10月のHooplovers（フープラバーズ）の予定。

みなさんお待たせしました。
10月のHooplovers（フープラバーズ）の予定が確定しました。
今月の落合第一地域センターがメインで、後半にクラスカでのレッスンがあります。
最近は、クラスカのスケージュールも忙しくなかなか予約が出来ませんでした。
やっと予約ができましたー。
10月19日(日)のレッスンは、４時間のワークショップになります。5000円で４時間のレッスンを受けれますので、まとめて受講したい方や、ちょっとフープダンスを始めたい方、２時間では物足りない方など目的は様々でも、どなたでも参加出来きます。
クラスは、英語ですが、日本人のかたも沢山参加していますし、英語の勉強もできてしまいます。　特別な時間になるのは間違いありません。ぜひみなさん参加してください。
ちなみに、前回は人気で途中で募集を締めきりさせてもらいました。
先着順になりますので気になる方はお早めにお願いします。

予約はhooplovers@gmail.com までお願いします。
英語・日本語どちらでも平気ですよ。

今、先生のDeanneは本場アメリカで、ハリウッドや世界で活躍しているフープダンスの先生たちとさらにフープダンスのスキルを磨いています。このトレーニングは誰でも参加出来るクラスではなく、主に、フープダンスの先生のレベルを向上しようとうコンセプトで、奇跡的に実現した凄いクラスです。
ただ技術だけを教えるのではなく、パフォーマンスの仕方、コスチュームの着方など色々なことを教えてくれるクラスです。　ここでの経験を生かして、今迄以上にクラスの質が高くなります。　特に、フープパフォーマンスをしたい方はぜひ一度クラスに来て、体感してください。　海外のフープパフォーマたちの裏話も聞けますよ。


●10月9日(木)
クラス：HOOP LOVE Dance Class
時間：7:45-9:45pm
先生：Deanne
料金：3000円（会員）4000円（非会員）
場所：落合第一地域センター

●10月11日(土)
クラス：Hoop Glow
時間：15:15-17:15pm
先生：Deanne
料金：3000円（会員）4000円（非会員）
場所：落合第一地域センター

●10月15日(水)
クラス：HOOP LOVE Dance Class
時間：7:45 - 9:45
先生：Deanne
料金：3000円（会員）4000円（非会員）
場所：落合第一地域センター

●10月19日(日)
クラス：4 HOUR WORKSHOP
時間：13:00-17:15（４時間）
先生：Deanne
料金：5000円
場所：落合第一地域センター

●10月22日(水)
クラス：HOOP LOVE Dance Class
時間：19:45-21:45
先生：Deanne
料金：3000円（会員）4000円（非会員）
場所：落合第一地域センター

●10月23日(木)
クラス：HOOP LOVE Dance Class
時間：19:00-21:00
先生：Deanne
料金：3000円（会員）4000円（非会員）
場所：Claska 目黒

スポーツの秋なので、みなさん何か新しいスポーツを始めましょう！！
今月もフープラバーズを宜しくお願いします。

Friday the 13th Hoop Jam

A Hoop Love class with an evil twist! (Un)lucky door prize to be given away - one free ticket to a 2hr HOOPLOVERS session of your choice!!

The Friday the 13th 2 hour Hoop Jam will explore breaks, isolations, multi-level hooping, jumps, turns, angle hooping, reversals, stalling and more!

A 2 hour class with time for personal practice.

Members 3000yen Non-members 4000yen

WEAR ALL BLACK (you must be able to prove that it is ALL black) AND GET IN FOR 2000yen WHETHER YOU ARE A MEMBER OR NOT!!

All levels welcome. This hoop jam is an opportunity to strengthen your hoop dance skills no matter what level you are at.

Reservations are essential. Please contact hooplovers@gmail.com

See hooplovers for more details.

Poles and Hoops

So today my body is a little sore from a Pole Dance class I took yesterday, you can read about my experience here.
I really enjoyed the pole dancing class but I have to say this ROCKS my socks more!!

