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Hello April!
Spring is here! Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and fresh
green grass awaits you! Grab your hoop and venture into the sweet
freshness. This month, invite a practice partner to meet you at least once
at week outside for some playtime. Savor the miracle of your body, the
strength of your muscles, the brilliance of your breath.
I'll
be thinking of you during my daily practice time and sending good thoughts
your way.
Love,
Christabel
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Upcoming Classes
April 6 HoopSexy. San Francisco. This
friday night, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5-$15 donation. A facilitated practice time by
Christabel. No pre-registration needed (details in article below).
April 10+11
Beginner HoopDance Intensive. San Francisco. Tue & Wed,
7:30-9:30pm. Taught by Licensed Hoop Girl™ Workout Instructor, Erin.
April
17. Introduction to HoopDance. San Francisco. Learning Annex. By
Christabel. 7-9 pm. Location t.b.a. To register call (415) 788-5500.
April
18-May 25. Hoop Girl™ Workout Beginners. San Francisco. Wed 8:30-10pm. Taught by Licensed Hoop Girl™
Workout Instructor Annie. $180 for 9 hr class.
April 21. Introduction to the Hoop Girl™ Workout. Berkeley. Sat
12:30-1:45pm. Taught by Licensed Hoop Girl™ Workout Instructor Satise. To
register deliver $15 check to front desk at Curves. 2855 Telegraph Ave
94705 Questions? Call (510) 540-9256
May 3-June 7. Hoop Girl™ Workout
Intermediate. San Francisco.
Thurs 5-6:30pm. Taught by Christabel and Annie.
May 6
HoopDance Beginners/HoopDance Intermediate-Advanced Skillshop. SANTA BARBARA! 1-3pm, 4-6pm. Golden Door
Yoga. Taught by Christabel. Two workshops: 1-3pm (Beg) 4-6 (Intm/Adv) $99
including a hoop or $45 per workshop.
May 8-June 6. Hoop Girl™ Workout
Beginners. MARIN COUNTY! Tuesdays, 8:30-10pm. Taught by Christabel
and another surprise teacher at Stage Dor Dance Studio.
Click here to sign up now!
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Teacher Training Update
There is still space to jump into our next training! Join us for an
incredible weekend of learning, play and community.
Birmingham,
ENGLAND: April 27-29, 2007
San Francisco, California: July
13-15, 2007
Portland, Oregon: September 21-23, 2007
Los Angeles, California: November 2-4, 2007
Click here to learn more about the Hoop Girl™ teacher
training
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Christabel in Weight Watchers
Magazine!
British Weight Watchers Magazine did a story on Christabel's
Hulaerobics program, produced with Universal Pictures UK. Hulaerobics DVDs
will be available for purchase at Hoop Girl.com in June!
Click here to read the Weight Watchers Magazine story!
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Hooping is Preventative
Medicine
Hoopdance falls into the newest category of professionally recognized
fitness, known as "body-mind-spirit" practices. The focus in this
new category of fitness is on creating wellness through conscious movement,
nutrition, meditation and cardio-respiratory and strength training
practices which also stimulate personal growth. Hooping can help you the
enjoy pleasure while building power in your muscles. At the same time, it
encourages creativity and inspired thought. Many of us have also had
spiritual experiences of wellness and connection while hoopdancing. What a
gift!
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Doctor Blog Calls Hula Hooping, "Hottest New
Fitness Trend"
My Doc Online Health community chose to feature Hoop Girl™ in March!
It feels wonderful to have the importance of hoodance recognized in the
health and medical community.
Click here to See the blog on at My Doc Online Health
Community
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Sexy Hoop Girl™ Tank Tops Now
Available!
Beautiful low U-neck ribbed tank tops are now available to glamorize
your hoopdance! Available in hot pink and black with white logos. These
American Apparel brand tops are 100% sweatshop free and made in the USA.
Grab them while they're hot! $20 each
Click here to buy a Hoop Girl™ tank top!
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Pink Water Bottles Are Out!
Deliciously pink water bottles for your hydration delight are now
available! 32 ounce, shatterproof, vibrant color with white logos. Drink
more water... your body will love you for it. $15 each.
Click here to get your new pink water bottle!
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Congratulations LA Teacher Training
Graduates!
Congratulations graduates of the LA Level One Teacher Training! It was
a weekend of inspiration, deep learning and joy! We had two men attend from
Japan, and Maki, a Japanese woman, chose to teach in Japanese. It was
amazing to see how a well trained teacher can transcend language through
effective body gestures. Especially inspiring, Rikki, a gorgeous woman in
her 60's attended, and taught us all how hoop classes can create peace and
serenity, as well as sweaty high energy fun. Every single graduate chose to
purchase a yearly teaching license to teach the formatted Hoop Girl™
Workout Level One class... this means our network is expanding rapidly...
you can find a teacher near you on the HoopGirl.com website under the link
"classes".
Click here to learn more about the graduates!
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Namaste Interactive Newsletter Starts in
May!
Starting next month, you can expect a NEW brilliant newsletter! I have
admired the services of Namaste Interactive for some time now and believe
in their mission, values and quality product. Enjoy our evolution!
Click here to learn about Namaste Interactive
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FREE CLASSES during Bay Area National Dance
Week!!!
In celebration of Bay Area National Dance Week , we are providing 10
FREE introduction to hoopdance classes at Dance Ground Keriac, 2 open hoop
jams and opening our AllStar rehearsal for visitors. All events listed are
located at 1805 Divisadero (at Bush) unless otherwise noted. If you have
been wanting to experience a taste of hooping and learn some basic moves,
please come join us! Thank you for all your support San Francisco hoopers!
