The Scotiabank Dance Centre closes on Stat Holidays, so we don’t have a class this Monday!

Lots of spots still available in weekly classes on both Mondays and Wednesdays - get in touch if you’d like to register!

It worked! Total bed-rest for four days (and antibiotics) helped me wipe out the kidney infection in record time! My vacation in Portland happened, as did the Jazz Fest weekend (though I’m still a bit stiff and sore from that), and classes restart this week, woohoo!

There are still spaces available in both Monday and Wednesday classes at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, 8-9pm - contact me to prepay a drop-in or buy a Flow or Flex package to reserve your space, or take your changes and show up to see if there’s space left for last-minute drop-ins!

I learned my lesson in January, though, and I am taking it super-easy this time, instead of continuing to try to work and teach hoop classes and do most of what I would normally do… and that time, the kidney infection wiped me out for the better part of two months.

My lovely friends Lola and Andi will be teaching class for me this week, and next week classes are already cancelled as I had booked them off for vacation. I’m not entirely sure if the Portland trip will happen, depends on how I’m feeling in a few days of complete bed rest… but another week of laying low at home probably wouldn’t hurt either.

Hopefully all will be back to normal (or close to it) by the time the Jazz Fest free weekend at David Lam Park happens - playing in the park by the Roundhouse to the sounds of amazing live jazz has always been one of the highlights of my year!

Off to drink more water, glub!

The doors open at 2pm on Friday, at the WISE hall in East Vancouver… and we go hard, and strong, and fast, and crazy, and OMG FUN.. until sometime late Sunday night!

For all the location and price detais, the main website is here, and the non-Flash version is right over here.

I’ll be teaching one workshop each day:

Friday 6-7pm Poi style hooping
Saturday 5-6pm Self-tosses and partner passing
Sunday 1-2pm Beginner on-body hooping

.. and vending every day, selling naked hoops ($20 for my regular tubing, $10 for older/unusual tubing) and decorated but scratch n dented hoops ($20 and below), AND vinyl and prism tapes so you can customize your own!

If you have friends who aren’t into skill toys (yet!), bring them to the all-aged Gala show on Saturday night, 7:30-10:30pm at the Rio theatre on Broadway at Commercial - this $15 show will blow your mind! Many of the instructors who are teaching workshops all weekend are also pro performers, and will be showcasing their talents at the Rio. For a more casual scene, check out the Renegade show at the WISE hall on Friday night - think Open Mic for skill toy performers! The WISE hall will be all-ages during the daytime workshops, but will become 19+ at 9pm for the Renegade show and the remainder of the night.

I really really really hope you will come out and support this festival - the crew that I’ve been working with to organize the event are some of Vancouver’s most dedicated hoopers and jugglers, and the passion we feel for our flow, juggle, and spinning toys will hopefully shine through in this event!

Come play!

Rather than making all of you do math, I thought I’d lay out the Flow package prices again!

To receive earlybird discounts, registration and full payment must be completed by Apr 3rd for Mondays and Apr 5th for Wednesdays.

If space remain available, regular pricing will be in effect from Apr 6th onwards and class spots will only be reserved once full payment has been received.

You can customize your Flow package by adding additional consecutive weeks at the same per-class price (ie, buy 4-7 weeks for $15 per class, buy 8-16 weeks for $14 per class, buy a Season flow for one weeknight and add weeks on the other weeknight for $13 per class). Earlybird pricing will apply to customized packages if purchased by Apr 3rd & 5th.

Please read all the Terms and Conditions at the bottom of the page here before you register.



Season Flow package:
Mondays
14 weeks: May 3 - Aug 23 (no class May 24, June 28, Aug 2)

Earlybird: $168 ($12 per class)
After Apr 3rd: $182 ($13 per class).

Wednesdays
16 weeks: May 5 - Aug 25 (no class June 30)

Earlybird: $192 ($12 per class)
After Apr 5th: $208 ($13 per class)

8-week Flow package:
Any consecutive 8 weeks between May 3 - Aug 25

Earlybird: $104 ($13 per class)
After Apr 5th: $112 ($14 per class)

4-week Flow package:
Any consecutive 4 weeks between May 3 - Aug 25

Earlybird: $56 ($14 per class)
After Apr 5th: $60 ($15 per class)

Flex packages:

12+ classes Flex package
$15 per class – $180 for 12 classes within a four-month season

8-11 classes Flex package
$16.25 per class – $130 for 8 classes within a four-month season

4-7 classes Flex package
$17.50 per class – $70 for 4 classes within a four-month season

I’m feeling better, and taking naps to store up energy for tonight! See you at the Dance Centre

Wednesday’s class is still tentatively on, though many spots have been filled by Monday’s students making up for tonight’s missed class. Please get in touch if you’re interested in attending!

