Day 176 - Bio and Hoops Hoops Hoops!

I finally wrote my bio.  What better place to put it than here?  I will get a proper website on the go, that is my goal for over the winter.  One thing at a time.

And, some pictures of hoops I've made.  Because they're pretty.  Enjoy!

About Martina

Martina’s first experience with dance was in 2004 when she decided to try a bellydance class with her friends.  She was immediately hooked and continued bellydancing for 4 years, training with several different dance schools including Arabesque Academy in Toronto.  She also had the opportunity for a short period of time to dance with a small bellydance dance troupe based out of Newmarket.  After moving to a new town in 2010, Martina had hoped to continue her bellydance training however was disappointed to find there were no local dance schools or dancers that offered classes.  Feeling sad and discouraged, for a short period of time she was without dance in her life and there was truly a void where it had once been.  Martina discovered hoop dance in the fall of 2011 and it was love at first spin.

The first hoopdance video Martina ever saw was Lisa Lottie performing to Differente, and she knew from that moment on that hoopdance was something she wanted to be a part of.  She bought her first hoop and learned how to hoop while she was pregnant with her daughter.  In the years since discovering hoopdance, it has become her passion.

The year 2014 started off with a challenge to herself:  To hoop every single day.  Martina decided it was time to pursue her dream, and started Hoopla Hula Hoops.  She has had the privilege of training with master hoopers such as Jonathan Baxter and Anah Reichenbach (a.k.a. Hoopalicous), and has most recently completed the Hooplove Coaching course with Deanne Love.  Martina has also been awarded the 2014 Flowbot Award, a scholarship to the InFlow Festival taking place this summer in Muskoka.

Martina lives in Collingwood with her husband and three children, and on any given day can be found out and about at various parks and greenspaces hooping it up with her children and friends.  If you see Martina out hooping please stop and say hi, and join her for a spin!  Martina’s mission is simple:  Share her love of hoopdance with the community!

Hoopla Hula Hoops provides quality dance hoops for adults and for children, as well as hoopdance classes, workshops, and parties, and hooping for special events.