We love you!
Fri April 20 5:00pm-5:45pm
Intro to hoopdance
Sat April 21 7:00pm-7:45pm Intro to
hoopdance
Sat April 21 1:00pm-3:00pm
Play Jam at Kezar Stadium
Sun April 22 10:00am-10:45am Intro to
hoopdance
Sun April 22 1:00pm-3:00pm
Jam Panhandle park at McKinley Statue b/w Oak & Fell at
Baker
Mon April 23 4:00pm-4:45pm
Intro to hoopdance
Mon April 23 7:30pm-9:30pm AllStars
rehearsal
Tues April 24 3:00pm-3:45pm
Intro to hoopdance
Wed April 25 4:00pm-4:45pm Intro to hoopdance
Thurs April 26 5:45pm-6:30pm Intro to
hoopdance
Fri April 27 5:00pm-5:45pm
Intro to hoopdance
Sat April 28 3:00pm-3:45pm Intro to
hoopdance
Sun April 29
10:00am-10:45am Intro to hoopdance
Click here to learn more!
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Upcoming Performances
The Allstars have been very busy rehearsing for a big project, so we
only have a few public performances in April! I'm excited to be back
at Ruby Skye nightclub, 420 Mason Street. 3 five minute sets around
11:50pm, 1:30am and 2:30am.
April 13 Christabel performs with Gabriel and Dresden
April 21 Christabel performs with Behrouz
April 27 Annie performs with Nick Warren
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Hoop Sexy starts this
Friday!!!
Join Christabel this friday on Friday April 6 from 7:30-9pm at The
Women's Building Auditorium in the Mission. (Note we switched to this
larger location since there is so much interest).
Explore the
idea of "sexy" while hoopdancing. At HoopGirl™, we reclaim and
redefine "sexy". We believe anybody can claim this energy,
regardless of age or looks. We believe SEXY is a energetic radiance which
arises from total power, presence and passion in the now. HoopSexy is a
place where you can consciously create a quickening in your body through
focused hoopdance.
More than just a "jam", it is
focused personal practice time. No formal "instruction" is
provided. This is a space to teach yourself. Christabel provides music and
light facilitation which you can play with as you explore your own creative
dance. We welcome you to arrive adorned to celebrate yourself. Bring water.
$5-15 suggested donation. The Women's Building. 3543 18th St. #8 SAN
FRANCISCO, CA 94110.
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| Sponsorship by
Eco Teas Yerba Mate!
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We now have sponsorship from Eco-Teas, who produces organic fair trade
Yerba Mate. Their delicious green tea comes
from a sustainable 3 generation family farm in Argentina and is dried
without the use of smoke. I often drink Yerba Mate before performances
and teaching. It is like jet fuel for hooping! I respond faster, build
more endurance and maintain pep. We will have samples available from now at
many of our classes and events. Pop a teabag into your water bottle and
shake it up cold for some zing!
Click here to learn more about Eco Teas Yerba Mate
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| Move of the
Month: Whisper Horizontal
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Whisper is when you pass the hoop underneath a raised leg on a
horizontal plane.
WHISPER
HORIZONTAL
THE MOVE: An off
body move where the hoop is passed on a horizontal plane from one hand to
another underneath a raised leg extended out to the side.
Step 1: Start in WILD WEST. Swing the hoop down low to
the ground, switching your grip from the inside to the outside of the hoop.
Your palm can be facing up or down.
Step 2: Raise a leg
as high as you can and swing the hoop underneath. Grasp the hoop in your
other hand. Your palm can be facing up or down.
Step 3: Continue to pass the hoop around the body. You
can raise just one leg continuously or alternate raising one and then the
other.
Make your movement slippery and fluid by
deepening your breathe. Balance yourself with a strong core when you lift
your leg. Point your toe to extend the length even further. Tighten and
engage your whole body, envisioning energy surging up through your
balancing leg and projecting out through the extended leg.
IMAGINE: The hoop is a portal and you are launching
through with grace and precision.
AVOID: Moving the
hoop too far away from the leg being circled. Swing it around
closely.
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| iHoop Music
Goodies for You
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Brad Robinson, a San Francisco DJ, has been rocking my hoop world with
his superfun music. This month we have a link to his podcast from a
September set. Enjoy!
Click here for some hot free hooping tunes!
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| Hooping in the
Raw!
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Eat more green food! And... don't forget your supplements. Spinach,
collards, and kale are good for hoopers! They provide folate, vitamin C,
beta-carotene and other carotenoids. These substances can help prevent
heart disease, strokes, and cancer. Also, eating lots of green plant based
food creates an alkaline environment in the body which optimizes digestion
and nutritional assimilation. Be on the lookout for our new superfood
supplements, due out by summer!
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| Yes, Clothing is
on the way!
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Thank you for all your emails! Yes, the clothing line is on it's way
and will be available for sale by June 1st! Our beautiful flowing pants are
especially designed to sway with movement and the top gives you support and
freedom at the same time. The lines are professional and sexy so that this
can be worn for hooping play, teaching, performance or fun. Our featured
colors: royal blue, cherry red, and black. These colors are vibrant
statements of confidence, beauty and power!
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Contact
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Help me share hooping with millions of women! Have our hoops or
classes played a role in weight loss for you? I am working on a big
proposal for an organization which requires this type of documentation to
qualify hoopdance as "fitness". I only need a few more stories
with before and after images to complete my proposal. Please take a few
minutes and send your story and images as soon as possible. Thank
you!!
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