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How to Hula Hoop: Five Words to Hoop By

  A follower of ours on Tumblr recently asked us this question: How does one become a hooper? I know how to hoop pretty well, but how can I put myself into the kind of beautiful lifestyle? Wh...

Ask A Hooper: How Has Hula Hooping Changed Your Life?

We asked our Facebook Followers one simple question: How has hula hooping changed you/your life? The answers we received were astonishing.   "I found a whole new group of great friends - my ...

"Hooping is My Release": Meet Master Trainer Pamela Crawford

Name: Pamela Crawford Hooping Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Years Hooping: 6 years Hooping Confession: "Because of Hooping I have completed one third of my bucket list!" Find out how much teaching Ho...

Hula Hooping Makes Summer Better

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="715"] Photo: Lisa Richards' 8 year old daughter giving her hoop a whirl![/caption] “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the tw...

Why Balance (And Hooping) Makes the World Go Round

Photo: Brenna Rose Fisher, Alberta, Canada

Hooping Inspiration: We are the Music-Makers

Recently, Hoopnotica CEO Melissa Palmer created this beautiful graphic based on a poem by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy's ode, titled, "We are the Music-Makers" describes the a...

Hoopnotica Featured Hooper Julie Zetlin, Getting Lost in the Spin

Olympic rhythmic gymnast Julie Zetlin is Hoopnotica's newest featured hooper! Julie is an incredible athlete, actress, and hooperstar. Her incredible skills have taken her to competitions around ...

Shakti Sunfire Will Be at Hoopurbia 2013

  One of the most graceful hoopers I've had the pleasure of hooping with is Shakti Sunfire. I first met Shakti at the Wanderlust Festival and  was instantly in awe of grace and effortless mov...

Happy Mother's Day to Hooping Moms and Hoop Mamas!

[caption id="attachment_239" align="alignleft" width="715"] Sharing the hoop love![/caption] Happy Mother's Day to all of the incredible mamas out there!! Whether you are mothers, caretakers,...

Hoopurbia: An Urban Hula Hoop Festival

[caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="715"] Hoopurbia hits Prague in June 2013[/caption] For Hoopers trying to plan their summertime fun, Hoopurbia is a must! Hoopurbia is an Ur...