Friday 21st Monday 24th MARCH 2014
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International Teachers:
Angie Mack – (Australian) UK: Multi-Hooping
Angie has been a professional hula hoop performer for over a decade. Although now residing in the UK she originally came from a community circus background in North QLD over 15 years ago. Her performances have been worldwide ranging from small intimate audiences right through to the big stage and live TV shows. Although self taught, Angie has great technique and is able to break down difficult moves and turn them into easy manageable pieces. She has taught at all different sorts of events, camps and schools across the world including Circus Space, one of the biggest circus schools in Europe. Angie’s style combines many genres of the hooping world including Circus, Dance Hoop, Rhythmic Gymnastics, American Indian Hoop Dance and some of her own style too!
Why limit yourself to just one!! Angie has taught and inspired many of today’s top hoopers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hyVQbmA9vw
Anton Mackman (UK): Balancing & Juggling Workshop
Anton has been a professional comedy juggler and all round manipulation performer for over 20yrs. He trained at Fooltime (now Circomedia Circus School) in the UK before going on to perform around the world at many varied events including festivals, carnivals, film and TV. He’s skills are many and varied including juggling, yoyo, balance, hat manipulation, and ball spinning. What has this got to do with hoops I hear you say, well since meeting his hula hooping wife Angie Mack 9 years ago he has obviously dabbled a little with the hoops and come to realise the many cross overs that exist between the skills, balance and juggling of hoops being the obvious ones, and this is what he’d like to share with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj53BagDCDQ
Brecken Riviera – Floorwork
Brecken Rivara, age 28 from Oakland California, USA, has been hooping for over eight years and is considered to be one of the leading innovators in the scene. Known for her ragdoll fluidity, seamless transitions, warp-speed spinning and now her more recent developments in floor work, her hooping has evolved at pace alongside the rapidly growing hoop community and continues to expand in subject matter and studentship throughout the world. She is an advocate of the hoop as a “movement teacher” and has based much of her exploration on this relationship, encouraging what she calls the hoop’s most signature attribute: “An increased awareness of one’s inner waves and spirals…to be experienced and animated through exchange.” She plans to continue teaching hoop for as long as she can and feels forever grateful to have found this incredible community to support her in such a goal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot83Ucld5jE
https://www.facebook.com/brecken.rivara
Kenna Hoops (UK): Twins & Crotch
Kenna is a hugely experienced teacher and has run regular classes and workshops worldwide for the last 5 years and now teaches online through her online workshops and Hoop Doctor show. She runs the highly acclaimed Bristol based hoop school Hooping Mad and has taught hundreds of people to hoop. Her student base includes hoop stars in their own right like Nick “Hoop Idol” Broyd and Elise ‘hoopelise’ Falla. She almost single-handedly built the Bristol hoopdance community to the multiple award winning state it is now (Best Hooping Community Hoopie and Revolvie 2012). She was nominated for Fire Hooper of the Year and Female Hooper of the Year in the 2013 Hoopies. She also runs the widely acclaimed Bristol-based hoop convention SWhoop. Her trick filled videos, clear and comprehensive teaching style, fearless approach to fire hooping, ukulele hooping and comedy thrusting have won her many loyal fans. Kenna had an amazing time last year in Australia and was blown away by the skill level of the Aussie hoopers. She can’t wait to come back and play!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC2tWjTF_Xo
Tiana Zoumer – Mini-hoops
Tiana Zoumer has been hooping for just 4.5 hoop-obsessed years. Her practice has been a passionate endeavor that has fueled her growth, leading her to develop a fluid and technical style within the space of hoop dance and spiritual expression. Inspired by the infinite possibilities born of this developing art form she has been an innovator from the start. Bringing a constantly unique style and powerful presence, she incorporates spoken word, improvisation, precision control and explosive speed within her hoop dance performances. In teaching, she is inspired by mutually created moments–sharing the power of learning in play is her greatest calling, gift and reward. Her dance has brought her to perform and share her technique with fellow hoopers and communities all over the world. She lives and practices in Oakland, California.
https://www.facebook.com/tiana.zoumer