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 January6pm - 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.
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."
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 -
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.
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