That hoop slam down gives me shivers!! HOT
In case you were wondering, this mind blowing performer is Karis, known for his sizzling performance in the Scissor Sisters Filthy Gorgeous film clip among other things.
(oh hey these vids may not be safe for work...guess it depends on where you work, but a heads up just in case, watch em at home they are fun)

The Hoop Catch Up

This is a speedy review to catch you up on all things hoopy here in Tokyo. There is so much to tell and I really should have been blogging about it here instead of over at sushi zume, but she always gets the bulk of my attention she was my first blog love and I keep going back to her but will try to share the love more often here too!

I excitedly launched my official hoop lesson and performance site HOOPLOVERS at the end of last month. One of the biggest things was finding the perfect logo and design to site the theme of the site. I called on good friend and BROS WEAR DESIGN creator Oshima to help out. After filling him up on spinach salad and fresh fruit we put him to work in our office. It was a simple process, Oshima is a fabulously intuitive designer, his insightful creation was exactly what I had visualized, no wait it is better than I imagined. After a few scribbles on paper and answering a few questions Oshima took off into the night and had the perfect logo design back to me in a few hours. I hope you love it as much as we do!



We have been taking the hoop love to the streets. Yoyogi Park has been the ideal location for our Sunday hoop sessions. I live for Sundays at the moment. The hoop love is growing stronger and stronger. Bunny just sent a shipment of dazzling hoops to Tokyo this week so if the rain goes away before tomorrow we will be hitting the park in mighty fine style.

Last week was a gloriously long (think I was in the park for about 6 hours) hoop rave with us spinning well into the night. The after dark dance parties in Yoyogi Park make it so easy to stay.

Stopped off on our way to the station last Sunday for a quick spin where the Harajuku Girls hang during the day. It was definitely a hoop to the sounds of the streets of Tokyo.



I am leaving you with a few pics from a performance I did at JZ Brat in Shibuya a few weeks back. A 3am and 5am performance put my energy levels to the test but the tunes and the crowd kept me balanced and ready.


Taken by foqas at ABM party

The story behind this shot

Sunday was just one of those wonderfully memorable days. Hanami, cherry blossom picnic, time for us is one of the most gorgeous times of the year in Japan because it is a time when we can all come together and just chill under the Spring flowers, get all excited about Summer and laugh about times gone by - Sunday was no exception.

Having been away in Australia for what I thought was the peak sakura time I was sad to think that I might have missed hanami season in Japan this year. Perhaps the blossoms were a little less plentiful but that didn't stop the crowds of party goers flocking to Shinjuku park to enjoy the last bursts of the short lived season (I swear there are way more than 4 seasons in Japan.) I was lucky to be a part of Sunday's celebrations.

We packed up the hoops, stuffed our bags with some yummy fruit and headed to meet up with the gang. Shinjuku Park is a gated park for which you need to pay an entry fee. To keep the park gorgeous all year round and ensure everyone's happiness, apparently, there are many rules and signs clearly stating them. One of the rules is " no play things" - that includes hoops. I prewarned Masao that we would be busted at the gates (there is no way to hide 10 colorful hula hoops) Sure enough we were swarmed upon by security guards, one after another. Each time we fended them of with "Oh no we are not going to use the hoops we are just carrying them" They believed us (??) and we were in.

It was not too long before the hoops were cracked open and the groovers came out of the woodwork. It is so cool to watch hooping newbies initial reaction to hoops. It is like each personality type has a different approach to how they tackle the first time hoop moves. Some like to sit back and watch for a long time before attempting, some want to jump right in and get their spin on not giving up until they master it, others come into the spin laden with self doubt and then surprise themselves when they can actually get into the moves quick quickly. It is all such a joy to watch.

Time flew and we were soon heading out of the park towards another local hang when we spotted IT. The ghetto blaster sent from heaven. It twinkled in the sunlight and spoke to Leila and I in very clear terms, saying "turn me on and get your hoop on!"

And so we did!

With the hoards of human traffic flowing out of the gates it wasn't long and we had drawn quite a crowd. The show pony in me took full advantage. Leila and I showed off a few moves, we let the break dance boys do their thing, a funky old man with smoke in mouth popped in for a quick dance off, we passed around a few hoops and then it was time for the grand finale. A little party trick that Bunny taught me that is a true crowd pleaser - the hoop throw on. We only had enough hoops for Leila to throw 5 hoops on me but it was enough for a big cheer, a good tummy workout and a final rock star pose.



It is a revolution!