Posts Tagged ‘Performances’
4 Simply Excellent Hoop/Dance/aka Life Tricks
“You want me to move WHAT…While…Hooping??!”
Some things in hooping, dance & life…are just a mental hurdle. Hip The Hoopla offers 4 positive easy tips here to help in whatever you are trying to get through. Remember, hooping is just a metaphor for life. In-Joy!
1.) Visualize.
Most people grab the hoop and go. Sometimes when you take a few minutes to visualize yourself doing a particular thing beautifully, your body will actually engage successfully, much more quickly. FYI: the brain drops the same chemicals in the body, whether you are visualizing OR physically doing the activity.
2.) Set your hoop down.
Yep. Simplify it down to one basic activity. Just get the movement you are trying to achieve…WITHOUT your hoop. It may seem like you are underachieving at your over-achiever “I can do this faster” status, but give it a try, and watch your results miraculously improve.
3.) The secret trick to “Layering”
…is realizing that success is getting One Thing. Understand that “layering” is the result of getting many “one things,” individually and excellently, and then putting them all together. Give yourself permission to just get one thing, even when something else comes in and also goes out on that try. Eventually you will get them all going, all together, and successfully, with…
4.) PRACTICE.
Yep. The more you do something, guess what…THE BETTER YOU GET. Amazingly simple, but true. Ya didn’t walk out of your momma’s womb, doing the Saturday Night Fever dance, did you?? Heck, you couldn’t even turn over on your belly, or walk on your own. After some hand-holding and probably bumping into a few table corners with your head, and falling down, you sorta got to walking. And just a few years later… look at you now!
~Ché Rippinger is a certified hoop instructor and certified Laughter Yoga leader, with a dance background including belly dance, teaching with Hip The Hoopla (She’s also the cartoonist of Touche’! Cartoons and relationship humor writer/columnist of Dating And Hand Grenades, too).
If you want to know more about classes, special deals, hooping, health, happiness, hoops, private lessons, coaching, or performances, please contact Che@HipTheHoopla.com & 303-980-6295. Also, please find even more “Hoopspiration” when you “like” www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla and please bookmark www.HipTheHoopla.com
♥ Thank You. Blessings in your success ♥
Hip The Hoopla KICK START – Hoops/Classes/Contest/Coaching
Happy Healthy Humorous 2013!
+INSPIRE Your New Year!!
++WOW 2013 **KICK START SPECIAL!**
30 days for $75-Unlimited classes ($135 value)+4 weekly 10 minute personal coaching sessions ($30 value) (phone or in person!) (Save $90–55%OFF!!)++
+++January Hoop Special
…RSVP your classes/custom hoops now!
2013 Personal Hooping Contest Challenge:
How is hooping inspiring you to be better?? It could be weight, happiness, health improvement…what ever your personal WIN is. Write one paragraph and be featured as our “Motivational Mover of the Month.” One winner monthly will win a $50 gift certificate!
Other News:
+PRIVATE Hoop Sessions: Bring your hoop skills to the next level–Fast! Hip The Hoopla Private Hoop Tutoring $40/hour or $60 for 2 hour block ($20 off/regularly $80)–(Please add $5/hour studio rental fee (regularly $10).
+Hip The Hoopla GIFT CERTIFICATES Available for classes, class packs, custom made hoops, private lessons, Hip The Hoopla Hoop-O-Grams, and more!
##########General Hip The Hoopla Class Information#########
~~~Hip the Hoopla Class LOCATION: *Red Elephant Workshop*
244 Sante Fe Drive, Denver CO 80223 (Between 2nd & 3rd on Sante Fe Drive– free on-street parking 🙂
Please allow a few extra minutes to park, sign in, and prepare to hoop
Cost: $15 Per class
OR…save lots & buy a Fun Pack….
$50/5 class card (=$10/class) (good for 3 months from purchase)
$90/10 class card (=$9/class!) (good for 6 months from purchase)
OR your BEST Deal(s)—See Monthly Specials above!
Please contact for other special offers & group discounts.
Class prep-Bring/Do/Wear: ~Water ~yoga mat ~stretchy snug clothing-the hoop loves sticking to skin & stays up better! A notebook & pen are really handy to remember key moves, hints & tricks. Bring your own hoop, purchase one at class, or borrow one provided at class. FYI: you can order YOUR OWN cool custom color/personally sized hoops for your hooping style and needs–Even collapsible hoops for easy carry & traveling!
