INSTRUCTORS
ABI LINDSEY
WORKSHOP
‘Intro to Hoop Juggling’ — Join me to level up your hoop skills! This introductory course is perfect for all hoopers at any skill level. The only prerequisite is the drive to learn a new skill. We will go over technique, form, practice routines, and so much more. You will not only leave with the understanding of the 3 hoop cascade, but you will also have a plethora of tools to further your skillset. Now whos ready to juggle!?
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Abi Lindsey has been pursuing circus arts for the past 10 years! Starting off in the fire spinning community she built her skill set as a teacher and performer. After teaching at over 100 events and private workshops she has perfected her personal teaching style. In recent years she has begun travelling all over the world to teach and perform hoop juggling. From Spain to Mexico she has had the opportunity to connect with so many amazing hoopers & circus artists.
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‘Non-linear Hoop Play for the Adventurous’ — Are you feeling stuck in the prop plateau and curious about unlocking new skills in flow? It’s time to experiment and play! Expand beyond repetitive practice, trendy influence, shake off rigid patterns and poke at perfectionism. Dance at your edge and explore a range of play that includes discovery exercises, non-dominant pathways and fun games to help us discover new possibilities and expand our range. Because of the wonderful weird nature of this class, each time is completely different! All skill levels can play here!
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A performer and dabbler in the arts since a young age, Ariel Amara fell in love with fire and hoop dance in the early 2000’s and has been performing and sharing her passion ever since. She has trained in clown and character from multiple schools, is a certified Laughter Yoga Leader and specializes in engaging audiences though hoop arts, stilt dance acrobatics and character play. Coming from Vancouver Canada, she has performed circus and facilitated workshops in five countries, and has studied a variety of movement and performance disciplines both locally and internationally. Collaborating with many people and organizations over the years, Ariel has participated in numerous community based projects focused on sharing the love of circus and play and the transformational power of creative expression. In her years working and playing within the performing arts, she has also explored choreography, stage management and other behinds the scenes rolls, always curiously developing her craft. Ariel is a Live Love Hoop certified hoop teacher and has been been sharing her experience and skills throughout her career through private and group coaching, youth mentorship and has had the pleasure of facilitating workshops at over 10 circus and flow festivals!
ARIEL AMARA
BLU HOOPZ
WORKSHOP
‘IllusionZ’ — In my IllusionZ workshop, we'll learn multiple different illusive combos that will help you level up and smooth out your isolations, folds and ghosting techniques. Although this workshop includes intermediate and advanced techniques, many concepts are accessible for beginners and I recommend all skill levels joining in and trying everything out! As I grow as a flow artist, I continuously modify this workshop to include some of my current favorite combinations, so get ready to learn my Freshest FindZ!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Oshiana is an up and coming hula hoop instructor and performer based in the Pacific Northwest. She's got 2.5 years of hooping experience under her belt and while her history is short, she's established her hoop style and is ready to share it with the world! She describes her style as "hoop tech, but make it sassy". Oshiana loves traveling and connecting with people and takes pride in maintaining her sense of child-like wonder.
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‘Turntable Tricks’ — In this class I will be teaching the foundations of musicality and how that relates to your flow. We will be learning some of my favorite tricks that will be tied together with some classic moves we all know and love! Within this class, you will learn how to explore different types of music and how to use the tempo within the music to pull out some epic moments in your day to day flow and performances. The cherry on top of the class will be adding in some bad bitch power stances to activate some inspiration for future performances and tie the musicality of any song into the flow of your choice. This class is designed for all levels of hoopers and students can expect to have their world ROCKED with some epic criteria I have cooked up.
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Guapoh aka Brandin is a Detroit based flow artist with a wide variety of teaching skills. From international retreats, to local conventions he has created a unique flow that you can feel just by watching. Brandin has been practicing flow arts for 8 years and has been teaching for 6! You can expect to walk away from this class not only will some new tricks and a bad bitch attitude, but a full heart and a huge smile 😊
GUAPOH
FERNANDA SUMANO
WORKSHOP
‘Legos: 3 Hoop Manipulation’ — In this workshop I'm going to show you how to play Legos! I will share with you my favorite sequences with 3 hoops to increase your hoop creativity. This is an all levels class for everyone to come enjoy. You don’t need to juggle hoops to play with three circles, just remember hoopers just wanna have fun!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Fernanda Sumano is a Mexican Hula Hoop expert with 14 years of experience in teaching and performing. Countries she has taught in are; Mexico, Israel, Guatemala, Argentina, Uruguay, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Canada, USA, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, and Cuba. She looks forward to adding Costa Rica to her resume! Needless to say all over the world Fer is one of the biggest Latin-American Hoop references.
