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Charity Hoop Making – July 7th

ImageJoin us for a two hour hoop making workshop and hoop jam with mini lessons as part of the IMA “Flea Market for Fukushima” on Sunday July 7th at 11 am. Only ten spaces available! Minimum donation 1,000 yen; all donations go to the Takadashi Project providing meals for Fukushima refugees.

The event includes a bake sale, flea market, fun activities, and a full day of creative and healing workshops. Be sure to put this charity spectacular on your calendar.

To pre-register please vitis the IMA Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/459788014115863/

 

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Summer Events 2013

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Oh, the rainy season has begun, but let’s not stop hooping. In fact, we have a bunch of hooping events planned all the way through summer. Mark your calendars and check Facebook for details and updates.

June 23
4th Sunday Spin
1pm @ Yoyogi Park. FREE

June 29
Nagisa Music Festival
Aginomoto Stadium. Tickets: 4300.

July 7
Charity Hoop Making
11 am – 1pm @ Okachimachi. 2000 yen
Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/459788014115863

July 13
Beach Hooping
Noon @ Kamakura. FREE

July 28
4th Sunday Spin
1pm @ Yoyogi Park. FREE

August 3
Edogawa Hanabi Hoop Picnic
4 pm @ Iidabashi Station. FREE

August 25
4th Sunday Spin
@ Hoopie Garden in Nagano!

And don’t forget there is also InoPoi on the 1st Sunday of the month from 1 pm at Inokashira Park, Hoop Lounge monthly (the next one is July 3),  Shonan Earth Poi on the 1st Saturday of  the month from 2 pm at Kandai Koen in Fujisawa, and weekly meetings of Shinjuku Zatsugidan fire artists. If you know of other regulary scheduled events, or special summer festivals and activities where hoopers are welcome to play, leave a comment below.

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The Clock Act

This is the act I performed nightly – on fire – in Thailand for Spark Circus during January and February. It’s captured here in a show at Hoop Lounge in March. Of course, we can’t burn things indoors in Tokyo, so I did it with LED hoops instead.

Being in a fire show was a new experience for me. I was afraid of the fire at first* but by the end of the 6 week run I was comfortable playing with flames. My act was very different from the more skilled performers’ pieces so I was included in the lineup almost every night. I got a lot of practice and I had to stop being scared of fire.

This video is the first time I got to see the act all the way through. I have a rehearsal video from December, but the piece evolved from its original choreography. I think I like it. I’ll keep using it and it will continue to evolve. And revolve.

* The first time the circus crew lit its tools, I had a panic attack, dropped mine, and cried. Not a great beginning.

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Learn Tricks, Help Tohoku

Sunday, March 10, Tink will lead two special workshops full of tricks she learned while travelling with the World Hoop Day Dance, at Hoopcamp, Hoopy Happenings, and in Spark Circus.

Tricks, tricks, tricks (part 1)
An hour long class of amazing tricks I learned from teachers around the world, including Malcolm Stuart, Gail O’Brien, Philo Hagen, and more. Pick up some crazy new moves and combos.
Sunday, March 10. 1:30 pm – 3 pm. 3000 yen. Only 7 places available. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

Tricks, Tricks, tricks (part 2)
More tricks – this time with two hoops! Explore twin moves including isolations, moves using mismatched hoops, anti-spin and more. Try some partner play, too. This class shares techniques learned from Deanne Love, Mark Douglas, Jeff Robinson, and Nicole Wong.
Sunday, March 10. 3 pm – 4 pm. 3000 yen. Only 8 places still available. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

All registrations from March 1 will help fund one of our favorite social circus projects, Niko Niko Taishi. Share your love and help bring smiles to kids in Tohoku who are still suffering mental stress two years after the tsunami. 

Don’t miss out on this one-time only download of new ideas, moves, and sequences.

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New Workshops for a good cause

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I am fundraising for Spark! Circus, a social circus based along the Burmese border in Thailand. I will be performing with them in January and February. Please support this project by signing up for classes and private lessons with me.

Hoop Fitness A killer class for strength and cardio training. 60 minutes will knock you out. This class features core hooping with multiple hoops, circus drills, jumping, running, and sustained movement, plus some intense exercises to build strength. This workshop incorporates a mix of techniques from Jewelz and Lisa in Australia, plus drill patterns from Hoopcamp. Sunday, March 3. 10:30 – 11:30 am. Only 10 9 places available. RSVP by 12/31: 3000 yen. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

Hooping with Kids Whether you are a parent, game leader, or a teacher, this workshop will show you some incredibly fun ways to incorporate hoops into your classroom, parties, or daily life. Kids age 5 and over are welcome with parents. Sunday, March 3. 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Only 12 9 places available. RSVP by 12/31: 3000 yen per adult or Family ticket: 1 parent + 2 kids: 5000 yen Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

Tricks, tricks, tricks (part 1) An hour long class of amazing tricks I learned from teachers around the world, including Malcolm Stuart, Gail O’Brien, Philo Hagen, and more. Pick up some crazy new moves and combos. Sunday, March 10. 11:30 am – 12:30pm. RSVP by 12/31: 3000 yen. Only 10 9 places available. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

Tricks, Tricks, tricks (part 2) More tricks – this time with two hoops! Explore twin moves including isolations, moves using mismatched hoops, anti-spin and more. Try some partner play, too. This class shares techniques learned from Deanne Love, Mark Douglas, Jeff Robinson, and Nicole Wong. Sunday, March 10. 1 pm – 2 pm. RSVP by 12/31: 3000 yen. Only 10 9 places available. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com.

