High Altitude 2022
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2022 Instructors
Paris, France
She started her hoop journey 11 years ago in Paris, France and it has been more than 8 years that she decided to quit her job to live the full experience as a hoop artist and teacher. Self-taught, she built a diverse repertoire of performances, including emblematic vintage circusy acts that she plays all over Europe. Lila won her first title at the Geneva Burlesque Festival in 2015 with her rockabilly hooptease, mixing her circus skills to the traditional pin-up strip. Burlesque has been the starting point of her career so of course, you can see this style quite predominant in her flow and dance. Inspired by flowarts in general, Lila has a rather technical style and uses 1 to 6 hoops as well a wide range of objects (fans, dragonstaff, whips...). In 2017, she was awarded as European Hooper of the Year, Double Hooper of the Year and Best solo performance video from @hoopingdotorg | Check her out on Instagram
Conway, Arkansas
Katie was first inspired to pick up hula hoop in 2008 after seeing a girl at a music festival dance with her hoop. What started as a hobby turned professional when one of Katie's YouTube videos went viral in 2012. Since then, she's racked up over 17 million YouTube views and has performed across the world, hooped in music videos, and appeared on ABC's The Gong Show. But what Katie loves as much as hooping is teaching. With a background in elementary art education, she loves working with beginner hoopers of all ages as well as advanced hoopers looking to get back to the basics with their hoop dance. Katie lives with her wonderful husband and lovable dog.
Kansas City, Missouri
Angela, aka lilhoopgirl, started hooping freshman year of college when she needed a personal outlet. After watching a few videos on instagram, she decided to go for it. Turns out, it was much harder than it looked.. which made her like it even more. 5 years later, after thousands of hours practicing across the world, Angela has taught at 4 hoop retreats, including 2021 High Altitude Hoop Retreat in Colorado. She’s organized multiple online hoop workshops with hundreds of students, and has traveled domestically for her own classes. This year she became an entrepreneur by creating her own website for hoopers of all levels to learn how to hoop and grow their flow | Follow Angela on Instagram
Houston, Texas
Amy started hooping as a way to get healthy after having children - it quickly became her passion. She was nominated for ‘new hooper of the year’ 2013 from hooping.org and has been teaching and performing professionally since 2014. She is the co-founder of the award-winning hoop troupe, Hustletown Hoopers, with business partner, Madison. Together they own a hula hoop afterschool program, @MadAboutHoops, and co-founded @HighAltitudeHoopRetreat. Amy loves sharing her passion with students and audiences of all ages and skill levels | Follow Amy on Instagram
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kenzey has taught and performed all over the country, in Canada, Mexico, and Europe. She has been teaching and working with hoops for over 10 years. When Kenzey started her hoop journey there weren't as many resources of learning material, so her goal is to share her knowledge and provide quality teaching of many different hoop styles. She is experienced with on-body and off-body hooping with 1-5 hoops however, her main focus and passion is 3 hoop manipulations and hoop juggling! Learning hoop juggling can be hard! Kenzey is here to help you get started on your 3 hoop journey or expand your knowledge. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new! | Follow Kenzey on Instagram.
Madison, Wisconsin
Danielle Lee began hooping in 2004 and started teaching in 2008. Since then, she has taught and performed regularly in Madison as well as regionally and internationally. Her charisma and positivity have been the keystone for today’s thriving Madison hoop community. She is a founding member of the @madisoncircusspace, a 24/7 circus arts facility and nonprofit, where she serves on their board of directors as treasurer. Danielle lives to teach classes, lead events, perform, and do everything possible to share the transformational joy of hooping. She has taught at events like @frostbiteflowartscamp, @hoopwest and @campfireretreat and even taught at the @highaltitudehoopretreat’s virtual event last year.
Austin Texas
Deven Zimmer (@call_me_alaska ) started her flow and performance journey in 2013 and it has only progressed from there! She has had the privilege to perform for a number of nationally acclaimed entertainment events, teach celebrities such as Steve Harvey or Hoda and Jenna, and work with incredible brands doing what she loves most - hooping! She has turned what most of the outside world would consider a children’s toy into a career and hopes to inspire others to follow their dreams and passions regardless of their doubts. Aside from flow arts, Deven recently graduated with a degree in Game Development and Production and spends her free time gaming or developing video games | Follow Deven on IG
San Diego, California
Lian Nitani, better known as Soft Bun on the internet, is a southern California based contemporary circus performer and instructor. Her work centers around taking universal human experiences and translating them into movement that blends prop manipulation and storytelling. She has been spinning props to process the emotional arcs of her life for the past six and a half years and has shared her artistry at events including @firedrumsfestival, IJA Festival, @pacificfiregathering & @universalflowgathering | Follow Lian on IG
Maimi, Florida
Maria, also known as @maria.moves dove into her spirituality and yoga practice in 2013. As she learned about the 8 limbs, (of yoga) she realized there was so much more to yoga than just “postures.” Since then she has devoted herself to this quest of embodying yoga on and off the mat, and in all areas of her life. Her flow is creative, dynamic and focuses on healing through somatics. Movement has been her medicine for more than 10 years and her purpose is to help others find what moves them. Her guidance will allow you to tap into your unique body intelligence and inspire you to find your own healer within. Alignment is one of her strengths and her classes will be sure to activate your mind-body connection | Follow Maria on Instagram
Denver, Colorado
Certified Life and Business Coach, E-RYT 500 Yoga Instructor, Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Consultant, and host of The Bright Life Podcast. As the founder of ‘The Bright Life’, Samantha offers a variety of services including individual and group coaching, wellness consults, yoga, programs, events, retreats, essential oils, and more. Samantha supports high functioning women toward healing, self-discovery, creative living, and deeper connection in mind, body, and soul. She believes that every woman is capable of being a leader in their own growth, healing, and life's purpose. When she isn't coaching or teaching, you can find her exploring the beautiful mountains of Colorado with her two kids, fur baby, and husband or nerding out on anything Sci-Fi /Fantasy. Learn more at www.thebrightlifellc.com or on social media @thebrightlifecoach.
Maracay, Venezuela
Born in 1977, Daniel’s father was General of the Venezuelan Air Force and his mother was a school teacher. He played sports outside all day with little to no artistic background. At 14, his father thought him how to use a camera. He learned how to operate a manual film camera quickly and expanded his knowledge on film and photography by reading every available magazine or book he could get his hands on. Daniel graduated high school when he was 16, then went to college to study engineering and began skydiving that same year. With a passion for photography and skydiving, he began photography in the sky. He received photography training in Mexico City, while working as a photographer for magazines to gain experience. In 2012, he moved to Houston as an accomplished skydiving photographer and instructor. Shortly after that, he founded his company Daniel Angulo Photography, where he continues to grow his business in different areas of visual arts. | Follow Daniel on Instagram
