oh ...sounds like you had a great trip! I cant wait to hear about it! Call me and tell me all about it... and when your recovered you should come back up and stay the weekend again.

As for the hoops goes if there is 10 -12 of them I can either bring them to you or maybe meet you somewhere in between. Like next months Meet and Greet in Lexington. Im not sure what day Kristal and sweet tea are thinking but I will send them a PM and see if they have decided on a date.

The main difference is that the water hoops, ( like some that Poosie Kat had at the M&G) have water inside them. This makes them heavier and easier for beginners. They also feel totally different that the "regular" hoops. More organic...like they warp around your body. I call them the massage hoops because the water feels like they are massaging around your lower back area. The down side to them is that they are limiting on hoop dancing tricks. Perfect for the waist, bad for stalls and reverses.

As for classes... gosh I havent even thought about it. I was trying to devert classes until I go through the HDIC course with Cristabel, but that is getting harder and harder to do. We do have a date for that training now. October 10 - 12th, here in Louisville. You know.. I would be more than happy to come up there one weekend, and do an hour or two workshop get, them going and bring them hoops. I dont think I would charge them right now, but It would be nice if they would donate some cash towards the gas. So if you think that would work... lets start looking at Feb calendar. Space could be anything from a school gym, to a fitness / dance studio, to even a church basement as long as the ceilings are high enough and plenty of room.

I have fire practice tonight but you can give me a call later this week and we can discuss it from there. Probally be great if we could get 10 - 15 people there.