Private Lessons with Tink Learn in the comfort of your own space and at your own pace. Individual instruction allows you to focus on exactly what you want to learn and ensures you are geting as much attention as you want. We’ll discuss your goals before our session.
By appointment only. December 1- 30. 60 minute session, 5000 yen. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com for an appointment.

Performance Preparation with Tink Have a show that you need some help with? Getting ready for your debut at Hoop Lounge? Looking to add more oomph to your stage act? Not sure what to wear? Call on Tink to give you a positive and helpful critique along with pointers for wowing the audience.
By appointment only. December 1- 30. 60 minute session, 5000 yen. Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com for an appointment.

Extra Special Fundraising Goodies

  • Hand-drawn Postcard from Thailand (10 available): 2000 yen
  • Hooping Life Playing Cards (1 available): 1500 yen
  • Handmade Flower Hair Accessory (1 available): 2000 yen
  • Hoop Button and Sticker Pack (2 1 available): 1000 yen

Please mail spinmatsuri@gmail.com to purchase. Shipping within Japan only, please.

Why am I doing these workshops in March? Why do you have to pay in advance? These workshops are a fundraiser to support Spark! Circus’ upcoming performance tour. The money raise by advance sales of these workshops will support the shared costs of the tour, including toys and circus supplies that we donate to the refugee camps, orphanages and schools around Mae Sot.I will be participating in Spark! Circus in Thailand from January 5 – February 22, 2013 and Since I will be busy preparing my acts, costumes and workshops for the kids before I go, I will do the Tokyo classes when I return. Plus, I expect to have some great new moves from my fellow performers to add to the workshops! 

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WHD Dance in Tokyo – schedule for WS and practices

We have just a few weeks left before World Hoop Day. I arrived home from the tour today and I am ready to take Tokyo’s hoop dancers to the next level with this choreography. I hope you have been practicing! If not, there is one official workshop and several practices scheduled before our filming date on 12/16.

WHD Dance Workshop
11/26 (Monday)  7-9 pm
Edogawabashi Gymnasium (map)
Learn the whole dance from beginning to end!
The workshop is free, but there is a 300 yen entry fee for the gymnasium. RSVP is essential via e-mail or FB.

WHD Dance Practices
11/25 (Sunday) 3 -4 pm at 4th Sunday Spin, Yoyogi Park
11/28 (Wednesday) 1 -2 pm at Edogawabashi Gymnasium
12/1 (Saturday) 1-2 pm at Yoyogi Park
12/9 (Sunday) 7 – 8 pm at Edogawabashi Gymnasium (to be confirmed)
These practices are free (300 yen entry at Edogawa Gymnasium). Please bring your own hoop. We will refine our group dance, work on duos, and smooth out any tricky bits.

WHD Dance Filming
12/16 (Sunday) 1-3 pm @ Yoyogi Park
One final rehearsal followed by the filming. Wear your favorite hoop costume and bring your hoop.

If you would like to make a donation to World Hoop Day, it will be gratefully accepted. World Hoop Day funds raised in Tokyo will be going to hooping activities with Spark! Circus and the Peace Boat.

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Hoops at the Peace Boat Office.

Hoops at the Peace Boat Office.

Pania, Tink, & Laura crafted 18 hoops at the Hoop Making Party last night. The next voyage of the Peace Boat will carry these, plus 42 additional hoops and materials to make even more as an on-board activity. These hoops are sponsored by our World Hoop Day donations; thank you all for contributing in 2011.

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Hoop Making Party for Peace Boat on 8/2

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We’ve been invited to the Peace Boat office in Takadanobaba on Thursday night for a hoop-making session before the next voyage sails. We have blank hoops to decorate and also materials to make as many as 80 more hoops. Let’s get together and craft the night away.

Thursday, August 2
8:30 pm –
Peace Boat GET office
1-32-13-4F Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0075
RSVP for the event on FB

Peace Boat sets out on its next voyage on August 24. After four year of hooping for peace, Voyage 77 marks the official launch of the on-board hooping program, Hoop-paz. Pania Lincoln, who heads the project, has worked hard to make this happen and we are very proud to be part of the Hoop-paz from on shore.

In addition to a performance troupe, Hoop-paz distributes hula hoops at ports all around the globe. Since 2008, thanks to World Hoop Day donations and the support of Hooplovers and Spin Matsuri, we’ve crafted hundreds of hoops for Peace Boat. Come be part of the fun.

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Ready to Play?

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The Hoop Inventions workshop on Thursday will use these large game pieces to direct us to new moves and sequences – and lots of laughter! Come after work for a free workshop that ends in a bedtime story of our own creation.

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Tanabata Beach Hooping

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There is little better than standing in the surf and hooping.

Come along to Kamakura on Saturday 7/7 for a sunset hooping session at the seashore! We’ll meet at Kamakura Station, east exit, at 3 pm and walk to the beach together.The beachside bars, restaurants, and massage huts will be open for business. The water is warm enough to swim, too.

After sunset, let’s bring out our fire and glow toys for a spectacular play time. 7/7 is Tanabata, the festival of star-crossed lovers. Maybe we can come up with a Tanabata hoop dance on the beach.

Please BYOH & flow toys (fire and glow encouraged), swim suit, & other beachy things.