I am finally catching my breath after three straight weeks of out of town festivals and performances. July has been an incredible and exciting time of sharing my love of the hoop with the masses. The first festival I was delighted to be asked to perform at was the All Good festival. I was asked my one of my best friends and one of the most talented hoopers I know, Michele Clark to come and hoop and help out as she taught workshops during this fun festival with many of my favorite bands. We were joined by Brecken Rivera and Julia Hartsell (HoopDrum and Hoop Convergence). I was beyond honored to share hoop time with these insanely talented and fun loving hoopers. (Search for them on Youtube if you want to see some amazing hoopers!)
This past weekend, I went to FloydFest with my Fire Performance Troupe DanceAFire where we performed our piece "Nacho Fuego" each night and facilitated a safe fire performance area for other fire dancers. The festival was incredibly well run and we were treated exceptionally well and once again it was an honor to perform with Michele Clark and Julia Hartsell. I also managed to catch several AWE INSPIRING hoop performances by Spiral who performed with Blues Traveler, the Yard Dogs Road Show and many other fantastic bands.
I also discovered a new FAVORITE BAND. . . EOTO. Their music totally rocks, and at the end of their set the band sent out some beers to a few of us hooping at the side of the stage. "These are from the band, thanks for hooping" we were told as we were handed an ice cold beer.
