THE HOOPING LIFE Alexandria, VA
PREMIERE February 11, 2012
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Hosted by The Hula Hoop Project and Sesazao Dance Studio
“You will see masters of the hula-hoop like you’ve never seen before. The sensation is back!” - Shaquille O’Neal
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Los Angeles, CA: THE HOOPING LIFE, a feature-length documentary that invites you into the making of a cultural phenomenon that unabashedly loves something dopey, will be premiering on February 11, 2012 starting at 6:00pm at Sensazao Dance Studio, 5801 Duke St # B108, Alexandria, VA 22304 hosted by The Hula Hoop Project, Alexandria,VA Hoop Group. Hoop demos and hoop jam will be held at 6:30PM follow by the main event The Hooping Life screening.
Much like breakdancing and skateboarding, the modern-day hula-hooping subculture brings people together. “Hoopers” i.e. someone who lives to hula-hoop, have brought hooping to rough neighborhoods giving kids a chance at being kids; they practice hoop meditation to lift depression; and fire-hoop to heal trauma.
Whether it is Karis who brings hooping to the runway, or HoopGirl who spearheads a fitness trend, each hooper risks it all to make a life they are passionate about. And it pays off twofold. Eight hoopers over eight years, from Johannesburg to South Central, transgendered to southern Methodist, create a hooping movement that’s vibrant, edgy and infectious.
Hooper Shaquille O’Neal and 50s hoop-maker Art Linkletter introduce these interconnected stories.
“In THE HOOPING LIFE, real life is more fantastic than anything I could have scripted,” says veteran Producer-Director Amy Goldstein. “If something invigorates your soul, you’ve got to give it your all. Many hoopers are surviving these times as hopeful entrepreneurs, teachers and performers with a more colorful life that they ever imagined. THE HOOPING LIFE is an entrepreneur’s guide to happiness.”
THE HOOPING LIFE is being released worldwide via community-organized screenings only starting January 19, 2012.
Hoop Demos, Hoop Jams and Screening:
- 6:30PM: Hoop Demos/ hoop jam is open to the public; all ages are encouraged to join.
- 8:00 PM: Film viewing
About THE HOOPING LIFE: www.thehoopinglife.com
Press Contact:
The Hula Hoop Project
Janet Cliatt,703-475-8743
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