Hula-hooping is child’s play. Hula-hooping while pretending to be a chicken is truly impressive. I want to invite this chick to my next party. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »
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Primal Hula-Hooping
Hula-hooping is child’s play. Hula-hooping while pretending to be a chicken is truly impressive. I want to invite this chick to my next party. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »
Getting Fit With Hooping
Two years ago, feeling nostalgic for the pink and white, peppermint-striped hula hoop I used to play with as a kid, I decided to sign up for a “hoop dancing” class at a studio near Greenwich Village. I’m not much for conventional exercise, but add “dance” to the end of any noun — table dance, lap dance, high school dance … well, OK, maybe not every noun — and I’m sold on the calorie-busting activity. So when I heard about hoop dance classes — or, hooping, as some people call it — and that you could burn an entire lunch and dinner off in an hour, I jumped at the opportunity to check it out. What I learned in those classes was enough to put my 8-year-old hoop-twirling self to shame. Keep reading »
Woman Demonstrates Fine Art Of Extreme Hula Hooping
I’m going to go out on a limb here and venture to say that Masha Terentieva is a better hula hooper than you. And me. And pretty much everyone else on the planet. Apparently, Terentieva is an aerial hoop artist and circus performer who grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, and attended the Gymnastic School of Olympic Reserve as a child. Eventually, she moved to Canada and joined Cirque de Soleil. Oh, and she’s also a contortionist. And an acrobat. And she can juggle. So, basically, don’t let her anywhere near you boyfriend, or you will be single shortly. I love this video because, with her flaming red hair and her seductive gyrations, she makes hula hooping look pretty darn sexy. Keep reading »