Please RSVP your class spot. 24-hour courtesy cancellation required. $5 cancellation fee…goes to charity 🙂 It’s on the good karma honor system.
RSVP/Questions/Info/Contact: Che@HipTheHoopla.com 303.980.6295
Hip The Hoopla is available for PERFORMING–special events, private/semi-private personally focused lessons & motivational meetings (way easier than walking on hot coals)… Plus bridal and bachelorette parties!
NEW: Hip The Hoopla Hoop-O-Grams–better than a singing telegram–in person or virtual, and way more fun!
More info: www.HipTheHoopla.com
Please “Like,” visit often & recommend Hip The Hoopla on Facebook for schedule, updates, news and cool videos. http://www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla
Also find us on Yelp! http://www.yelp.com/biz/hip-the-hoopla-denver
…and LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/hip-the-hoopla
…and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ToucheToon
…and Pinterest http://pinterest.com/hipthehoopla/
…and Twitter http://twitter.com/hipthehoopla
Recommendations & testimonials are very appreciated. ~Thank You 🙂
We appreciate your interaction and connectivity!
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2013 is Going to ROCK!!!
December Holiday Hip The Hoopla: Classes, Gifts & Specials
Happy Hoopin’ Holly Days! Remember Hip The Hoopla Gift Certificates make Great Gifts & no one has to dust them! Hoops- Classes-Merchandise…and the smiles are free!
December Hip The Hoopla Classes:
12/1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 29 (–NO class on Christmas 12/25–) **Classes Tues. 6:30pm & Sat. 10am at Red Elephant Workshop, 244 Sante Fe Drive (2nd & Sante Fe) in Denver, Colorado, USA. Drop in’s are welcome, but an RSVP guarantees your class spot 🙂 E-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com or call 303-980-6295. You can also find us on Facebook for up to the moment class schedule info, motivation, performances, jams, etc.: www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla
So Happy to Announce our GREAT Hip The Hoopla December Deals which run though 12/31/12.
**Please Note: Hip The Hoopla drop in class prices will be $15 starting January 2013–so save BIG with your class packs, now!!
December Deals:
+2 Classes for $20 Bucks (You or bring a friend) all must be used by 12/31/12. RSVP your space(s) now!
+Buy One Custom Hand Made Hip The Hoopla hoop, get one for 1/2 Price! Please allow 1 week per hoop if you are planning for gifts.
…Production time may vary according to Santa’s elves* filling anxious hooper’s wish lists. (*Hoops not actually outsourced to the North Pole…so you save on shipping, lol.)
+$50 Unlimited Pass. Attend all the healthy hooping Hip The Hoopla classes you want in a month for only $50!
That can get classes even more affordable!! (Like paying for 4 and getting the rest FREE!) (good for one month/30 days from date purchased 🙂
+PRIVATE Holiday Hoop Sessions (Through Dec. 31): Bring your hoop skills to the next level–Fast! Hip The Hoopla Private Hoop Tutoring $30/hour ($10 off–regularly $40) or $50 for 2 hour block ($30 off/regularly $80)–Private lesson sessions normally $40/hour (Please add $5/hour studio rental fee (regularly $10).
+Class Pack Cards: great $ Savings 5 Pack ($50) & 10 Pack ($90) classes, too!
+Hip The Hoopla GIFT CERTIFICATES Available in any amount good for classes, class packs, custom made hoops, private lessons, Hip The Hoopla Hoop-O-Grams, and more!
Come get your jingle hoop on and spin off those holiday calories and stress waves…You’ll feel sooooooo much more Fa La La La La and way less Bah Humbug!
You can also find, like and follow Hip The Hoopla on *Facebook, *Yelp, *Twitter (@hipthehoopla), *Pinterest, *LinkedIn, *YouTube, *Google, *YourHub, *www.HipTheHoopla.com
Hip The Hoopla-humorous hula hoop dance fitness classes with Laughter Yoga, belly dance & more www.HipThe Hoopla.com, Che@HipTheHoopla.com, 303-980-6295.
Hip The Hoopla How-To: Mr. Happy Hoop Mascot
Hi from my Hip The Hoopla
Happy Hoop guy.
