Visual Art – Charlotte

Hi! My name is Alexa, and I started hooping four years ago. While traveling around Europe, I was really impressed with the level of skill of the street performers. I experienced impromptu tango dances, fire poi, musicians singing, and hoopers hooping. When I saw the hooping, I said to myself, “I could do that!”. Since then, I’ve been working on developing my hooping skills and learning new ways to interact with the hoop. I would love to share some of the happiness that the hoop has brought into my life with others. I\'ve been making hoops for two years and have loved every step of the process. When I came up with the title for this shop, the phrase “Hooping For Life” kept popping up. Hula hooping means so many different things to different people because, since we are all varied and diverse, hooping becomes an extension of our being.Regardless of who you are, or where you take it, hooping gives you life and offers added vitality and meaning to it. Your hoop is your exercise, de-stressor, socializer, confidant, therapist, and most importantly your friend. When you introduce hooping into your life and see the manifold ways in which it affects it, you\'re hooked and you’ll hoop for life.