About Me

Hula hooping first captured my heart in 2010 while attending my first music festival.  It was there that I witnessed a girl dancing with an LED hula hoop (it was the first time I had ever seen a hoop dancer), and as I couldn't take my eyes off her, I knew it was something I needed to try.  Since then, hula hooping has been an ever-growing passion of mine.  It remains the one constant in a world bursting with change.  I enjoy all aspects of the hoop world, as I can be found performing, teaching, making hoops, or contributing my knowledge to the hooping community.  I strive to continue growing as an artist, performer, teacher, and hooping liaison.

Current Roles/Positions:

• Founder/Coordinator of the Altoona Hoop Jam
• Hula-hoop craftsman (aka hoop maker)
• Hoop Dance Instructor (local classes and private lessons)

Previous Roles/Positions Held:

• Hoop Tricks Website Content Creator- (www.hooptricks.org) 
• HoopCity Site Moderator - (www.hoopcity.ca) 
• Hoop Dance Instructor - Point of Fitness - Duncansville, PA

Achievements: 

• Hooping videos and photos featured on Hooping.org and Hoop City from 2011-2017
• HoopCity Monthly Challenge Winner - July 2011
• Return to Roots Phoenix Hoop Video Contest Winner - August 2011
• Top Ten Finalist in Hooping.org's Hooping Idol - 2013
• Altoona Hoop Jam featured in the Altoona Mirror newspaper - 2010-2011
• Altoona Hoop Jam featured on Channel 10 WTAJ's "Fit Kids First" segment - 2010-2011
• Kim's hooping journey featured in the Shopper's Guide newspaper - 2010-2011

Performance Experience:

• Levels Nightclub - State College, PA (Summer 2012)
• Inidgo Nightclub - State College, PA (Fall 2012)
• That Epic Party 2 - Pittsburgh, PA (December 13, 2013)
• Faded Fest 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA (July 27, 2013)
• WTAJ Day/Buddy Bear's Birthday Bash - Delgrosso's Amusement Park - Tipton, PA (June 14, 2013)

Other Hooping Experience:

• Hooping for Non-Profit Groups/Service Hooping:
  • The Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation
  • The March of Dimes
  • A local chapter of The Girl Scouts of America
  • Hooped for attendees of a mental health picnic at the local Highland Park
  • Garvey Manor Nursing Home
  • Hollidaysburg YMCA's 100th Anniversary Block Party and Healthy Kids Day (2014-2017)

Classes/Retreats Attended:

• Return to Roots Gathering - September 2011 - Classes taken with Malcom Stuart and Brecken Rivara
• Return to Roots - August 2012 - Classes taken with Shakti Sunfire, Anah Hoopalicious Reichenbach, and Brecken Rivara
• Hoop Worskhop with Caroleeena Mabry - 2011 - Latrobe, PA 
• Hoop Workshop with Ann Humphreys - September 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA

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