Maybe he’ll see you at class on Saturday, 12/1 at 10am in Denver http://www.facebook.com/events/292852814168246 (click her for Great December specials), or at our ESTATE SALE: Personal Estate & Store closing Sale-Lakewood, Colorado…2 years since my mom’s passing & I am still moving, donating & selling mom’s, grandparents, great aunt, and my stuff, plus I still have Southwestern store stock left. Furniture, household items, holiday gifts, jewelry, clothes, some vintage and antiques, too! Please contact me if you are looking for something, I may have it 
Making a clear home for happy marriage & paying bills. Thanks. Blessings Che’ of Hip The Hoopla
http://denver.craigslist.org/eve/3436521842.html
How to make your own Happy Hoop Mascot:
- Get one favorite stuffed animal.
- Cut a piece of aquarium tubing to the size you want for your mascot’s hoop.
- Connect the ends of the tubing with electrical tape.
- Finish wrapping the hoop with any color of vinyl electrical tape and/or any decorative tape or touches you want to add.
- Stickers and shiny things are fun!
- Tack stitch the hoop to your stuffed animal in whatever position you like. Voila! Only one more step…
- Place on dashboard or anywhere else your mascot can bring smiles. In-Joy!
Contact to RSVP your own Hip The Hoopla class space now!
You can also find, like and follow Hip The Hoopla on *Facebook, *Yelp, *Twitter (@hipthehoopla), *Pinterest, *LinkedIn, *YouTube, *Google, *YourHub, *www.HipTheHoopla.com
Hip The Hoopla-humorous hula hoop dance fitness classes with Laughter Yoga, belly dance & more www.HipThe Hoopla.com, Che@HipTheHoopla.com, 303-980-6295.
Hoop Dog Humor
Dumb Hoop Joke:
What did my doggie Boca say to the hoop?
… “Run!!”
Ba ha ha, fa la la
Shake your Tofurky tail feather off in Denver, Colorado at Hip The Hoopla’s humorous hoop dance fitness classes Tuesdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays at 10am.
2 for $20 classes
(You or bring a friend) holiday special starts now (useable until 12/31)!
Looking for great gift ideas for the holidays?
Hoops, gift cards, classes, stocking stuffers & more! http://www.facebook.com/events/169456053195277/
Contact to RSVP your class space now!
You can also find, like and follow Hip The Hoopla on *Facebook, *Yelp, *Twitter (@hipthehoopla), *Pinterest, *LinkedIn, *YouTube, *Google, *YourHub, *www.HipTheHoopla.com
Hip The Hoopla-humorous hula hoop dance fitness classes with Laughter Yoga, belly dance & more www.HipThe Hoopla.com, Che@HipTheHoopla.com, 303-980-6295.
November Hip The Hoopla Schedule And Specials
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Hip The Hoopla News and Notes
- Thanks Hip The Hoopla Students…Very Special Guest Instructor Tues. 11/6 & Tues. 11/13–World renound hoop instructor/performer Danielle Odette.
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**November Hip The Hoopla classes: 11/3, 6, (NO 11/10), 13, 17, 20, 24 & 27; Classes Tues. 6:30pm & Sat. 10am.
- ++++November Deals: +$50 Unlimited Pass. +Attend all the healthy hooping Hip The Hoopla classes you want in a month for only $50!
That can get classes even more affordable!! (Like paying for 4 and getting the rest FREE!) (good for one month/30 days from date purchased 🙂
+Saturday 11/24 Special THANK YOU Thanksgiving Weekend Special:
Bring a hoop buddy for 1/2 price for 10am class (& You get a gift!), or book a private session for 1/2 price ($20/hour)! Please RSVP appointment time 11/23-11/25). (…Don’t you wish the weekend calories were 1/2 off, too?!)
+Private Holiday Hoop Sessions (Through Dec. 31): Bring your hoop skills to the next level–Fast! Hip The Hoopla Private Hoop Tutoring $30/hour ($10 off–regularly $40), or $50 for 2 hour block($30 off/regularly $80)–Private lesson sessions normally $40/hour (Please add $5/hr studio rental fee (regularly $10).
+Class Pack Cards: great $Savings 5 Pack ($50) & 10 Pack ($90) classes, too!
+Hip The Hoopla Gift Certificates Available for classes, class packs, custom made hoops, private lessons, and more!
**For Danielle’s classes: $12 regular drop in price OR if you have a punch card or other prepaid special, please add $5 per session (2 opportunities to train with Danielle Odette-Originator of Spin Summit).
