Since being first introduced in the 1950’s, hula hoops have remained popular among both children and adults. Berlin even has a festival dedicated to the hula hoop. Started in 2005, this June will mark Hoopla! Berlin’s third annual festival.
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The flash mob twirls LED hula hoops around their arms. (photo courtesy of The Creator's Project) |
Promoting the festival, a recent flash mob descended on Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz twirling and spinning LED hula hoops around their waists, necks, and wrists creating 3D spiral like designs.
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(photo courtesy of The Creator's Project) |
“When you start to mix multiple hoops, light, and choreography," said Rebecca Halls, the festival founder, "you can create complex geometric patterns, sequences and loops. There are endless possibilities.”
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(photo courtesy of The Creator's Project) |
The upcoming Hoopla! Berlin offers Hoop Tech workshops for visiters as well as master classes and performance showcases. There will also be a hoop dance competition called So You Think You Can Hoop.
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(photo courtesy of The Creator's Project) |