Caroleeena's Circles Of Joy

Register for the Winter Hoopdance series by Dec 31 for a Special Surprise!

By Caroleeena December 28, 2012Hooping, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, cirque de vol, hoop, hoop class, hoopdance classes, hula hoop, hula hoop class, raleigh

The winter semester of my Beginning and Intermediate hoopdance series begins next Thursday. Register for the entire semester by December 31st and get a free hula hoop (in addition to a big discount)! - Beginner series: Thursdays 6-7:30 - Intermediate series: Thursdays 7:30-9! For more information or to register, please go…

Chestnut Ridge’s Japanese Peanut Salad Dressing

By Caroleeena December 15, 2012Food, Recipe, Uncategorizedchestnut ridge, chestnut ridge japanese peanut salad dressing, dressing, food, hoop convergence, japanese dressing, japanese peanut dressing, recipe, salad dressing

Anyone who has been to Hoop Convergence has been lucky enough to experience this amazing dressing. I ate it on everything! Salads, rice, pasta, beans, veggies, fish, potatoes... I briefly contemplated drinking it. I could not get enough of this stuff! It is delicious and it is very easy to make.…

Welcome To The Vegetable Circus (Triangle, NC)

By Caroleeena November 13, 2012hoopdance, hoopdance, Hooping, Poi, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, raleigh, Vegetable Circus

We just started a chapter of the Vegetable Circus in Raleigh, NC. We present in-school, after-school, and kids programs that highlight healthy nutrition, movement, and play. Consider starting a Vegetable Circus in your community.

The Value of a Hooper’s Training Journal … (and how to keep one)

By Caroleeena August 27, 2012hoopdance, Hooping, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, hoop journal, hoopdance, hooper's journal, hooping, how to make a hoop journal, hula hoop, journal, training3 Comments

Training Journals are great for learning, fun to peruse and full of insight. I love mine and I recommend keeping one. Bring it to classes, workshops, jams, and playdates. A Training Journal helps us cultivate and direct our growth. It serves as inspiration and aspiration, a collection of our epiphanies,…

How Can I Hurt Me? Let Me Count The Ways…

By Caroleeena August 19, 2012Poetry, Uncategorized2 Comments

How can I hurt me? Let me count the ways. I hurt me to the depth and breadth and height My hoop can reach, before reaching for arnica and Bandages of Ace and Epsom's salts. I hurt me to the level of every hoop's height and weight, by gaffer burn and…

Why Are Hoop Retreats So Expensive?

By Caroleeena July 3, 2012hoopdance, Hooping, Uncategorizedhoop convergence, hoop retreats, hoopdance, hoopfest, snow flow12 Comments

I remember a time when there were no hoop retreats. I remember playing in my backyard with Patika and AliCat and Christine and Valerie, dear friends and hoopers, all of whom lived a long drive away, and daydreaming aloud, "Wouldn't it be great if there was a retreat for hoopers!?! A…

Honing Performance and Shaking off Anxiety

By Caroleeena May 23, 2012hoopdance, Hooping, Poi, Uncategorized2 Comments

Someone recently asked me, "When did you stop being nervous before a performance?" I responded, "Stop? Maybe one day ... but I don't think they make calendars that far in advance." I am always nervous before a performance or speaking engagement or even before teaching my classes. I'm a shy person…

A Short Building Posture Ritual

By Caroleeena May 16, 2012hoopdance, hoopdance, Hooping, Poi, Uncategorizedmovement arts1 Comment

It only takes a second to reset optimal posture for movement arts, to build a posture of strength in your full range of motion. You start from the ground up: Feel your weight in your heels. Lift and then place the ball of each foot on the ground, one at a…

Directed Gaze – Directing Energy in Dance

By Caroleeena April 27, 2012hoopdance, Hooping, Poi, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, dance, directed gaze, hoopdance3 Comments

Directed Gaze is a dance concept, a way of directing focus, a way of directing energy. We can make people look at things by looking at them. Don't believe it? Go out on any street, stop and look up in the sky. Watch what happens. By directing the gaze, the…

Fire Arts and Safety Class and Weekly Classes

By Caroleeena April 20, 2012Uncategorizedclasses caroleeena playshops workshops

On Sunday, April 22nd, I am teaching a Fire Arts and Safety class that will qualify participants for their License to Burn. This three-hour class begins at 6:00 pm. Each student will get a fire safety manual, and have the opportunity to safety, extinguish fire, and use a variety of fire…