World Hoop Day Cape Town 2012

Peace to the world through play!

 

OUR AIM

Arise and Hoop’s aim with this year’s event is to distribute hoops to as many children in Cape Town as possible, as well as give them a safe space in which to be children through the participation of local and global organizations that have a direct impact on our local communities.

 

In addition, we aim to raise money to provide educational resources, through the South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP) to schools in Philipi which are in dire need of educational resources.

 

Read more about the Hoop for Life initiative here.

 

Well, here's some things to keep in mind ;)

 

So the music festival season is upon us, my fellow hoopers!  And my guess is that there will be more hoopers on-site than ever before (YES!).

 

While it would seem to us that hooping and open-air music festivals should go together like sunshine and smiles, festival hooping can sometimes be stressful or even meet resistance. Whether you’re a festival-veteran or just learning the ropes, here are a few things to be prepared for when hitting the gate with your hoop.

 

Where would you go looking for your fellow hoopers at a festival?

Look out in the field behind the crowd.  No matter how much you’re feeling it, my hooping friend, in front of the stage is not the place for you and your 4-foot wide hoop :D

 

Hoop Magnets, Hoop Hogs, and Hoop Thieves:

Be prepared for a hundred people to ask to use your hoop. And be prepared for some of them to use your hoop without asking you.

 

While I’m normally happy to share, this it could be stressful to some of you.  You might not dig having to ask for your hoop back when you want it, nor might you enjoy watching the borrower out of the corner of my eye to be sure they don’t run off with it.

 

 

 

 

Be our official Photographer!

 

Submit your album of local South African hoopers hooping around and stand a chance to be the Official Photographer at Cape Town World Hoop Day 2012.

 

The winner's photos will be displayed on not only our website, but also the international World Hoop Day site!

 

How do you enter?

 

Register here to qualify.  Then submit a link to your album to ariseandhoop@gmail.com!  As easy as that!.

 

Entries close 17 November 2012 @ 20:00 and winners will be announced on 1 December @ 20:00 on our Facebook Page.

 

Here is some basic exercises you can do with your hoop to stay fit...

 

Learning to Use a Hula Hoop

 

Before you start to exercise using a hula hoop, be sure that you have purchased the right size hoop. If you head out to a big mall and buy a hula hoop, most likely you'll be getting a child-size hoop which is also very light. To make using the hoop fun and effective, it has to be the right size.  (Click here for information on hoops we sell)

 

The general rule of thumb is that when the hoop is resting on the ground, it should reach somewhere between stomach- and chest-height, around your belly button. However, if you have an apple-shaped body and a large waist, you'll want to compensate for that by purchasing a larger hoop. The bigger the hoop, the slower it will rotate around your body and the easier it will be to use.

 

Using a weighted hoop is a little different than the classic hula hoops you used as a kid. Because of the heavier weight, they rotate around the body slower. This gives you a little bit more time to react within the hoop.  Even if you struggled to keep your hoop rotating as a kid, it should be easier with this heavier, larger version.

 

 

Photography by Sedick Sasman

We were so excited to receive the invitation to The Really Really Free Market. The idea of gifting, where nothing is bought or bartered was strange to most. It was sad that many people who I spoke to did not believe that humans could be so self-less and generous, and yet what we experienced on Saturday was just that and more.

 

There was so much love, joy and peacefulness being shared. Throughout the day people spontaneously came up to me and offered so many things from soup and vegan cupcakes, to a bracelet and a beautiful wire heart pendant. It was a beautiful day. Thank you to Jen and Aragorn who organised it and Bolo'bolo - Plant-based Café for their incredible generosity. Thank you also goes to all our Gr[H]oopies who came to share the love of hooping with all.

 

One woman said ‘Why can’t we always live like this?’ Rightly so…WHY NOT? Now is the time to change the world…….come out and give what you can and you shall receive all that you need!

 

Love and Light

Arise and Hoop Tru[H]oopers

 

The weather was forecast to be miserably cold and wet. But thanks to unwavering support / insistence from our gr[H]oopies Shaheen and Shouniez we stuck to the plan despite it looking very bleak first thing in the morning! The universe must have much love for us as the sun came out to play again!

 

Maynardville Park was a beautiful setting for our Alice in Wonderland – Down the Rabbit Hole theme. The Mad Hatter, Tweedle-Dee, Psychedelic Mouse, Ace of Hearts, Alice and a rather confused Cheshire Cat, among other MAD tea party creatures, hooped it up in the winter sun. Our competition winner Cara Morris was there all dressed up rockin it out with her new hoop. Laughter and smiles were ever present and the hoop love was spread some more!

 

Thank you to all you lovely Tru[H]oopers for coming to play with us. Alice’s adventures would not have been the same without you!

 

Curioser and Curioser was Alice that she has requested another Tea Party on the 21^st of July same time, same place.

 

Come release your inner madness!

Picture courtesy of FanPop

 

!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS TO CARA MORRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

With her theme suggestion:- Down the Rabbit Hole... Think Alice in Wonderland/Mad hatters Tea Party/The Cheshire cat, and and and and and............

 

Cara has won herself an Arise 'n' Hoop Hoop Valued at R180