Long Combo Choreo!
1 Hoop, Intermediate/Advanced

Looking for some new tricks, transitions, and movements to add into your single hoop flow? Look no further! In the class, we will be working through a fun, unique, and techy single hoop combo to get your flow feeling fresh and inspired!

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Tactful Triples
3 Hoops, Intermediate

Let’s delve into the tactful world of triples tech! We will be covering some of my favorite triples sequences and turning them into a long combo that you can incorporate into your triple hoop flow. No triples experience is necessary! I will be teaching you some amazing base movements and expanding them into more abstract tricks and tech.

Hoop Balance Techniques for All Levels
1 Hoop, All Levels

Mike has been obsessed with hoop balance for the last 8 years and this class is an opportunity to share all he’s learned. Designed to give beginners the basic exercises to practice, and to give experienced balancers new ideas, this balance class is great for all levels. Hoop balance has no prerequisites so please join us. We will be learning techniques from the hand and finger-tip balances to the butterfly and face balance. If you seek calmness mixed with constant concentration in your practice, come balance some hoops with us!

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Escalator Extravaganza
1 Hoop, All Levels

This class contains Mike’s entire knowledge of dissecting the escalator into it’s true components and base mechanics. The intention is to expose how escalator entries and exits are all around us when we hoop, the opportunities to drop into an escalator are endless. While a beginner could totally take this class and learn the basics, this class is also intended for people who are already familiar with escalators and want to explore all they have to offer. We will look at the two different macro-escalator directions, upwards and downwards, as well as the the four downward escalator entry variables that open up a world of body wraps. If you’re looking for something other than on-body-hooping that maintains contact with your body, please come to this escalator class.

Sassy CircleZ
1 Hoop, All Levels

In this single hoop workshop, I will share 5 key concepts that I take into consideration when developing choreography and flow. After reviewing these concepts, I'll be sharing some of my favorite, flashy and sassy single hoop tricks that will add confidence and attitude to your flow.

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Double Hoop HybridZ
2 Hoops, Intermediate
Prerequisites: Some experience with doubles. However, there will be tricks taught that are accessible to beginner double hoopers.

This is a double hoop workshop where you’ll unlock the world of hoop hybrids. Not only will we be breaking down hybrid tricks that include (but are not limited to) isolations, smears and flowers but we’ll cover how these tricks connect to one another to add a new dynamic element to your double hoop flow.

Hoopography!
1 Hoop, All Levels

And 5-6-7-8! In this workshop, you will learn a creative and pop-inspired Hoopography routine. This choreography is designed to have you moving with intention and focused on flowing through familiar and new moves in dynamic ways that add more dance into your hooping. Some concepts will be for intermediate/ advanced hoopers, with modifiers for all levels. My goal is to have you move with your hoop confidently, breathe new life into your flow, and most importantly- to have fun getting in sync with your hoop friends!

No Beats No Problems
2 Hoops, All Levels
Prerequisites: isolations, extensions, smears

In this double hoop workshops, we will learn how to do a basic no beat and incorporate it into twin hoop tech. We will explore hybrid patterns that combine no beats with conventional moves such as isolations, extensions, and smears so that green and veteran double hoopers alike will be able to walk away with something new.

Coinflip Exploration
1 Hoop, All Levels
Prerequisites: Some experience with conflips is helpful, but not necessary.

This class explores the coinflip and all its wonderful variations. Beginning with gentle stretching and basic mechanics, this class starts off with several basic coinflips to ease everyone into the concept, and gradually we will progress on to more intermediate and advanced variations such as coinflip transfers, coinflip rolls, and achieving multiple rotations. This class aims to level up your technique and add some flippy flair to your flow.

Partner Hoop Juggling
3-6 Hoops, All Levels

Grab a friend or make a new one in this class and get ready to pass hoops! Whether you’re brand new to juggling or a seasoned pro, you will love the fun drills and patterns we have put together in this partner class! Starting with just 3 hoops between two people you will be amazed how accessible many of these patterns are. This class will challenge you and have you connecting with others in your community in a safe and fun learning environment.

Toss It Up!
1 Hoop, All Levels

Jazz up your flow with some fun tosses. In this class we will explore some of my favorite toss variations and different ways to catch them. We’ll be using our whole body, tossing the hoop from different points, and learning tosses on both the wall plane and the floor plane. We will also learn how to link different tosses together to create continuous and smooth toss combos.

Exploring Groundwork
Single Hoop, All Levels
Prerequisites: ability to get up and down off the ground

A unique workshop focusing on single hoop groundwork. Explore this full body flow, emphasizing techniques and movements that connect you to the ground. Suitable for beginners to advanced artists. Leave with a special perspective on ground work, as well as a fun combo to add to your repertoire! Bring a yoga mat if you have one, and we'll have some mats on hand to share as well.

