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Hula hoops are putting a new spin on fitness
Modern fitness has gone old school. Or, perhaps more accurately, old schoolyard. One of today’s hottest trends borrows heavily from the past, taking the hula hoop and transforming it into a fitness tool.
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Playing with Fire & Getting Fit
Sonya started fire dancing after she saw first-hand how beautiful it could be. A couple of years later, she’s realized that poi isn’t just about making fire pretty. It’s also a fun, effective way to work out.
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HOOPS!....They Did it Again - Childhood Game Becoming Exercise Craze
The latest craze to hit the streets of Manhattan is hooping. Drop the Hula. Traditional Hula-Hooping – where the hoop is spun around the waist using circular movements of the pelvis – has risen to a new level of dance movement and exercise.
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Image Magazine: Stage Advice: Carnival de Fuego At Elitches
Pyromaniac paradise definitively describes the Carnaval de Fuego, meaning “carnival of fire” in Spanish, happening weekend nights at Elitch Gardens through Labor Day. Featuring a menagerie of circus-inspired performances, this show, produced by SRO Productions out of Texas, is a “visually scintillating” array of feats and routines with fire. In one routine, Melinda Rivers, a member of Denver-based fire troupe Fire Prism, mesmerized the audience with visually appealing movements and a fusion of music, lightness, darkness, and pure energy.
