HOOPLIFE COURSE
Explore confidence, fluidity, letting go, and being more YOU.
Thursdays 6pm - 7pm in Frome, Somerset
- 8 WEEKS OF HOOPDANCE, EMBODIMENT + MINDFULNESS -
4 WEEKS OF HOOP TRICKS...
playful progression for those who've got the basics down & want to add more skills
BODY ROLLS • BRAKES • SPINS • FOLDS
BODY ROLLS - a session developing skill rolling the hoop along the body
BREAKS (+reversals) - on-body hooping + a couple of off body breaks
SPINS - on-body smear/coin spin + off-body palm spins as an intro
FLIPS + FOLDS - learn some fun and fancy flips + techniques to untangle and flow with
Starts Thursday 9th JanuarySessions will run in the sequence above
6pm - 7pm
weekly for 4 weeks - at RISE - Whittox Lane, Frome BA11 3BY
WHAT TO EXPECT...
what's different?
WHAT THIS ISN'T
❌ fitness focussed
❌ boring
❌ shouty drills
❌ a workout
❌ fixed
❌ forced
WHAT WE DO
✅ focus on empowerment
✅ feel-good movement
✅ mindful
✅ individual
✅ creativity and play
✅ fun and celebratory.
WHY HULA HOOP?
FUN
Move in a way that feels like play.
BUILD CONFIDENCE
Celebrate learning new stuff.
LOW IMPACT
Unless you want to jump about, it's low impact.
MEDITATIVE MOVEMENT
Feel into yourself and enjoy the repetitive movement patterns.
SMILES
Hooping *feels good*
WHOLE BODY MOVEMENT
Move more than just your core.
INDIVIDUAL
Take things at your own pace and find your own style.
HEART & HEAD HEALTH
Get your heart rate up as well as your spirits.
"The classes are fun, liberating, silly, exciting, tricky, and something completely different. "
Franca, Bristol
"I was very surprised how effective and fun
a hula hoop exercise workout can be.I thoroughly enjoyed the class, and the members did too.”
- Sam Bernard, Studio Manager
Fitness and Wellbeing Centre
HSBC, Canary Wharf, London"After a long and boring day at work hooping really gave me something to smile about!
It also helped my coordination, something that I didn't think I had any of, but I surprised myself."
- Franca, Bristol
"Amazing."
- Vicky Gritt, Bristol
"It’s Friday lunchtime and I’m thoroughly enjoying gyrating inside a hoola hoop at an exercise class, currently operating within Hauser & Wirth’s Piccadilly space."
FAQs
Where are the classes
Do I need to be fit / flexible / coordinated?
What if I can't do it?
What should I wear?
Do I need my own hoop?
Do I need to bring anything?
What kind of people come to classes?
Learn with Emilie
Everyone can hoop!
Emilie Joy Rowell
Professional hoop dancer.
Emilie has been teaching hoop dance for over 10 years. She first picked it up in 2009 after seeing Grace Jones rock the hoop on stage; she realised life was missing something circular and started learning. Since then she’s been hooked on hoop and has performed in large choreographed acts as well as solo and smaller group shows across the UK, and was in the final 10 of Hooping Idol 2014.
She’s taught over 1,000 people to hoop at classes, festivals and workshops including pensioners, policemen, toddlers and bankers. Interested in hooping as a release and a challenge; a tool for creativity and health.
She's also a fully qualified yoga teacher, so you know you're in safe hands.
About Us
Spreading the Joy of Hooping since 2010.
Modern Hoop Dance to move every-body.
Contact
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