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~~~Hip the Hoopla Class LOCATION: *Red Elephant Workshop*
244 Sante Fe Drive, Denver CO 80223 (Between 2nd & 3rd on Sante Fe Drive– free on-street parking 🙂Please allow a few extra minutes to park, sign in, and prepare to hoop
Cost: $12 Per class
OR…save lots & buy a Fun Pack….
$50/5 class card (=$10/class) (good for 3 months from purchase)
$90/10 class card (=$9/class!) (good for 6 months from purchase)
OR your BEST Deal(s)—See Monthly Specials above!Please contact for other special offers & group discounts.
Hip The Hoopla is also available for performances, special events, private/semi-private personally focused lessons & motivational meetings (way easier than walking on hot coals)… Plus bridal and bachelorette parties!
Bring/Do/Wear: ~Water ~yoga mat ~stretchy snug clothing-the hoop loves sticking to skin & stays up better! A notebook & pen are really handy to remember key moves, hints & tricks. Bring your own hoop, purchase one at class, or borrow one provided at class. FYI: you can order YOUR OWN cool custom color/personally sized hoops for your hooping style and needs–Even collapsible hoops for easy carry & traveling!
Please RSVP your class spot. 24-hour courtesy cancellation required. $5 cancellation fee…goes to charity 🙂 It’s on the good karma honor system.
RSVP/Questions/Info/Contact: Che@HipTheHoopla.com 303.980.6295
More info: www.HipTheHoopla.com
Please “Like,” visit often & recommend Hip The Hoopla on Facebook for schedule, updates, news and cool videos. http://www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla
Also find us on Yelp! http://www.yelp.com/biz/hip-the-hoopla-denver
…and LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/hip-the-hoopla
…and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ToucheToon
…and Pinterest http://pinterest.com/hipthehoopla/
…and Twitter http://twitter.com/hipthehooplaRecommendations & testimonials are very appreciated. ~Thank You 🙂
We appreciate your interaction and connectivity!
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At Red Elephant Workshop 
Giving Thanks-“Microwave Minutes”
Happily Hooping Through the Holidays
Fall may be a time when things go dormant outside, but inside Hip The Hoopla classes, it’s all warm, hoopy and giggly! Thank goodness for hooping…it can save your sanity over the holidays when your schedule gets overwhelmed with activity.
I like to call this doable tip: “Microwave Minutes”–when you put something in the microwave (if you use one) and 1.) Get in your hoop for the same amount of time…or 2.) Laugh for that entire time…or 3.) Sit and meditate on your gratitude list! Try it. Those minutes add up, and the de-stressing benefits multiply. November is a special time to appreciate all we have, all we are and all we do to improve ourselves inside and outside on a daily basis. Every bit counts and YOU are worth it!
Hoop, Laugh, Love…InJoy!
~Che’ Rippinger of Hip The Hoopla
Thanks Hip The Hoopla Students…
Very Special Guest Instructor Tues. 11/6 & Tues. 11/13–World renowned hoop instructor/performer Danielle Odette.**
November Hip The Hoopla classes: 11/3, 6, (NO 11/10), 13, 17, 20, 24 & 27; Classes Tues. 6:30pm & Sat. 10am.
November Deals: +$50 Unlimited Pass. +Attend all the healthy hooping Hip The Hoopla classes you want in a month for only $50!
That can get classes even more affordable!! (Like paying for 4 and getting the rest FREE!) (good for one month/30 days from date purchased 🙂
+Saturday 11/24 Special THANK YOU Thanksgiving Weekend Special: Bring a hoop buddy for 1/2 price for 10am class (& You get a gift!), or book a private session for 1/2 price ($20/hour)! Please RSVP appointment time 11/23-11/25). (…Don’t you wish the weekend calories were 1/2 off, too?!)
+Private Hoop Sessions: Bring your hoop skills to the next level–Fast! Hip The Hoopla Private Hoop Tutoring $30/hour or $50 for 2 hour block–Private lesson sessions normally $40/hour (in-studio is extra to rent space).
+Class Pack Cards: great $Savings 5 Pack ($50) & 10 Pack ($90) classes, too!
**For Danielle’s classes: $12 regular drop in price OR if you have a punch card or other prepaid special, please add $5 per session (2 opportunities to train with Danielle Odette-Originator of Spin Summit).
