Hey beginner hoopers and hoopers-to-be: getchur hoop on this holiday season and new year! I am currently lining up my next six-week series of adult classes for January. Classes will either be a late-morning weekend time, or an early-evening weekday time. Feel free to email me at hoopingpowers@gmail.com with your preference, as I will take all feedback into consideration before finalizing the dates. Also, I hope to hold a hoop-making workshop around the 2nd week of December, just in time for handmade holiday gift hoops! Giving the gift of a hoola hoop is one of the most positive, peaceful, healthful and fun gifts around, and crafting it yourself makes it that much more special. Please email me if you are interested in the hoop-making workshop, and I will get back to you with further details~
Archive for November, 2007
Upcoming Classes & Hoopmaking Workshop…
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Darlings of December 12.2.07
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Join us at the Palace of Wonders a week from tonight for San Fran’s fabulous songbird slash ukulele-slinger Tippy Canoe to kick off her east coast tour. I, Strange Powers, will be hooping it up whilst throwing down all kinds of delectable dance moves, along with the varied talents of Sarah Azzara, Kitty Victorian, and the mistress of ceremonies, Citizen Rahne. The show starts at 9. Tickets are $8. The Palace is located at 1210 H. Street NE, Washington DC. Warm up your work week with us darlings!
NYC Roof Hoop
Monday, November 12th, 2007
As part of Performa ‘07, New York’s 20-day biennial of performance art, here’s a shot of 2 out of 20-something synchronized hoopers spinning it up for an hour on Chinatown rooftops. It reminds me of how revolutionary and exciting it felt to me as a kid watching the U2 video where they’re playing a free concert on the roof of a building. Take to the sky with your hoops! And grow a rooftop garden while your at it!
Glitterama-3 This Weekend!
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
If you don’t already know about the gloriousness that is Glitterama, see and learn for yourself this Friday and Saturday night at the Load of Fun building located in Baltimore’s burgeoning Station North Arts District. Glitterama is a bedazzled fundraiser show for the awesome Fluid Movement community arts group. Come see 10 fabulous variety acts, including Strange Powers’ first non-hoop-dance performance in the city of Baltimore! The show is jam-packed with greatness- from wild lion acrobats to early-90’s-queer-cheerleaders and a hoop act to boot! Do NOT miss this glittery bliss! Details:
Tickets available at: www.brownpapertickets.com
How Much: 10 bucks for 10 acts!
Where: 120 W. North Avenue at Howard, in Baltimore, 21201.
When: Friday 11.9 show at 8pm. Saturday 11.10 shows at 7 and 10pm.
Praying Mantis on a Hoop!
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Believe your eyes, this is actually a rather fuzzy but sweet shot of a real live praying mantis on a hoola hoop! My friends Paco, Trixie, Monkey and I were hooping it up one recent afternoon in Baltimore’s charming Patterson Park when we came upon this friendly, zen~ly fellow.