Hi Laura,

Yes, there is a hoop class in Denver! It is a weekly class on Monday nights (5:30 to 6:30). The class is held at The Mercury Cafe and is taught by Anne Dellinger (FireFly). She is a certified HoopGirl instructor, so I would guess the style is slightly different than the Hoopnotica style Boulder classes (?).

It'd be great to have you at Monday's class. If you have any questions - please let me know :)

More info about the class can be found on Anne's website: www.fireflyhoops.com/classes.htm
Here is a video of Anne hooping...www.youtube.com/watch

Hi Laura!
I was wandering where all the Denver Hoopers were! I see my friend Danielle has informed you of FireFly Hoops and it's Denver class at the Mercury Cafe. It is a Beginning Level 2 class so it sounds perfect for you since you already have some experience. This past Monday was the first class of the 5 class series, but drop-ins are always welcome or you can get the series price if you want to do all the remaining 4 classes. The class is small so there is lot's of one -on-one instruction. In 2009 I will also be offering Intermediate HoopGirl classes. Hopefully this Denver location will work out better for you. I look forward to hooping with you soon!

Whirling Wishes,
Anne Dellinger
Licensed Hoopdance Instructor
www.fireflyhoops.com

Hi All-
I'm Shakti, I teach the intermediate hoop dance classes at O Dance Studio here in Boulder on Monday nights. Just a quick correction: Kristina, the women who teaches the beginner classes has Hoopnotica training, but in the intermediate class I teach my own lesson plans - I'm self taught (did my own teacher training:) so all 3 of our styles are probably very different. I'm starting a new 8 wk series up here in January: here is the text for that if you're interested:

Join Shakti in this 8-week intermediate hoop dance series that explores trick and technique. We’ll work on developing your unique style and flow inside the hoop. My hope for this series is to get you thinking differently about your movement patterns, introducing tricks you may have never seen before! Scroll down for a class-by-class description.

Week 1: Foundations of Flow
-Developing our unique language through planes of movement,
-Hand positioning/technique
-Reverse directions

Week 2: Illusion: Understanding Gravity and Momentum
-Isolations
-Floating stalls
-The Circus Wobble

Week 3: The Blackhole Between OK and Fantastic: Jump Throughs!
-5 ways to jump through in all planes

Week 4: Core Body Movement
-Hip hooping
-Knee hooping
-Traveling the hoop
-Chest hooping
-Neck hooping

Week 5: Wall Plane Movement – Embodying the Sun and Moon
-Behind the back pass and all variations
-Sustained spin behind the back
-Anti-spin
-Breaks, reversals in the wall plane

Week 6: Transitional Tricks – Exploring Combos
-Continuous corkscrews
-Front horizontal-plane isolation
-Step out, jump in
-Atomic twist
-Palm spin

Week 7: Group Combination – Creatively piecing together an ‘act’ as a group
-Developing audience awareness
-Recognizing your unique style

Week 8: Review and Continued Group Combination.

Love love! <3
Shakti
ps. Anne is great for all you Denverites. Stephiniti also teaches a beginning class at Aerial Dance Over Denver. Check 'em out!