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~~~Hip the Hoopla Class LOCATION: *Red Elephant Workshop*
244 Sante Fe Drive, Denver CO 80223 (Between 2nd & 3rd on Sante Fe Drive– free on-street parking 🙂
Please allow a few extra minutes to park, sign in, and prepare to hoop
Cost: $12 Per class
OR…save lots & buy a Fun Pack….
$50/5 class card (=$10/class) (good for 3 months from purchase)
$90/10 class card (=$9/class!) (good for 6 months from purchase)
OR your BEST Deal(s)—See Monthly Specials above!
Please contact for other special offers & group discounts.
Hip The Hoopla is also available for performances, special events, private/semi-private personally focused lessons & motivational meetings (way easier than walking on hot coals)… Plus bridal and bachelorette parties!
Bring/Do/Wear: ~Water ~yoga mat ~stretchy snug clothing-the hoop loves sticking to skin & stays up better! A notebook & pen are really handy to remember key moves, hints & tricks. Bring your own hoop, purchase one at class, or borrow one provided at class. FYI: you can order YOUR OWN cool custom color/personally sized hoops for your hooping style and needs–Even collapsible hoops for easy carry & traveling!
Please RSVP your class spot. 24-hour courtesy cancellation required. $5 cancellation fee…goes to charity 🙂 It’s on the good karma honor system.
RSVP/Questions/Info/Contact: Che@HipTheHoopla.com 303.980.6295
More info: www.HipTheHoopla.com
Please “Like,” visit often & recommend Hip The Hoopla on Facebook for schedule, updates, news and cool videos. http://www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla
Also find us on Yelp! http://www.yelp.com/biz/hip-the-hoopla-denver
…and LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/hip-the-hoopla
…and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ToucheToon
…and Pinterest http://pinterest.com/hipthehoopla/
…and Twitter http://twitter.com/hipthehoopla
Recommendations & testimonials are very appreciated. ~Thank You 🙂
We appreciate your interaction and connectivity!
♥ ♥ ♥
Hip The Hoopla Class Intentions And Themes
What Makes Your Hoop Practice Better?
Did you know we have an “intention” or theme for every Hip The Hoopla class? They make it more fun to incorporate new movements, think differently and enhance your hoop dance enjoyment and creativity. Come check out the secret word of the day, lol ;)~
Class Information and Specials for October:
+Deals+ ROCTOBER is warming your hoop soul during the cool fall days-Come learn great moves, develop your hoop style, practice your flow and meet great people! +October 2-Pack deal: 2 classes, just $20. Bring a friend or use yourself…. First 10 people RSVP’d* for each class get this deal! E-mail Che@HipTheHoopla.com or call ASAP 303-980-6295 & visit www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla (*please RSVP 24 + hours in advance).
+Attend all the healthy hooping Hip The Hoopla classes you want in a month for only $50!
That can get classes even more affordable!! (Like paying for 4 and getting the rest FREE!) (good for one month/30 days from date purchased 🙂
+Bring your hoop skills to the next level–Fast! Hip The Hoopla Private Hoop Tutoring $30/hour or $50 for 2 hour block–Private lesson sessions normally $40/hour (in-studio is extra to rent space).
+Plus great $avings on 5 Pack ($50) & 10 Pack ($90) classes, too!
http://www.facebook.com/events/213925268738488/
***Hip The Hoopla is available for performances, private lessons, parties, custom hand made hula hoops and other hoop dance accessories. Contact Che@HipTheHoopla.com or 303-980-6295.
Olympic Hula Hooping-Rythymic Gymnastics
Hooping in the Olympics!
What is Rhythmic Gymnastics?
Rhythmic Gymnast with Hoop
Did you know the (hula) hoop is an apparatus in the world Olympic championship games? There’s also ribbons, clubs and balls (and sometimes ropes). These gymnasts may have a different shape and look when you see them perform (tall, long and lean). Their elements are dance, while incorporating various props. Tosses, turns, flexibility and gymnastics are visually transitioned and intertwined with dance. They are judge with a 30 point system, 10 points available in each of three categories: artistry, difficulty and execution. 30 points is a perfect score. Penalty points can be deducted for mistakes, including dropping the prop.
