On a cool but clear Saturday afternoon near downtown Martinez, you wouldn't have known there was a hula hoop renaissance going on. But Nancy Fleischauer and Shannon Grasso were there, doing basic ...

Hula-hooping's not just for kids on the playground anymore. The Spin Coalition recognized as much when it emerged in South Philadelphia in 2011 to bring together (mostly) adult hoopers and flow ...

“Hula hooping is a gateway prop,” says Ellen Phillips, co-founder of Grind City Flow Arts. “It’s usually the first prop that you pick up, but then you start learning all these other flow arts. It’s a ...

A bead of sweat rolls down her forehead as she jumps, moves in circles and dances in a mostly deserted park. Her eyes are focused on her hula hoop, which twirls, and swerves up and down her body at a ...

Sophie Camden patiently taught about 20 people how to juggle Saturday afternoon on the south lawn of the Missouri Capitol. She provided soft, stuffed leather balls for her students to try. They were ...

Mason, Michigan — In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include additional information about the owners' training in pole, flow and spin arts. WAUSAU – Following a performance by Green Bay-based band Brass ...

BENGALURU: Brightly coloured hoops going round and round, staying afloat by the sheer rhythmic movements of someone’s waist is what most people think of when they hear ‘hula hooping’. But several ...

Standing at the front of her class at Ouroboros Movement Studio, on the New Leicester Highway, Melanie MacNeil demonstrates a series of moves, showing students how to “flow.” Weaving and swishing, ...