Howdy, friends...
Hopefully I'll get to meet all of you soon. My name's Bird, I just arrived from Charlottesville where I made hoops (and still do so) for Spiral. I'm trying to work on my skills here in RVA (I'm pretty new to the hoopin' thang, just since September) so I've been carrying my hoop over to the YMCA because there's a great little half-gym that's almost always empty, with a mirror wall---and the other day, the Wellness Director approached me and said she'd love to have hoopers come practice there! Regular practice space once a week or more, and maybe even advertised events once a month (like something inclusive of kids, families, the community).
The catch: you've gotta be a member of the Y. She tried really hard to work around that, but that's the deal. The good part about that is it's sliding scale---my membership to ALL the YMCAs in Richmond is $12/month, and it would only be 10 if I was just a member at the Franklin Street one. Cheap.
So. My question is, of course, who's up for it? I go there all the time already, so if you're a member of the Y or are thinking of joining, hit me up! Let's organize!
Thank you, thank you. Bird
Hopefully I'll get to meet all of you soon. My name's Bird, I just arrived from Charlottesville where I made hoops (and still do so) for Spiral. I'm trying to work on my skills here in RVA (I'm pretty new to the hoopin' thang, just since September) so I've been carrying my hoop over to the YMCA because there's a great little half-gym that's almost always empty, with a mirror wall---and the other day, the Wellness Director approached me and said she'd love to have hoopers come practice there! Regular practice space once a week or more, and maybe even advertised events once a month (like something inclusive of kids, families, the community).
The catch: you've gotta be a member of the Y. She tried really hard to work around that, but that's the deal. The good part about that is it's sliding scale---my membership to ALL the YMCAs in Richmond is $12/month, and it would only be 10 if I was just a member at the Franklin Street one. Cheap.
So. My question is, of course, who's up for it? I go there all the time already, so if you're a member of the Y or are thinking of joining, hit me up! Let's organize!
Thank you, thank you. Bird
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Re: Hoop space at the downtown Y!
Wed, January 30, 2008 - 2:17 PMThanks so much for getting all the details about this for us. I happen to be a member of the Y so I could work out days to come and practice. If I remember the rules correctly I think you can bring a guest in for $10. That might be worth it for folks that really need an indoor space for practice some time. You have to attend with a member so we would have to coordinate dates and times to meet there.
Who knows, maybe we could generate even more interest and continue to try and negotiate non-member participation. Never hurts to keep asking. Thanks again, Bird.
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Re: Hoop space at the downtown Y!
Tue, February 5, 2008 - 12:56 PMI would be totally down for this. I've been thinking about joining the Y for quite some time now; but between being busy and being lazy I haven't had a chance. This is inspiring me to join now! I'm new to hooping also, and I try to practice in my apartment but I can only do so much with low ceiling fans and a 6ft. diameter circle in my bedroom. hahaha.
I live downtown and would probably be going to the Y on franklin st. Is this the one you usually go to?
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Re: Hoop space at the downtown Y!
Tue, February 5, 2008 - 1:54 PMPerfect!!!! I hope you and Bird can hook up! The downtown Y is a little far for me but I would be willing to make a special trip from time to time. It sounds like Bird is there all the time.
So cool to see hoopers linking up....I LUV IT!!!!!!!
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