Why is it that you may have never heard of rhythmic gymnastics, or have a hard time finding these performances? The coverage is pretty sparse. The mainstream “artistic” genre of gymnasts get the majority of promotion in the media and commercial play. But the beauty of both divisions cannot be denied.
Rhythmic gymnastics is judged more on their dance skills and choreography merits. And they also have group performances-some with multiple props, representing their country as a team, in addition to individual single prop performances. In Rhythmic gymnastics, the only competition division is for women.
Artistic Gymnastics (what most people see)
For what most people see, there are men’s and women’s categories for different apparatus. Their apparatus’ are not prop-based, though. Women get to compete in the divisions of floor exercise, uneven bars, balance beam and vault. The men get to demonstrate their skills on vault, rings, parallel bars, pommel horse, horizontal bar, and floor exercise. There’s also a third category/division of gymnastics in 2012’s Olympics: Trampoline, with both men and women competing.
Coverage of Rhythmic Gymnastics in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England
2012-Olympic Hoop Logo-Rhythmic Gymnastics
Here’s the schedule and results link for Olympic rhythmic gymnastics in the UK…and their logo is with a HOOP!
http://www.nbcolympics.com/rhythmic-gymnastics/results-schedules/index.html Also check out the BBC London coverage.
The competitions for qualifying/elimination rounds into final competitions is August 9, 10, 11, and 12 2012.
OLYMPIC RESULTS (Spoiler alert):
Known for their exquisite ballet training, the Russian Federation took the gold (Evgeniya Kanaeva) & silver (Daria Dmitrieva) in individual rhythmic gymnastics, and a very happy Liubou Charkashyna of Belarus finally got to move from her many fourth place standings to earn the bronze and step onto her first podium. In the group finals, Russia, Belarus, and Italy placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd medal rankings.
More videos of rhythmic gymnastics
If you are interested in seeing more rhythmic gymnastics, there are a LOT of videos to enjoy from worldwide performances and competitions on YouTube. One of the iconic figures is Anna Bessonova. You can see the extreme flexibility needed for this kind of hoop dance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6wY_rZ54_o
Here’s another one of the many videos out there of rhythmic hoop gymnast Irina Tchachina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV5y5_FFEJA
And a video of several examples of rhythmic gymnasts (with different props) in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym6hGDgXeOY&feature=related
Where Can YOU learn to Hoop Dance?
If you want your OWN great flexibility, grace, coordination & dance style with hooping…try Hip The Hoopla class Tues. 7/31 at 6:30pm. http://www.facebook.com/events/277660339008552/
Classes are offered in Denver, Colorado, USA on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm and Saturday mornings at 10am, plus private lessons. Coming soon: online lessons available worldwide! Please contact Che@HipTheHoopla.com for more info.
Lots of links and info also available at www.facebook.com/HipTheHoopla
You can also find, like and follow Hip The Hoopla on Yelp, Twitter (@hipthehoopla), LinkedIn, YouTube, Google, YourHub and www.HipTheHoopla.com.
Travel with Hula Hoop(s)
Here’s some advice on traveling with hula hoops:
Hip The Hoopla collapsible hula hoop
Hip The Hoopla collapsible hula hoop
I travel with a 32″ collapsible attached to my purse with me everywhere. 1st time through the airport I brought cheap mini hoops that could connect into a larger hoop, in case TSA took them. No questions were asked. Then I traveled with my own custom made 32″ collapsible attached to my carry on rolling bag. I had the TSA woman run up to me shouting, Mam, mam! And then she giggled like a little girl asking what it was and I explained it was a hula hoop. It was priceless!
I can store in overhead or under my seat. A cover may protect hoops better, in case they are shoved in and wedged with other baggage in overhead compartments. Hip The Hoopla can make unique stylized coverings for you along with custom hula hoops to your size and needs. And we make big hoop covers for non-collapsible and multiple hoops, too. Please e-mail us at Che@HipTheHoopla.com for sizes, price and shipment.
(Also saw a great little bag on Etsy from Sarah Maccarelli Jordan http://www.etsy.com/listing/103217637/the-hoop-sack-bag-for-collapsible-hula.)
P.S. Check with your airline about their fees. They seem to be charging quite a lot these days and it may be easier to ship UPS or USPS and save yourself the travel hassle. (Though I find having a hoop in an airport makes waiting shorter-because then you won’t have time, lol—and it amuses and entertains others :)~
Hip The Hoopla custom hoops, full size & collapsible available