Betty Hoops to teach classes throughout New Orleans for the Katrina Warriors Festival & VDay at the Superdome

photo: Jason E Evitt

March 8th -Buy Your Hoop

The Dance hoop kit will be offered. The Dance Hoop Kit will be marked down by $10 in honor of International Womens Day. To purchase, go to http://www.bettyhoops.com/

April 10th Hoop Warriors

McDonogh 15

Ashe Womens Program

April 11th Family Fun Festival McDonogh#15 St. Philip St. French Quarter

April 11,12,13th Free Hoop Dance Gate G (next to Superdome)

April 12 & 13th Hoop4Peace

9-10am Gate G & Marketplace (by Superdome)

Group Hoop 1hr of guided trance dance & in the Hoop.

HoopWarriors Program™
Created to unite, empower and support all women and children. Students get to find their own rhythm while hooping to the 4Elements. Upbeat music and guided imagery make this teambuilding experience fun and unique.

The Programs Outreach
It has been effective in Battered Women Shelters, Youth Recovery Centers as well as Childrens Hospitals & Bulimia/Anorexia Recovery Clinics.

The Collapsible Dance Hoop
Not any hoop will work. Height, weight & spinal tension dictate the size of hoop needed for each person. The Collapsible Dance Hoop is used. This hoop was designed by Betty Hoops & is easy & effective. It is heavier & larger than the average toy hoop. This hoop comes 2 sizes in 1! It fits kids from 7 yrs old up to adults that are 200 pounds. It is extremely durable & has a cushy foam exterior.

The Programs Benefits
-Releases Post Traumatic Stress
-Boosts mental focus & interaction
-Builds confidence through creative movement
-Increases flexibility, coordination & weight loss
-Similar to Somatic Psych. Yoga, Dance Movement Therapy & Aerobics

How You Can Get Involved

All your donations will go toward:

1.) The purchase of hoops from Gaiam to be used & given to schools & centers throughout New Orleans.

2.) Studio rental spaces for teaching the HoopWarriors Program.

3.) Any money received above & beyond these expenses will go toward the HoopWarrior training DVD. This will enable schools and youth recovery programs to incorperate it into their curriculum.

Thanks for Your Donations

All Donations receieved through this site go directly toward implementing my Fitness ED program into 1 school & 1 Womens Wellness Center in New Orleans. Money also goes toward making & giving hoops to locations throughout NOLA.

Thank you Ron Clint of Canyon Hoops.

Ron makes & sells hoops online. He is a smart business man & loves to hoop. He can sell more of my dvds than I do.

Thank you Hilary Sims of Sims snowboards.

Hilary met my birthfather,the Signing Chef, at a party in Santa Barbara.

He told her that I hula hoop while snowboarding & fundraise & teach Hoop Dance.

She then sent me her new Sugarboard-not out on the market yet-

This board rocks. It is a 151 & somewhat stiff. This was perfect in the deep powder & Aspen,CO has had deep powder all year.

Sierra Leone Kids Hoop it Up

A few months ago I was fortunate to get a ticket to see the Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars. They sung at the Wheeler Oprah House in Aspen. They are a soulful band from Africa & met at the refugee camp that was filmed in the movie 'Blood Diamond.' I am currently trying to raise money for my Hoop Warriors Program. This will help me travel to other countries to share my program & donate hoops. I gave a collapsible hoop to Cindy, the executive director. The picture above is from her recent trip.

Cindy Nofziger

Executive Director

Schools for Salone

http://www.schoolsforsalone.org/

http://www.schoolsforsalone.blogspot.org/