Gotta get practice in whenever possible :) Groovin out while waiting for clothes to dry in my little hoop haven of a garage

Had a wonderful photo shoot with Allison Andres Photography (http://www.facebook.com/allisonandresphoto) Couldn’t be happier with the outcome.

Allison is a fantastic photographer and while not everyone is looking to get pictures with hula hoops (lol) I think her creativity here and ability to capture great moments in my flow speaks volumes for what she can do behind the lens. ♥

Some hoop therapy… I recorded this just after reading the judges critiques on my disco week video. Mind you, I knew going into it I didn’t post a video that was up to my personal standard nor did I post one that really showcased my style or ability… but I think Mr. Porter’s comments about looking like a deer in the headlights this week will stick with me for the rest of my days lol… Probably the same way Gordon Ramsay saying your dish resembles cat food or Simon Cowell saying your singing sounds like Dolly Parton on helium would.
So I took the comments to heart and took my heart to my practice. I hope I get the chance to redeem myself next week. But even if I don’t I know this experience has already helped me grow.

PS - If anyone knows what this song is please let me know, it came up on Pandora and was gone before I could see what it was

PPS - If you haven’t had a chance to see Hooping Idol’s disco week check it out: http://www.hooping.org/2012/04/hooping-idol-2-disco-week/
Voting closes at 6PM tonight :)

My submission to Disco Week for Hooping Idol

My submission to casting week of Hooping Idol

There are so many days where I find that the English language is not enough. If I were fluent in every other language in the world it would still not be enough.

There is something about dance that, for me, really translates the feelings and emotions and thoughts you can’t put into words.

I’m feeling a lot of painsorrowbeautysadnesslonelinesslongingdesireanger—- Emotion today. I’d blame it on the weather, but the howling wind and gray sky seem to be one of the few things that soothe me today. The other is my hoop.

There were several moments during my practice today that I cried, or nearly cried, or got angry, or got lonely. I definitely let myself feel what I needed to feel.

I connected this song for so long with Tilly Whirls’ video that it took on a new life and became a Happy song to me. Despite hearing it a hundred times a day on the radio, I didn’t listen or understand the words until today. Turns out it was the perfect song for my state of mind.

Today’s practice was dedicated to somebody that I used to know.

 “You know you’re dancing when tears of

pain and happiness blend in with your sweat.”

- Anonymous