The good people of Southampton, England must have wanted to break a world record in the worst kind of way. They searched long and hard and finally came up with “the longest chain of people to pass throught a hula hoop“. Then they rounded up the junior high school kids and a few other neighbors […]
At first glance it might look like the classical art of ballet has adopted hooping and added it to its repertoire. Not quite yet, but maybe it could happen. The Carolina Ballet Theatre in Greenville, SC recently sponsored an evening of hooping in their performance space. A group of about ten women have been meeting […]
When we heard that Stub Hub, the giant ticket reseller, was going to sponsor something they called the Stub Hub Championship for hooping at the US Cellular Field during a Chicago White Sox game, we expected some major league hooping. Sadly, that was not the case. Take a look for yourself
All marketers know that an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey is like a license to print money. Oprah’s Book Club is a great example. Oprah endorses your book and it is an instant best seller. Hoop makers and decorators better get ready. Oprah has you in her sights. In what might be best described as “just […]
This video definitively answers the question “Do hoops spin the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere?” Click here
Tape used for hoop decorating is divided into three distinct categories. Each has a different set of performance parameters and knowing how they differ will give you the best results when you get ready to complete your personal design. Vinyl tapes-Smooth and stretchy and the easiest to use Vinyl tapes come in lots of colors, […]
Katie Sunshine (why do we think that that is not her real name?) has taken hopping from being an art from to being an art creator. Sunshine has a specially designed hoop containing a series of small holes that she fills with paint. After surrounding herself with blank canvases, she spins the hoop around her […]
Ethan Herriman, a nine year old from Utah, set his own world record by being the youngest person to juggle five balls, keeping them all in the air will hooping. With skills like that, he can skip getting an MBA and go directly into a management career. Click here to see Ethan set his world […]
Paul “Dizzy Hips”Blair recently set a what is believed to be the record for the heaviest hoop ever when he managed to get a 98 lb. tire spinning around his waist. You can see Dizzy in action if you click here.
A viral internet video shows a giant circus bear that can hula hoop and play the trumpet. No luck getting the bear to decorate his hoop. He ate the tape!