Portland Press Herald

Good Morning Everyone.  Maine Hoop Day is only 2 days away and I hope that you are all as excited as I am.  This morning we are featured in the GO Entertainment Section of the Portland Press Herald
http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/etcetera_2011-10-06.html?searchterm=maine+hoop+day
So come check us out, the weather is shaping up to be quite nice, and it is going to be an all around fun time!!!

Contact Jugglers Added!!

We are very fortunate to have 2 extremely talented Contact Jugglers added to Maine Hoop Day.  They are both from Bangor's Aether Arts and sure to create fun and excitement!!  We now have a 3rd tent booked for your pleasure.

The schedule for the third tent is as follows...

10:30 to 11:30 Strange Yelle, Double Staves and  Baton
12 to 1 Sir Riel, Contact Juggling
1:30 to 2:30 Strange Yelle, Flow Wand
3 to 4 Bri, Contact Juggling Isolations

We can't wait to see all of you this weekend!!

Here it is, the Schedule for Maine Hoop Day

Main Tent
                                                      
10 to 11 Carol Waist Hooping                
11:30 - 12:30 Maria Movement and Flow
1 - 2 Sennyo Iso's
2:30 -3:30 Turbo Hooping Christine
4-5 Sennyo mini/twins
5:30- 6:30 Amelia tosses

Other Tent

10:30 - 11:30 Jen Stalls
12-1 Carol Hooping to Heal
1:30 - 2:30 Maria Waist Hooping
3-4 Jen Sustained Spinning
4:30 -5:30 Danielle Poi


Other Other Tent

Danielle Flow-wand / Staff
This is an open space for all flow arts, or if other hoopers want to show off their skills.


And Don't forget to stick around for the sunset LED/Fire jam.

Multi-Talented

Jennifer Bailey is not only instructing but she is also vending her fantastic costumes.  She is a creator of beauty and sure to impress

Jennifer Bailey Just Added!!!

Jennifer Bailey was born and raised in Maine, and enjoyed a wonderful childhood on Horseshoe Pond. While growing up she took an array of dance classes including breakdancing, baton and gymnastics, which all began to lead her on her path to hoop love! She has always been a lover of nature and plants, and followed her passion to UMaine, where she earned her B.S. in Landscape Horticulture. It was during her time at UMaine that a friend came to visit and brought a set of homemade poi for her. From then on she has been in love with the flow arts. Soon after she saw a beautiful hoopdancer at a music festival and instantly fell in love with hoopdance. For Jennifer, hooping is so many things…exercise, dance, meditation, happiness, and release. Jennifer has performed with Blue Boy Productions and Psylab and got chosen to perform in Times Square, NY for Shpongle. She is a Hoopnotica certified Hoopdance instructor and is excited to share her passion for hooping with you.

We are Proud to add Maria Randolph to our list of instructors!!

In June 2010 Maria discovered hooping via Sara Janssens The Happy Hoop blog. Intrigued by the flow and movement available within the hoop Maria grabbed a hoop, found Amelia Whitney and begged for lessons on the spot! Maria has been addicted hoop dance ever since.  Although new to hooping, she endeavors to spread the hoop love wherever she goes via classes, workshops, jams and events. Maria is particularly passionate about building the hoop community in Maine by connecting hoopers with one another, New England, and the national hooping communities. Her current projects involve HoopFest New England, Maine Hoop Instructors Association and combining her love of travel, hooping and the delight of learning from each hoop talent she meets with a Rambling Hoop Tour. Maria teaches group and private classes in Mid-Coast Maine. www.hoopmeonline.com/www.hoopfestnewengland.com

We also will Have Sennyo from Bangor, ME joining us!!

Sennyo  first started hooping in summer of 2008.  She was the first hoop teacher around Bangor, Maine. She is one of the 4 founding members of the prop manipulation group, Aether Arts. Sennyo can often be seen performing on stage, street, parades and parties.

Hoop - Sennyo teaches weekly hoop classes and private lessons and is one of the administrators for New England on hooping.org. She also holds more intense workshops around Bangor, Portland and other locations in Maine.