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    HOOPLIFE COURSE

    Explore confidence, fluidity, letting go, and being more YOU.

     

    Frome - January 2025

  • Thursdays 6pm - 7pm in Frome, Somerset

    - 8 WEEKS OF HOOPDANCE, EMBODIMENT + MINDFULNESS -

    HOOPLIFE COURSE

    hoop dance and mindfulness for inner confidence


    Often classes are all about fitness, this one is more about being you.

     

     

    Maybe you're in a bit of a funk, and you'd rather be feeling funky, or playful, powerful or sexy. This is a choose your own adventure where we'll explore some of the fundamentals of hoop dance, along with embodiment practices, meditation, yoga and playful movement to get you back into your body and feel like yourself again

     

    Some of the themes coming up will include...

    Nurturing core skills with the hoop in a mindful way, exploring your limits and moving with kind awareness.

    Unfurling, Letting Go & Taking Up Space to expand your range with the hoop

    Flow, Glow and Rhythm working together to develop and explore movement with the hoop as your dance partner.

     

    We’ll gather in a circle to move, learn, play, develop awareness, and support each other in 8 weeks of crafted practice.


    Starts Thursday 9th January

    6pm - 7pm

    weekly for 8 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.

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  • 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

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    BOOK YOUR PLACE

    The course is £111 for early booking - with discounts available for those in financial need.

     

    If that’s you, use code ‘LOWER’ when you go to checkout.

     

     

    Payment Options:

    To pay in 2 installments, use the code ‘PAYIN2’ (full price)

    or
    ‘PAYIN2LOWER’ (concession rate)

     

    You'll be invoiced for your 2nd payment, which must be settled at least 7 days before the course starts; otherwise, your spot will be cancelled and go to the next person on the list.

    (Refund minus bank fees will be sent to you).

     

     

    -HOOPS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE SESSIONS -

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  • 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.