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My September Journey Into Splits

By Caroleeena September 18, 2017health, Hooping, splits, Uncategorized, Yogacaroleeena, splits, yin yoga

This month, I set a goal of trying to get better at forward splits. I've made a lot of progress very fast and I want to share how. I can tell you some things about splits. Most people who teach them teach them in ways that are painful and not very…

How to Rock Flowers in your Hair

By Caroleeena June 10, 2015Costuming, Hoopdance, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, costume, flowers, hair, how to rock flowers in your hair2 Comments

Yesterday I saw two young girls walking down the street in my neighborhood. One had on a red dress with a red flower behind her ear. It was like a breath of fresh air. So pretty and sweet. I love wearing flowers. Flowers are fun! Real flowers, fake flowers, all the…

Caroleeena’s Interview on HulaHoopla Podcast

By Caroleeena December 30, 2014interview, podcastcaroleeena, Hoopanista, hula hoopla, interview, podcast

While I was at Hoop Camp, I was fortunate to be interviewed by the beautiful Hoopanista, Paige Tashner, of the Hula Hoopla podcast. This is a link to that interview: Caroleeena: Putting The Dance Into Hoopdance

Baby Doll Hands – the Fingerwork of T-Rex Arms

By Caroleeena December 5, 2014Dance, hoopdance, Movement, Performancebaby doll hands, caroleeena, dance hands, doll hands, fingerwork, handwork2 Comments

Baby Doll Hands are the fingerwork of T-Rex Arms and Chicken Wings. They are common among both new and experienced hoopers. This is the hand pose of baby dolls that are made to hold bottles. Baby Doll Hands are slightly rounded with the thumb almost touching, or touching, the thumb.…

Pretty silk fans for a reasonable price

By Caroleeena April 29, 2013Dancecaroleeena, class, fan, fan dance, fans, hoop convergence, learn, workshop

I am teaching Fan Dances at Hoop Convergence. If you don't have fans, I have found some at my local Asian market. Right now they have the bottom three colors (red, yellow and pink) for $20 a pair. If you'd like a pair, let me know and I'll pick some up…

The History of Pullen Park (Home of Raleigh Hoop Jam)

By Caroleeena April 4, 2013Raleigh, Uncategorizedcaroleeena, history, Pullen Park, raleigh, Raleigh Drum Circle, raleigh hoop jam3 Comments

In 1993 I wrote a history of North Carolina for our Secretary of State, Rufus Edmisten. I got to pour through the state archives and learn a lot about our state and our history, especially the history of our parks, and I thought I'd share the story of beautiful Pullen Park,…

Using Hoopdance Music Videos to Promote Musicians

By Caroleeena March 18, 2013hoopdance, Hooping, Music Video, Videocaroleeena, open source, roddy barnes, roddy meyer barnes, suicidal animals

I love to watch videos of people hoopdancing in their living rooms to music they love. I love to see people tearing it up to music they really get into. YouTube has both enabled us to do this and made it very challenging for us to do this. We have the…

Choreography: Finding Your Hook, Crafting Your Dance

By Caroleeena March 12, 2013Dance, hoopdance, hoopdance, Poi, UncategorizedBetty Adorno, caroleeena, choreography, hoopdance, poi dance1 Comment

Dance tells a story through movement. When choreographing a dance, we are making decisions about which story-telling devices to include, how to order our story, where to start, and how to end. For this piece we will deal specifically with the first aspect of choreography, deciding which story-telling devices to include.…

Happy Humbling Hoop Happenings!

By Caroleeena January 23, 2013hoopdance, Hooping, Uncategorized2013 Hoopies, caroleeena, CC Show, Circles of Joy, Hoop Lessons, Hooper Hall of Fame, Hoopies, Hooping.org, Instructor, Instructor of the Year, raleigh, Teacher, The C.C. Show, The CC Show3 Comments

The universe is showering me with so many blessings my knees are trembling under the weight of them! I am honored and humbled and awed. (Which makes it hard to write. Awe takes my words away.) I've just learned I've been nominated by my peers around the globe for two Hoopies!…

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…