sold out event in santa fe, new mexico
July 26 - 30, 2023
HAHR 2023 Week 2 Instructor line up
Emma Kenna
United Kindom
aka Hooping Mad is an internationally recognized Hoop Teacher who has been spreading her enthusiasm for hula hoop since 2008! Emma’s combination of high technical expertise, extensive teaching experience, enthusiasm for sharing, and love of laughter make her classes hard to forget! Emma was the winner of Teacher and Fire Hooper of the Year in the 2016 Hoopies, UK Hooper of the Year 2017 and is the creator and main coordinator of the SWhoop (South West Hoop Conference). Emma runs an Advanced Teacher Training program for hoop teachers and enjoys running online hoop classes. Emma also loves to sing with her ukulele (combining this with hooping for comedy hoopuke!) and loves MC-ing shows.
Lila Chupa Hoops
Paris France
She started her hoop journey 12 years ago in Paris, France and it has been more than 9 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
CometDancerr
Michigan, USA
Kylee is a professional hoop dancer and returning instructor from HAHR2021. Her passion is teaching, helping people hoopers reach their goals, and feel confident within the hoop. She specializes in correcting movements/posture that might be holding you back from doing certain moves. She has been performing and teaching for 4 years, and has done so all across the United States. Kylee is very excited to share her ideas with you, inspire your creativity, and help you grow as an artist. | Follow Kylee on Instagram
Amy & Madison
Amy and Madison are best friends and business partners who have been manifesting their dreams into a reality together since 2014. They created the award-winning hoop duo, @hustletownhoopers and even performed for Super Bowl Live in Houston, Texas in 2017. Together, they co-own the nation’s largest hula hoop after-school program, @madabouthoops and published a children's book called 'Tessa Tries to Hula Hoop.' This dynamic duo dreamed up the High Altitude Hoop Retreat with the intention of curating a safe and sacred space in which guests elevate their flow AND transform their souls. With two sold-out events under their belt, they're ready to make year three the best one yet! Combined they have over 20 years of experience teaching hoop dance, performing, and hosting events.
They are both moms from Houston, TX who are committed to creating a life beyond their wildest dreams and they can not wait to watch you do the same!
Follow Amy on IG | Follow Madison on IG
The Hoop Laedy
Laeana (pronounced “LAY-ana”) is a hoop dancer from Long Island, NY who started her flow journey in May 2020. She enjoys dabbling in all forms of flow arts and learning all about creative filming and editing skills. Laeana has made it her mission to create fun and safe spaces to connect with others in the flow arts community. Online, she has created the BIPOC Flow Artistry (@bipocflowartistry) initiative to highlight and celebrate marginalized ethnic groups within the flow community. Laeana has hosted social media challenges such as the globally recognized #JUMBOhoopChallenge and created a flow arts-focused clothing line called @FlowLoversApparel. Locally, she has hosted monthly meetups, taught hooping to a variety of age groups, and performed for various venues in her community to share the joy of hooping. | Follow her on IG
McKenzey Simper
McKenzey Simper (kenzingtonhoopington) has been working with hoops for over 12 years. She started with one and two hoops, shifting focus primarily to three hoop manipulation and juggling. Her passion is teaching. Being a part of the hoop/juggling community has changed her life in many ways and she is honored to share any skills she has devolved over the years with hoopers and jugglers of all skill levels. Kenzey is returning for her third #HAHR event and is excited to share new triple hoop concepts with High Altitude guests in Santa Fe! | Follow her on IG
Lee Jeffries
Lee Jeffries is a southeastern-based performance artist that has been specializing in a fusion of dance and hooping for over a decade. He began learning multiple props under the direction of the team at Arkansas Circus Arts in Little Rock. Since then, Lee has had the wonderful opportunity to work with such companies as Facebook, Rowdy Mermaid, and Lumia Dance Company in varying capacities from performer, instructor, and choreographer. Lee strives to cultivate community and collaboration amongst those who cross his path, and encourages all to express and share their perspective of this circle we all know and love! | Follow Lee on IG
Miss Hoopdidoo
Amanda Lee is an international instructor and performer. She found her passion for hula hooping after hip surgeries ended her dance career. Hooping has changed her life in unbelievable ways and given her an outlet to express herself again. She infuses her background in dance and love for embodiment practices into her teaching structure. She loves nothing more than seeing the sparkle in her student’s eyes when they feel connected to their bodies or learn a new hoop tech pathway. She’s taught at numerous retreats around the world and toured the states sharing her love for flow. Amanda has performed on some of the biggest stages in the world at festivals such as Lightning in a Bottle, EDC Mexico, EDC South Korea, EDC China and Shambhala. She can’t wait to return to High Altitude and connect with other passionate flowmies! | Follow Amanda on IG