Harmonic Threads is a well-known clothing company created and managed by Olive Marie. Based out of Detroit, MI, Olive provides stylish custom clothing for hoopers, fire spinners, and festival goers. These days, it’s easy to recognize her unique designs among the crowd at a festival. We wanted to know more about where it all started and how Olive has brought Harmonic …
Vendor Feature l Forged Creations
Forged Creations, a company known for creating some of the finest USA tech fans on the market, this couple has a real knack for crafting fire tools! Located in Temple,GA, Jay Becker the owner of the company is a skilled metal worker who redirected his passion towards props along with instructing, art pieces and more. Which just had us begging …
Performers Without Borders Spotlight: Spinning Spades
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Following out spotlight on Aileen, this time we’re taking a look at the performance dynamo, (Tyler) Spinning Spades. [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ …
Vendor Feature | Ninja Pyrate
[fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1086394711404901&hc_location=ufi” width=”500″ height=”400″ onlyvideo=”1″] We are the Ninja Pyrates. We’ve been in operation for 4 years now, 3 years in Brooklyn, NY, and this past year in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to make high quality and innovative flow arts equipment available at accessible prices, both online and at festivals nationwide. In doing so, we spread the love of …
Performers Without Borders Spotlight: Aileen Lawlor
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] With 2016 rapidly approaching we’re all preparing for the next round of festivals and flow retreats, but a small group of seven entertainers are readying themselves for a different adventure in performance and flow–they’re gearing up …
Tips on Making a Good Tutorial Great
Appeal to All Learning Types Can you Visualize it? Taste it? Hear it? Feel it? Adapting to a wide audience and speaking to the senses can make even the most difficult of moves debunkable. VARK is an acronym that refers to the four types of learning styles: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing Preference, and Kinesthetic. The VARK model acknowledges that students …
A peek into this weekend | Flow Show Chicago 2015
The Flow Show Chicago is one of three Flow Shows nationwide; it is a celebration of flow arts through object manipulation – think hoops, poi, fans, expressive and impressive dance and motion using props. The Flow Show Chicago celebrates the diverse and wonderful community of performers throughout the midwest, and promotes the artistic and professional development of flow artists across …
10 Inspirational Mini Hoop Spinners
Heya! I really enjoy mini hoops and through the time I’ve spent with them i’ve found loads of inspirations, some we all love and some we’ve yet to find. These are some seriously creative and innovative minds that deserve the spotlight on their works! So looking outside of popularity or technicality I wanted to share 10 Mini Hoopers who with …
Marium Akhter : Activist, Mother and Hoop Wonder
Marium Akhter started hooping in 2007 and she was passionate from the beginning. This Karachi, Pakistan native was taught by her father, who also trained 4000 girls in all cities of Pakistan. Although Marium lived in a country where girls are not allowed for perform for TV, stage, or even recreation, Marium holds 60 national awards as well partnership certificate …
Interview | 9 Year Old Prodigy Poi Spinner Hayden | Inspirations, Aspirations & Beyond
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/HaydenSpins/videos/vb.820284904753358/821375504644298/” width=”600″ height=”480″ onlyvideo=”1″] With over 500 shares on his debut video alone, crushing 3-Poi with Superman combinations akin to a youthful Chris Kelly, Hayden, 9 year old Poi spinning prodigy hailing similarly from the Northwest …