Her goal in the hoop community is to grow the connection between hispanic and english spoken hoopers. Her event 'World Hoop Day Caribbean' is a great example of this. It creates this connection, making a bridge between styles, flow, and humans with the same love for hoops!
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‘Fancy Footwork’ — How to hula hoop on your foot. Learn the basics to foot hula hooping; both standing and on the floor. Technique and transitions are analyzed in this workshop; drills covered improve body posture, stability, and the traditional circus hula hoop way of spinning a hula hoop on your foot for hours!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Kate is a world-renowned circus artist, entertainer and entrepreneur from Canada, specializing in Circus Hula Hoop, Face Balancing, and Grand Multi Fire Hoop. Her client resume includes representation of Cirque du Soleil (Theatre Mama), and clientele such as Party like Gatsby Speakeasy EU, Cartoon Network, Princess Cruises, MSC Seascape and Adelaide Fringe Inc. Her work as an artist, entrepreneur and humanitarian has been performed in fifteen different countries across the globe.
Kate is the Canadian Director of the social circus NGO, Spark Circus and, the first Canadian Ambassador to Hoopologie, the world's most revolutionary hula hoop company. Her work as an entertainer and humanitarian (Spark Circus) has been featured in magazines such as L'oreal Vietnam.
In 2021, her digital adaptation to the circus arts industry and her work as a Director, Producer, Editor, and Artist was recognized by the Montreal Independent Film Festival and won “Audience Choice: Feature Film” at the Circus International Film Festival.
In addition to performing, Kate produces, directs and tours numerous shows and artists across the country for her company, The Little Bed Ball Company.
KATE RYAN
CATERINA SUTTON
WORKSHOP
‘Weaves, Rolls and Tosses with 1 and 2 hoops’ — In this workshop we will begin with 1 hoop and learn a variety of tosses, catches and rolls that are accessed from weaves and turns. I will share a pattern that is continuous and allows for this combo to be brought effortlessly into your hoop flow. From there we will add a second hoop and move through many of the same techniques we learned with a single hoop. This will enable us to access some incredibly show-stopping tricks in a simple, step by step process. I will also share some of my favorite hand-roll/ no-beat patterns with two hoops.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Caterina Suttin got her start hooping in 2009 and has been teaching and sharing her passion for hoops since 2010. She began teaching in Austin TX and then started to travel all around the USA teaching at festivals, retreats and hoop/flow events. In 2012 she was invited to teach in Switzerland, which was her first time teaching at an international event. Since then Caterina has taught and performed in more than 10 countries worldwide. Specializing in 1, 2 and 4 hoops, she has a passion for clean lines, smooth transitions and complex techniques.
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‘Mandala Madness’ — In this workshop we will explore the infinite possibilities of mandalas and orbits, from 1 to 9 hoops. All levels are welcomed as we will unfold the secrets of the sacred geometries to create your own and unique shapes, understanding how to make it, unmake it, and rock it all! But don't you worry, we will start from the basics and you will soon start adding hoops, as far as your creativity allows you to go . See you soon!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
I 'm a hoop and circus performer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been hooping for over 6 years now: teaching, learning, and enjoying this Journey that the hoop life provides. Since 2020 I decided to devote myself to this lifestyle and since then I have done nothing other than hoop, skate, and fire spin. I love to live my life through my passion, and love to share it as well. Come join me and so many others at OHR, let's hoop together!
