Baltimore residents may recognize this background as the view from Federal Hill over the Inner Harbor, along with three charming and love-filled hoopers enjoying an afternoon of hooping fun in the sun! Federal Hill is a sweet spot to hoop, and it’s so very close to both the Visionary Art Museum and the Trapeze school, […]

While it’ll usually take a person that’s been alive a handful of years (if not 6 or 7+ years) to get the swing of the revolution around the waist, it’s really never too early to introduce the ring of wonder & joy to your little ones, provided that they are toddling around a bit and […]

Whether in a structured hooping class or on your own hooping journey, I highly recommend making it a point to reverse your direction of spin as often as you can, with the goal (in mind and body) of being completely ambi-hoopstrous at some point in time. Just like it is a lot easier to learn […]

Tonight (Friday the 13th!) at the Palace of Wonders! comes another fabulously-faux-French cabaret hosted by the one and only Monsieur Paco. Also starring hooper Strange Powers, bellydancer Ariel, beatboxer the Bow-legged Gorilla, and burlesque starlet Sable Sincyr. A night not to be missed! Show at 10pm. Cover at 10 dollars. Bring your friends!

Tonight, June 5th, brings yet another fun-filled edition of the Dutch Oven at the Palace of Wonders, brought to you by the L’il Dutch, and her sweety sidekick MC Gary Gutter. Come out and watch my Strange Hooping Powers, in addition to the divine Lily Stark White, the debut of Poppy La Rouge, and of […]

This month I was fortunate to meet and hoop with the lovely Rayna McInturf of Los Angeles’ Hoopnotica fame in my home city of Baltimore. It was awesome to get to spend time with such flowing and renowned hoopdancer as Rayna. Beginning this Thursday at Studio Edge in Mount Washington, I will be combining my […]

Check out two of my brand new shiny acts: a whacky new solo hooping creation that’ll put a crinkle in your chaps, and a delightful & danceful duet sans hoop with the inimitable Paco Fish (aka Monsieur Paco for the night). Vive La Decedence at the Palace of Wonders begins at 10pm tonight! Along with […]

I am happy to be offering my first formal parent & child hooping class at this year’s Ladyfest Baltimore! As part of Sunday’s Feminist Family Indoor Picnic, our hooping class will cover such topics as: basic hooping fundamentals, how to happily hoop-bond with your youngsters, several games and tricks that utilize the hoop as a […]

Come support the rad folks of Fluid Movement at the upcoming Love Parade fund raiser…Fluid Movement will be parading their LOVE in this April’s Transmodern Art Festival! Join myself, hooper Strange Powers, DJ Jason , Jehnna the bellydancer, and Paco Fish as the Cupid MC of the night this Saturday at […]

Howdy Hoopers and Hoopers-2-be! After an amazing turnout for the first series of hoop classes at 2640 St.Paul Street, I am beginning another two 6-week sessions kicking off tomorrow (Sunday the 24th) and the following evening (Monday the 25th). Sundays from 12 to 1:15pm will be beginner Level 1 classes, and Mondays from 5:30-6:45pm will […]

Judging from the talent gracing the flyer to the left, this Thursday’s All-Female Weirdo Show at the Palace of Wonders promises to be a night not to miss. Yours truly, Strange Powers, will take the stage along with such talented ladies as bellydancer Belladonna, burlesque startlet L’il Dutch, aerialist Moira Lee, and fire artists […]

Come by to donate and adopt sweet and gently used gear tomorrow at Ladyfest Baltimore’s all sized & gendered “Let me Borrow That Top” Clothing Swap fundraiser; taking place from 1-4pm at 2640 St. Paul Street. You bring some old (but loved) stuff to give away, and leave with a new treasure or two […]

For those of you DC/VA folks looking to get into a hoop class and build friendly hooping community, come on by Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, MD on Monday nights and get your whirl on. I am taking over classes for the lovely Inspyra, who’s leaving our fine city for westerly lands. Studio open […]

Come check out Trixie and Monkey’s cleverly ridiculous show entitled ‘High Brow’ this Saturday night at the Ottobar. I will present a nerd-a-licious hoop number, along with the genius talents of Scotty the Blue Bunny (back from Sweden!), Snacks, Captain Elastico, Paco, Sugar Ann Spice, DJ Woman, and of course, the most intellectually sophisticated and […]

This past week, Richard Knerr, 82-year old trademarker of the “hula-hoop” among many other wildly popular toys, passed away after suffering a stroke in Northern California. Knerr (pictured here on the right along with his business partner, Arthur Melin who died in 2002) patented the ‘hula hoop’ toy in the late 1950’s after learning about […]

Check out this sweet article on our Baltimore hooping movement hot off the press in today’s Baltimore Sun. It is truly a pleasure to see so many residents of B’more coming out to join in the revolutionary movement! Monday evening classes at 2640 are going swimmingly, and we’re about to schedule another series for Saturday mornings~ […]

Pictured here is the amazing Crystal doing a lovely hooping backbend pose. Crystal is one of my many dear west coast hooper-friends. She and her mom stumbled upon my hooplog not too long ago, and a connection was made. You see, Crystal and I have both recently lost very dear family members to cancers […]

Hoopy new year folks! I hope that everyone’s had a peaceful and loving transition thus far into 2008. Have you yet hooped this calendar year? If not, what are you waiting for? Reflecting back on the last year, I am tickled with how much the hooping revolution has taken off…Perhaps the most significant hoop event […]

For lucky aspiring hoopers in and around Baltimore, Maryland, I am pleased to announce my next beginner adult-oriented hooping class being offered on Monday evenings for six weeks this coming January-February. This class series will cover a number of topics, including basic waist and torso hooping, neck hooping, limb hooping, simple traveling, transitions, hoopdance, beginner levels, […]

The next installment of Vive La Decadence will be taking place tomorrow, Saturday the 15th of December. It’s no holiday show, folks, but instead a serious battle of Good vs. Evil. The charming Monsieur Paco will once again host this French-infused variety show at DC’s hot spot, the Palace of Wonders.  I, Strange Powers, reside […]

Here’s a little last minute notice of the Hoop-Making Workshop I am having tonight at my place in Baltimore. It’ll be from 6 to 8:30pm. Learn all you ever wanted to know about making these fabulously fun revolutionary rings, and try it out yourself. $25, plus a $5 materials fee so that folks […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]