When was the last time you picked up a Hoop?

.... and hoops are for life, not just for Christmas.



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My beautiful babies were handcrafted by the incredible Ryan at www.illumi-nation-hoops.com. They are custom made, 36 led's each, one rainbow and one with the oh so exciting strobe led's - shiny!
I absolutely love them and cannot say enough good things about Ryan - he was super patient and informative throughout the whole ordering process, gave me advice and kept me updated on the creation of my hoops, even sending me pictures of them when they were done and ready for shipping. He's a really great guy!
(And if you do decide to buy one of his hoops tell him Cazz Pickles sent you!) 

The photo's were taken by my good friend Gee, a really talented photographer who knows his way around lighting. They were shot in and around Brighton and, if anyone on here lives in Brighton, you can see some of these photo's in the flesh at his gallery opening this Thursday at The Latest Music Bar in Brighton :)

my new programmable rgb led hoop. i am having fun thinking of new designs to put on.

so yeah i'm selling my never used trick concepts hoop. it's a long story

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Playing around. Working on movement (arm mostly) and flow. With an extra special graceful ending.

I had to post the new Diana Vickers music video because a) it features some lovely circus people, including 5 hula hoopers and b) one of the hula hoopers is me!

We shot this a few weeks ago in London and it finally emerged on the intertube today. I'm the brunette at the back (who sadly spends her longest on camera shot looking away from camera) and the other hoopers were Miss Sally Cox of Happy Hula Monkey, Tiina Annukka of Hoop La La, Martha Sunarah Major of RockaHula and Chloe Lloyd, currently studying at CircusSpace (and student of the lovely Tinna).

They have disabled embedding (coz they smell) but HAVE A LOOK!

YEY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNc…

***Added alternative link as I think they've removed the youtube video***

http://www.56.com/u25/v_NTUxODYzOT…

Just wanted to share some photos that were taken of me hooping at Burning Man this year!

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Was scrolling through the photos for this promotional contest of a textbook rental company, and I noticed that one of the contestants was a hooper. Perhaps for publicity we should show our support an vote her picture up. (You can vote 5 times/day.)
Go Here http://rent-a-tat.rent-a-text.com/… and click "Most Interesting Person" and then click the thumbs up on this picture:

Because, of course, hoopers are the most interesting people.

EDIT: The start time for tomorrow's protest has been changed to 5:00 am so that the media can cover it. Please pass it on!

SUPPORT OUR HOOPS!

Hoopnotica is organizing a peaceful hooping demonstration in front of Las Vegas City Hall this Wednesday, August 18th in protest of the City Council's proposal to ban hula hooping from historic Fremont Street.

Hoopnotica believes that hooping is beautiful form of self expression, protected by the First Amendment. Hooping should not be banned, regulated, or controlled by any government entity in any way.

If you agree, please join us from 5am - 10am this Wednesday on the sidewalk in front of Las Vegas City Hall (400 Stewart Avenue @ 4th Street)

We will have FREE HOOPER TANK TOPS and water for everyone!

Please RSVP here and PASS IT ON!

KEEP HOOPING LEGAL!

Can't be there - click here to sign our petition!

Hi hoopers!

I recently started to find my groove with hooping at the knee. I tried and tried while I was home, but then a few weeks ago while I was at the beach, I finally hooped at the knee! I did it a couple times while I was standing on the beach in the sand...it was sooo exciting!

So then I got back home from the beach and started hooping in my living room (with hardwood floors). I went to knee hoop again, and the hoop fell to the floor...day after day, over and over again. I had no luck!

Just last Friday, I was hooping outside in the grass with some friends and I tried to hoop again at the knee...and I did it! I found my little groove and I kept with it, even trying to bring the hoop up to my waist from my knees and everything...

So then I got back home on the hardwood floors...I tried again, with no luck. I even tried switching up my stationary leg to see if that would make a difference. I apparently can't knee hoop indoors!

This is really frustrating so...has anyone else experienced anything like this? Would this indeed be because of the surface I am hooping on or do you think it has to do with just me hooping indoors?

When I was hooping at the knee on the beach I was wearing my swimsuit, then the other time I was able to do it I was in a skirt that fell below my knees (100% cotton). At home, on the hardwood floors, I just had a pair of boxers on (also 100% cotton). I figured I'd let you know in case you would ask!

Any ideas? Or tips for that matter?

Thank you! :)

*Also posted on the Tricks and Flow forum on Hoopcity!

I fire hooped for the first time tonight.  There was a hoop jam at the beach near where I live and a fire artist had poi and a hoop and I was able to try the hoop.  It had 5 spines but I only did one lit tonight, as recommended by the owner of the hoop.  In real life, it wouldn't have hurt to have tried the hoop without any lit just to get the idea of where the spines fall and all. 

It was a little freaky, and very awesome.  I didn't do any back lifts, just front lifts because I was nervous about where I put my hand when I couldn't see.  But I watched the pro do it after I did and saw that it's not that big of a deal.  It was trippy to neck hoop with the flame so close to my face.  And I fumbled a little bit around my body when an unlit spine nudged my hip a little, but that's something that practice would help to avoid.  I didn't do any walk throughs or vertical off the body stuff, but I did spine the fire out when I could tell it was fading, and that was really fun :).  It was really really fun.

And someone else had an LED hoop and that was REALLY fun to play with.  I am working on having my own, just haven't gotten there, yet.  But that is something I really do want.