The Hooping Life, the documentary film about the roots of the modern hoop dance movement, continued spinning things up around the world in recent weeks with screenings in Paris, Chicago, New York City, Winnipeg, Dallas, Memphis and several other cities. Most of the screenings were quite public, while some were rather organized, but the results always resulted in everybody spinning it up. By director Amy Goldstein, The Hooping Life was filmed over six years, following the lives of several noteworthy hoopers in our community. And as you probably already know, the screenings of The Hooping Life have routinely been so much more than a movie ever since they began. With workshops to teach others how to hoop, performance showcases, hoop jams with DJs and live music and more, seeing this movie is always an event. Let’s take a closer look! Read the rest of this entry →