November 10, 2011
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Dr Hoop
Three and a half years ago I was in LA for a work conference and on the last day I took the bus to Venice Beach where I watched surfers, ate papaya and met a hula hooper. It was the first time I had ever seen an adult sized hula hoop and I was fascinated. She let me borrow hers and there in the sun and sand, I hooped. She taught me how to make the adult sized hoops ("The hardest part is finding someplace that sells the right size irrigation tubing," she said in a confidential tone. Yeah, no problem finding irrigation tubing in Nebraska.
)I came back to Nebraska and made hoops for everyone I knew. I started selling them at street festivals occasionally and taught an occasional workshop at my dance studio. I got an email from the community college asking me to start teaching hooping through the continuing education college and I wrote up a 5 week curriculum, bought materials to make hoops for class, made playlists, and started teaching as a Hooping Professor. (Technically I do have a doctorate, though not in hooping.)
Last night was the end of my second quarter as a hoop professor and my students were sad that it was over, excited to keep hooping, and one had bought the materials to make piles of hoops for everyone she knew just like I had years ago. It makes my hooping heart happy.
Comments (8)
That, my friend, is a frikkin' phenomenal success story.
I'd certainly rather be hooping today, than verifying a neverending spreadsheet.
i think you should totally make them call you "doctor" in the class, though. i'm da hoop docta!
also, what daff said.
That is so damn cool!!! Especially like Daff said -- how you got from point A to point B. Impressive!!
Baha I like what rache and daff have said, because yes and oh hell yes.
Like!
aww... hoop hoop hooray!
I remember you posting when you were making your hoops and thought that was the coolest thing ever. How awesome you get to share!
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