Are you ready for some country hoopin’? You better be, because it’s Country Week on Hooping Idol! So grab a beer or some sweet tea and sit yourself on down for a spell. For those of you just tuning in, here’s what’s happened on Hooping Idol 3 so far.
We met the 21 finalists for season three and 4 distinguished judges. The first challenge was 90s Dance Hits Week and five hoopers were sent home – which brings us to Country Week. With this week being Hooping Idol’s first time goin’ country, hooping.org reminded otheir finalists that with a theme as big as the state of Texas that anything was possible. We told them to think outside the box, to be creative, to let their imaginations run wild. They each chose a Country Music soundtrack and made a video for you to enjoy. They were once again reminded of their Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Hooping Video and to get their video turned in before the deadline. One Hooping Idol finalist failed to turn in a video this week as a result of a series of technological challenges and Lee Jeffries has been eliminated. Thanks for being a part of Hooping Idol 3 Lee and sorry you ran into problems. You will be missed.
Hooping.org introduced you to their distinguished panel of judges. Seated at their table for Season 3 wthey have four amazing hoopers with incredible credentials: Anah “Hoopalicious” Reichenbach of Hoop Revolution, Babz Robinson from Canada, Marawa The Amazing from the UK, and the incomparable Mat Plendl. They’ll be sharing their thoughts this season on what all of the finalists are up to. So without any further ado, YeeeeHaw! It’s Country Week y’all and hooping.org are proudly presenting their 15 Hooping Idol finalists below, in randomly selected order, and they all knocked our socks off this week so enjoy! Keep in mind the page is rather video heavy and may take some time to load. Thanks!
Source: Hooping.org
1. Marion Papillon of Lyon, France. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
2. Laurie Brenneman of Charleston, South Carolina, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
3. Rosalie Fan of Hooptown, Pennsylvania, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
4. Courtney McCormick of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, we’re sorry. Courtney didn’t provide another viewing option.
5. Maryève Gaudreau of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
6. Cheko Cabrera of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
7. Sydney Malanaphy, aka Sydney Spins, of Madison, Wisconsin, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
8. Kathryn “Ryn” Hooligan of Wellington, New Zealand. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
9. Andie Asacker of Burlington, Vermont, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
10. Mari Cunningham, aka Merrily Spins, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
11. Vanessa Ortiz, aka Vanessa Fae of Miami, Florida, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
12. Jamee Campbell of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
13. Ashley Long, aka IndigoSol of Columbia, South Carolina, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
14. Jozette Boormann, aka Iso Insane, of Worth Center, New York, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.
15. Kim Cuppett of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. If for some reason this isn’t viewable where you live, try viewing it on Vimeo.