I am trying to recover from a kidney infection - I didn’t take it easy enough last week (it showed up last Saturday) so the first round of antibiotics haven’t cleared it as they normally should.

So, I’m being very very good and staying at home and resting all weekend, with the hopes that I’ll feel back to normal next week and be able to teach classes!

In case I don’t feel better and am unable to arrange a substitute, I am trying to collect contact information for all students. If you haven’t received an email from me (and you’re a registered Flow student), OR if you’re interested in dropping into class this week, please get in touch through the Contact page or by email to christa@christahoops.com and provide me with a phone number or suitable email to use for a late-afternoon contact.

Hopefully this will all go away soon - the last two weeks of class (and of watching online hoop videos!) have been very inspiring, and I have a ton of things that I want to try out and play with, and then bring to class to share with you!

Looking forward to feeling better,

Christa

Andrea started hooping this summer, and has been attending my classes once or twice a week ever since. She is a LiveJournal user, and included this in her New Years writings:

I’ve finally found a physical activity that makes me feel fit and wonderful, that has substantially decreased the amount of back pain that I suffer from, that has increased my posture, that has made me feel like I finally have a physical skill I can be good at that is mesmerizing. In 2010, I’m aiming to get to add FIRE. There’s just so many skills to learn, so many ways to connect those skills, so much personal style to infuse the movements with. I’ve never made new years resolutions to “lose weight,” when I look at the beginning of a new calendar year and am unhappy with my bod, I feel the desire to “get fit,” so that I can be comfy in my body. And I’ve finally found something that lets me do this with joy, and it challenges me wonderfully.

I love reading about people’s relationships with hooping, and Andi’s approach to physical health matches mine: do fun activities that make me feel good, and that allow me to enjoy my body’s abilities… for me, it isn’t about being at a specific weight or clothing size, but being active and happy and loving my body!

Along with continuing to make time for my personal hooping (Saturday Circus, plus hopefully some sessions at home during the week), my New Years health goals include putting a focus on getting enough sleep every night, and eating more fruits and vegetables. What about you?

Rather than making all of you do math, I thought I’d lay out the Flow package prices for Winter here!

To receive earlybird discounts, registration and full payment must be completed by Dec 16th.

If space remain available, regular pricing will be in effect from Dec 17th onwards and class spots will only be reserved once full payment has been received.

You can customize your Flow package by adding additional consecutive weeks at the same per-class price (ie, buy 4-7 weeks for $15 per class, buy 8-16 weeks for $14 per class, buy a Season flow for one weeknight and add weeks on the other weeknight for $13 per class). Earlybird pricing will apply to customized packages if purchased by Dec 16th.

Classes WILL be running during the Olympics! Please plan for this - refunds or credits are not offered for missed sessions in Flow packages. Buses, Skytrain and bicycling are all options that will get you to class easily, and I’m happy to bring extra hoops for you! I expect that finding parking will be impossible. If you will be missing a number of classes during the season, check out the pricing for the Flex packages - you can reserve a space for all of the dates you are able to attend, and any unused Flex classes can be added onto future Flex packages purchased in the following year. Visit the ClassFees page for more information on the terms of the Flex packages.

Please read all the Terms and Conditions at the bottom of the page here before you register.



Season Flow package:
17 weeks: Jan 4 - Apr 26 for Mondays, Jan 6 - Apr 28 for Wednesdays.

Earlybird: $204 ($12 per class)
After Dec 16th: $221 ($13 per class).


8-week Flow package:
Any consecutive 8 weeks between Jan 4 - Apr 28

Earlybird: $104 ($13 per class)
After Dec 16: $112 ($14 per class)

4-week Flow package:
Any consecutive 4 weeks between Jan 4 - Apr 28

Earlybird: $56 ($14 per class)
After Dec 16: $60 ($15 per class)

Flex packages:

12+ classes Flex package
$15 per class – $180 for 12 classes within a four-month season

8-11 classes Flex package
$16.25 per class – $130 for 8 classes within a four-month season

4-7 classes Flex package
$17.50 per class – $70 for 4 classes within a four-month season