattle, WA. Reserve your spot now – we expect to sell out!   HOOPER OF THE MONTH Nominate yourself or a friend to be Our Favorite Hooper! Send us a pic and your story HERE. If we choose your story, we'll send you out a beautiful Limited Edition Hoop! Name: Niki Leondakis Location: San Francisco and Kimpton Hotels worldwide! Occupation: CEO, Kimpton Hotels Favorite Song to Hoop to: “Wipe Out” by the Surfaris How She Started Hooping: At Kimpton's annual general managers meeting, new employees must stand in front of a room of colleagues and compete in a "hoop off" as the song "Wipe Out" plays in the background. One year, Kimpton hired a hula hoop expert to teach the staff. Ms. Leondakis was so inspired after an hour-long lesson that she went home and continued practicing. "I thought I was fit but I woke up the next morning and my abs were so sore," she says. She now supplements her workouts, which include running, weight training and yoga, with hula hooping four times a week. – as quoted from The Wall Street Journal