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.  

Meet Amelio Bedelio

Amelio began her hoop journey in 2007 when she saw some beautiful hoopers at Bonnaroo.  She went home, made her first giant heavy hoop, played with it a little bit, and put it down.  The next spring,  at a small Earth Day Festival at Plymouth State University, she met a hooper that sold her a hoop and taught her tricks.  She was hooked on You Tube and festival hooping through the end of her college days.  Since graduating, Amelio has spent the past few years as a vagabonding hooper and instructor, stopping in Damariscotta, ME to teach classes last summer and Berkeley, CA to study with some "Master Instructors."  She is a Hoop Revolution Mentor, having the chance to learn from Anah "Hoopalicious" Reichenbach and Rayna McInturf at teacher training retreats in Joshua Tree, CA and Kauai, HI.  She is currently in transition at the moment, but will have classes up and running around Maine and possibly more of New England by spring 2012.

More Fantastic Instructors

I am excited to share with you another wonderful instructor from the Lewiston/ Auburn area.

Carol Turner/Instructor

 

Carol Turner is a48 year old mother of 3 adult children and grandmother from Turner, Maine.

At the end of 2009 Carol was given a hoop in exchange for helping a friend.  Carol did not know how to hoop and when she tried... it was a collective of awkward movements and expressions.  Uncomfortable at first with the 'awkwardness' the hoop hung on the door and simply looked pretty.  Once in awhile Carol would take the hoop down and would attempt getting the hang of it.  2010 was a tragic year for Carol and she knew she needed to do something to heal her mind, body and soul so she started to play with her hoop more...and more. With a strong need to process  and heal from the challenges of life Carol began to 'Hoop To Heal'.While learning to hoop Carol allowed herself to laugh heartily while hooping by herself in the living room of her home. After getting the hang of hooping there were noticeable changes in Carol.  Not only had she now lost 50 pounds, she became a more grounded,  balanced individual with an increased self esteem.  As Carol became more confident while hooping she began to hoop around others. Hooping in tucked away places in the community lead to hooping in more visible places as her confidence grew.  There was an effervescence of joy bubbling over when hooping that Carol had never felt before and the desire to share this happiness and joy couldn't be contained any longer.  Carol became a certified instructor and now is teaching adult ed classes in the Lewiston/Auburn area.  Carol has also done workshops with individuals with developmental disabilities and holds a weekly Hooping Potluck where hoopers can share  soul food and hoop after. Hooping is meditative and prayerful for Carol and "Hooping.To Heal" is now enhancing the lives of others in Carol's community. Hooping = Happy!!