Awesome hoop video!! Electric Forest Entry!

This is possibly the cutest hoop video you will ever see, featuring one of my students (though I cannot take credit for much of her hoop ability, the gal is amazing!), Brittany, and her guy Mickey (who are also possibly the cutest couple you will ever see). Go watch it and like it on you tube so that they can win tickets to Electric Forest! And come to class if you want to meet Brittany!

Hoopnotica on Good Morning America!!

Check out this video/article, so awesome to see hooping on such a national stage!!

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/kelly-osbourne-loses-70-pounds-hula-hooping-120417393.html

Photo: Redbook Magazine

ABC News' Rachel Smith reports:

Hoopnotica is the latest Hollywood weight-loss craze causing quite the hoopla among celebs.

A favorite with style-watcher Kelly Osbourne, Hoopnotica uses a device like a hula hoop to tone your core, abs, legs, arms, back and butt by re-introducing a playful element into physical fitness.

Osbourne did Hoopnotica to get ready for Oscar night, telling "Self" magazine that hooping was one of her secrets to keeping off the 70 pounds she's lost since 2009.

"I have a Hoopnotica hula hoop," she told the magazine. "I use it every day, and it's made my back and arms stronger, and my waist has gone down 2 inches! On Saturday nights my friends and I put on ridiculous outfits and hula-hoop and dance when everyone else is at 'da club.' We call it #HipHopAnonymous. Adam Lambert is in it. We live in the same building, and random people show up. The next morning you're like, 'Oh, my God, I'm so sore,' but you had the best night ever."

Jackie Hesley, a certified Hoopnotica instructor who learned her moves at the Hoopnotica studio in Venice, Calif., has also lost about 50 pounds in six months.

"It is cardio and strength training because you're using all of your core muscles," Hesley told ABC News. "You tighten up the sides of your body and you tighten up your center or your hips or your legs."

Gabriella Redding started Hoopnotica because hooping seemed fun and healthy to her. After originally weighing 182 pounds, she's lost 50 pounds in a year thanks to exercise.

"You can burn up to 600 calories in an hour, moving your arms in and out and coming up," Redding said.

And Osbourne isn't the only celebrity hooper. Michelle Obama, Catherine Zeta Jones, Jason Mraz and Beyonce also reportedly enjoy the exercise.

Hooping burns an average of 420 calories per hour, which is the equivalent of a cardio-kickbox class.

Pin up hooper!!

Hey guys! A couple of weeks ago I had some great pinup photos taken by Ashley of The Bella Rush Photography, and course I had to include in a hoop!

Burlesque in Old Town Spring!!

Starting NEXT Monday, April 8th, I'll be teaching Burlesque Basics at Herbal Insanity in Old Town Spring! Burlesque is one of those things that seems to be on so many bucket lists, so now is your chance to to learn this beautiful art of the tease! We'll go through the history of Burlesque, how to choose the PERFECT alter ego, and all those fabulous moves, from the bump and grind to glove removal, and SO much more. Don't think you have the right body for Burlesque? NONSENSE! This dance is for ALL ladies, sexy comes in all shapes and sizes.

Classes are at 6pm on Mondays and are $65 for a 6 week session, or $15 per drop in class. Regular workout attire is just fine, to sign up contact Herbal Insanity at (832) 764-0273, or at their NEW location at 26303 Preston Building C in Old Town Spring. Can't wait to see ya there!

LOVE!

Festival time is upon us! One of my favorite videos by Katie Sunshine!

No Class tonight!

Don't forget, NO CLASS tonight!! I'm performing at Avant Garden on Westheimer (show starts at 7:30pm, upstairs, $5). Next class is Thursday, All Levels Hoop Dance at Yoga Studio of The Woodlands, and next Tuesday we begin HoopnoticaFiT. It's less dance, more toning, and all your favorites are included, squats, lunges, and more. Can't wait to see ya!

Super Bowl Hoopin'!

Anytime is an opportunity to hoop, even a Super Bowl party!

Are you excited for Burlesque Basics this Friday?? I know I am!