Isolation Inspiration
1 hoop of any size, Beginner with Intermediate Variations

Come explore the beauty and magic of hoop isolations. In this workshop, we will go over basic 2-handed and 1-handed isolations to start. Then, we'll continue onto a variety of isolation variations to add to your flow. I will show you ways to add flair to each move, as well as transition options into and out of the move, so that you can easily add isolations into your everyday flow.

Twin Intersections
2 Hoops, All Levels

The vesica piscis is the shape created by overlapping two hoops, similar to what a Venn diagram looks like. We’ll begin by investigating where this intersection shape appears in your hoop dance, and then learn a load of Danielle's favorite moves on this theme.

The best part? You can have zero experience with two hoops, or you could have been playing with twins for years. This workshop is for absolutely everyone who wants to play with two hoops more.

Double Hoop Ocho Manipulations
2 Hoops, All Levels
Prerequisites: minimal experience with 2 hoops

Participants will learn double hoop manipulations utilizing ocho grip, including the Heartopener and variations. Add more to your twin flow!

Bye Bye Bye
1 Hoop, Beginner/Intermediate

Get ready for hoop choreo that unites ALL generations, thanks to the 90s boy band craze and Deadpool! We are going to rock out to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye.” You will need one hoop for this dance, and when we get to the chorus, I’m going to teach you the iconic actual moves done by NSYNC.

Leave Cheeselandia with a cool party trick you can do for the rest of your life, every time “Bye Bye Bye” plays at a club or wedding! For those who are interested, there may be an opportunity to perform the choreo at one of the shows.

Note: A hoop size that enables off-body moves and at least some waist hooping is ideal. I will have some extra on hand. No previous dance experience required!

Hoop Dance Activation
1 Hoop, All Levels

There are many ways to shift our lives. Some are emotional, such as therapy. Some are mental, like reading books and gaining new knowledge. Hoop Dance Activation is one more magical way, combining intention and movement to release the old and bring new energies into our energy body (a.k.a. our Auric Field).

The energy body is a bubble that extends 6 feet all around us. It holds all sorts of information. Thoughts. beliefs, opinions, relationships. It is a lens with which we see the world and ourselves, as well as a magnet that attracts things (people, experiences) that have similar energy to ours, and repels things that don't. Having this field clear and vibrating in the way we want is a game changer!

In this class we will explore how we can curate our energy body. We will play with combining movement and intention to tap into the magic that is available to shift our reality in a fun and playful way.

Here's a little more about what you can expect:
☀️ Opening - we begin each class in ceremony, exploring energy and how it works & picking a card from the Hoop Dance Activation Oracle deck.
💃 Dance - We will dance with our favorite dance partner - our hoop. We will start by moving together to help us find our flow state, then dance a song of release to clear everything that we no longer need, and from there we will play and call in our words.
🌙 Closing - we end class like we began, back in ceremony. We will share about our experience.

For more about the deck: https://www.patricialaufer.com/hoopdanceactivation

Cyr Wheel Try-It
All Levels

Students will learn the fundamentals of cyr manipulation and movement. For this custom drop in Cheeselandia workshop, we will incorporate hoop movement and find individual pathways within the wheel.

We will focus in on key skills and basic manipulations for Cyr then segue into free play created through the manipulations and fundamental skills. We will learn the basic waltz steps paired with on and off body wheel manipulations.

Every student will find their own pathway within their body’s flow with the wheel while learning the ground basics for Cyr.

German Wheel Try-It
All Levels

Get a thorough and awesome introduction to the German wheel in this workshop. You’ll learn to rock on the wheel, roll with a partner, do cartwheels, and much more. No experience required -- all skill levels and body types are welcome, and we have many sizes of wheels to accommodate different heights!

Flying Trapeze Try-It
All Levels

Give flying trapeze a try by taking your first swing on the high flying trapeze bar. This experience is perfect for beginners and there are no prerequisites. We take new students through ground school where we explain to them what will take place and do some ground exercises to prepare the students for jumping off the platform, swinging on the bar and falling into the net with safety lines.

Aerial Hoop Try-It
All Levels

Ready to add something new to your hoop journey? Drop by and try dancing on the aerial hoop, aka lyra. Jess will teach you the basics to getting in the air and flying in a hoop. We will go through simple shapes and sequences, meant to build confidence and give a new aerial perspective. The perfect chance to turn your world upside down, add a little spin to your day, and to see things from the air. Open to everyone, no experience needed.

Morning Yoga
All Levels

Morning Yoga at the Cheeselandia Hoop Affair will be a Slow Flow style yoga class. We’ll start out gently, moving though postures that flow mindfully together, and taking time to really tune into our bodies. Releasing unnecessary tension, grounding, and working into some active stretches to help prepare your mind & body for the day ahead.