Spin Matsuri
20 people joined us at Guru-guru Camp during Golden Week for hooping, balancing, hiking, biking, bubbling, photographing, eating, decorating, bathing, playing, making a video, and so much more.
You’ll find these photos and more on Tink’s Flickr.
Guru-guru Camp is one of the highlights of my year and it is also a lot of fun for the kids and adults on Niijima. This year, it was a little bit too fun for my hoops.
Three were chewed by Tank the dog. Two sprung apart with snapped connectors. Five hoops were shredded on concrete to the point where the tubing was scratched. That was a good day!
I brought 11 hoops to camp. I left five of them behind for the garbage man; I felt guilty for discarding them, but they were too chewed up to repair. I shipped the rest home to fix up for harsh environments and rough play.
Love your hoops to the max, then turn them into hoops for the beach. More love, more love, more love.
Malcolm Stuart is in Tokyo, fresh from Sacred Circularities in Bali. We’re getting together at Yoyogi Park this Sunday, May 11, for a hoop jam. It’s a great chance to play and hoop and enjoy the fine spring weather together. (Please note this is not a workshop.)
Sunday, May 11 from 11am – 2 pm at Yoyogi Park in “the usual place” in the grass near the Harajuku gates. Please bring your own hoop – mine got destroyed at Guru-guru Camp.
I took a trip down to Niijima this week. Ah, it is glorious – blue skies, blue water, green trees, grey stone – and from next week, so many hula hoops! If you haven’t made your plans for Guru-guru Camp, get your ferry tickets and camp gear today. You really won’t want to miss it.
Hoops, juggling, photography, music, video shoot, meditation, beach fun, yoga are on the schedule so far and more will come when you join in the fun.
All the necessary details: http://spinmatsuri.com/guru-guru-camp/
Want to come to Guru-guru Camp, but don’t have camping gear? Join in with the Tokyo Gaijins’ all-inclusive Niijima camping weekend from May 3-6! 28,500 yen includes ferry, tent and camp gear, and 6 meals. Come to the top of camp to do workshops and hang out in the “hoop camp” with us and enjoy your meals and party time around the lower camp at night. Perfect combination!
I can always count on Ayumi to help out with my projects. She’s been part of the WHD Dance tutorials for three years in a row – and this year it was only me and her. I am grateful for her support no matter whether she is tired or busy or what.
We had a fun afternoon of mistakes and triumphs. You won’t see the mistakes, so here is a triumphant moment I can share with you:
The full set of tutorials will be ready for release soon. If you’d like access to all of them, please sign up to the mailing list!
Did you know that Tink can hula hoop while playing ukulele and singing? Here’s proof! The Frolicaholics covered “Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd” at Hoop Lounge on April 1.
Nature! Hooping! Play! So much fun. Join us on Niijima during Golden Week.
Improve your balance, coordination and strength while enjoying circus arts like juggling, acrobatics and hooping. Workshops in March and April! Ticket here: http://ptix.co/1cPMOp4 Special Value: 1000 yen discount on two workshops!
There are a lot of tips given to new hoop performers and one of them is always “engage the audience.” Unfortunately that advice is rarely followed up with instructions beyond “smile and make eye contact.” So for my own good, and maybe yours, too, I’ve written up 3 Ways to Engage Your Audience.
