That was an amazing weekend: Circus was awesome (if crazy - a Family Fuse event had us shifted to the other side of the building, but the helpful security staff will be emailing me to advise of future events so I can keep everyone in the loop!), the Bridge celebration was glorious (running into an old friend in the green room at my first performance location was a neat bonus, and my awesome volunteers kept everything running so smoothly that I could just relax and play), and the Fire Jam was a great personal success: I juggled three fire clubs successfully for the first time, AND I pulled off a shoulder-to-shoulder-to-shoulder pass with my fire hoop! Wheee!
This morning is all about packing before running off to a day of yarny goodness at Three Bags Full (including Chris and I being models in a fashion show with sample garments from Twist Collective, yay!), hopefully with time to finish off the top I’ve been knitting and crocheting for the past week.
What am I packing for? We’re heading to Carrboro, North Carolina, to be part of the third annual Hoop Path retreat! Thursday to Sunday will be filled with workshops, social gatherings, parties, glorious meditations and drum circles and fire ceremonies.. and some playing with the miniature goat and horse that live at my host’s farm! It will be awesome, and I expect to come back feeling totally and utterly recharged with a ton of new things to wrap my mind around!
For classes, this means that I’m away for this Wednesday’s class. My dear friend Erica will be leading class this week, and she specializes in jumps - simple or complex ways to move your feet through the hoop as a stand-alone move or as part of a combination! Erica has been hooping for years, so she’s got a great base of knowledge for beginners, too, so feel free to drop-in to this class and check it out! $10 drop-in for first-timers (Vancouver area locals only for this deal), or $20 for a regular drop-in.
I’ll be missing the Saturday Circus and Sunday Fire Jam, too, but I look forward to seeing all of you next week!