JO ONORATO
TAYLOR FLOWS
WORKSHOP
‘Double Trouble’ — Trying to find new tricks and transitions within your double hoop flow? Let solve some of your double trouble by adding a new, dynamic, and unique long combo to your doubles repertoire! We will be breaking down a longer combo into sections, allowing us to delve not only into new tricks, but new transitions as well. Because we will be taking the time to break down each piece of this combo, there will be a takeaway for all levels.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Taylor Duffrin, aka Taylor Flows, is a specialty performance artist and international flow arts instructor based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her flow arts career started back in 2014 when she purchased her first hula hoop. Upon starting, she began to realize that what was intended to be just a hobby had captivated her heart and was turning into something much, much bigger. Taylor has performed all over the United States at festivals, parades, and private parties ever since. What started off as performances with a single hula hoop began to evolve into a love of teaching and sharing hoop dance with others. Taylor has become a successful international instructor, teaching single hoop, double hoop, multiple hoops, and fan tech. She has taught all around the globe from The Hula Hoop Institute’s Hoop Dream Retreat Malaysia and Bali, to Rendez v’Hoop France, to Alpine Hoop Retreat Austria, to Hoop West Canada, SWHoop Bristol, Oasis Hoop Retreat Costa Rica to many retreats around the US. With the surge of COVID and wanting to connect with her students and friends around the globe more regularly, Taylor decided to create online classes and tutorials to keep her passion alive during the off season of retreats. Her online courses have been wildly successful to thousands of hoopers worldwide.
WORKSHOP
‘Lights, Camera, Hoop!’ — This is a class focused on performing for the camera and filming flow. Everyone in class pairs up and gets the chance to be the videographer and the “performer.” Prior to the performing and film partner exercises, I cover performance technique and help elevate everyone’s camera skills. By learning how to be a better performer for the camera, students will naturally learn how to become better performers for their audiences, because the camera is just like having an audience. I had so many people ask me about tips for taking videos and I think everyone would love to learn how to do that, especially in such a beautiful location. This class will definitely be more flow/dance based.
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Amanda Lee, aka Miss Hoopdidoo, is an international hoop instructor and multi-faceted performer. She’s taught in over 10 different countries and in countless cities across America. She’s performed on some of the biggest stages in the world in South Korea, China and Mexico. Amanda incorporates her professional background of dance into her flow and teaching style, acknowledging the movement of the body just as much as the flow of the hoop. Her goal is to create a space for people to feel empowered, inspired and at home in their own bodies. She’s excited to return to her favorite hoop retreat in Costa Rica and connect with everyone in paradise.
MISSHOOPDIDOO
DEVAIYA RA
BONUS WORKSHOP - Let's deepen our connection with self, together!
'Soul Seduction: The Art of Somatic Hooping’ — This workshop is an invitation for you to deepen the connection you have with your hula hoop and flow. We all know that this flow art helps us feel good in our bodies, but what if it did something more? What if it helped us heal the parts of ourselves that are afraid of being seen? In this workshop, we will explore different embodiment practices with and without the hoop to help you unlock new flow and to become so wildly expressed. Alongside this, we will be exploring the four aspects of Soul Seduction: Primal Awakening, Intimacy, Sensuality, and Sexuality. Get ready to feel something you’ve never felt before…this is Soul Seduction: The Art of Somatic Hooping!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Devaiya Ra is a Somatic Coach who utilizes movement-based practices to support people in creating lasting change and impact in their life. A co-facilitator at Oasis Hoop Retreat, Devaiya is a true lover of flow arts and the sacred circle. He has performed and taught across Western Canada and the United States offering a deeper experience of hula hooping that fuses together embodiment practices with technical skills to help people deepen their relationship with hooping. Alongside flow arts, Devaiya has also been a professional burlesque performer, prayerformance ceremonialist, as well as a cheeky gogo dancer. It is through the multifaceted performing arts that Devaiya has carved a unique place within the hoop community creating the invitation to seduce and wow audiences and students for many years.
DAILY YOGA
‘Alignment Based Yoga’ — Our morning yoga practice will be the perfect way to wake up and start your day. Each one hour sequence will be designed to warm the muscles of your body with a different anatomical focus each day. Expect breathwork, static and then active stretching woven into a flow, and closing with savasana to reset the body and mind.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Sarah discovered Yoga while working on a triple major in University. It stopped her in her tracks. Her love of Asana continued to grow as she found both physical and emotional empowerment within the practice. Her strong anatomy focused background as a High school Biology teacher and personal trainer allows her to cue alignment and refinement of each pose helping students reach their maximum physical success.
Sarah’s energetic personality infused with her creative sequencing creates memorable classes every single time. She aims to create an inviting, caring space for students of all levels and inspire people to find hidden strength, grace and freedom within their bodies and minds.
