The Hooping Life
West Coast Premiere. The Hooping Life uncovers the real-life adventures of young mavericks transformed by the modern resurgence of hula-hooping. Today, “hooping” is vibrant with singular moves, outrageous styles, and a strong sense of community.
The film opens in the West Coast underground club scene, where Hoopalicious, a party raver, transforms a kid’s toy into a liquid hoop dance. Through performances and workshops, Hoopalicious invites others into the hooping life. She brings hooping to South Central Los Angeles where Tisha, the daughter of a gang leader, creates an after-school hip-hop-hoop program, providing kids with an alternative to gangs.
Hooping inspires a variety of endeavors. Baxter, the son of a Southern preacher, develops an offbeat spirituality. Karis, a post-modern tranny, opens eyes and minds worldwide with gender-bending burlesque. HoopGirl, a once overweight academic, jumps into a single hoop with Hoopalicious and together they light up the international club circuit, partner-hooping as one body within the same hoop. This character-driven film captures the unfolding of a vibrant subculture, which much like skateboarding and breakdancing, is a way of life. In essence, The Hooping Life is a universal story of risking it all to dance to the beat of your own drum. “The sensation is back!" - Shaquille O'Neal
In Person: Amy Goldstein, Director; Anouchka Van Riel, Producer; Hoopalicious; HoopGirl
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THE HOOPING LIFE - AFTER FILM PARTY AND PERFORMANCE
Kids on Broadway
131 Belmont Street at Emeline
10:30 PM - 1:00 AM
Performance Art by The Hoopalights, HoopGirl & Hoopalicious!
Innovative Hoop Dance moves and dazzling tricks are highlighted and framed by their flashing and pulsating Hoops combined with fun dance beats and creative costumes.
