These days, hooping is a year round activity. While hooping might be especially fun outdoors at parks with friends, and at the beach while listening to a Dj, the cooler months are the perfect time to ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Samantha Gabai has taken a childhood toy — and applied it to dance. The University ...

Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual. For ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

The hoop dance, is believed to have started as a healing ceremony among Taos Pueblo medicine men, is now a vibrant expression of artistry and athleticism On the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday ...