About Me

Hula hooping first captured Kim’s heart in 2010 and has been her love ever since.  For Kim, hooping remains the one constant in a world bursting with change.  She enjoys all aspects of the hoop world, as she can be found performing, teaching, or simply making hoops.  She strives to spread the hoop love by sharing her knowledge and experiences with the hooping community. 

Current Hooping Roles:

• Founder and Host of the Altoona Hoop Jam
• Hoop Tricks Website Content Creator- (www.hooptricks.org) 
• HoopCity Site Moderator - (www.hoopcity.ca) 
• Hoop maker

Achievements: 

• Hooping videos and photos featured on Hooping.org and Hoop City from 2011-2013
• 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 Experience:

• I have hooped for the following groups and organizations: The Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation; The March of Dimes; a local chapter of The Girl Scouts of America; attendees of a mental health picnic at the local Highland Park; residents of Garvey Manor Nursing Home; The Hollidaysburg YMCA's 100th Anniversary Block Party and Healthy Kids Day
  
• "Intro to Hoop Dance" Teacher at Point of Fitness - Duncansville, PA

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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