Healing in Our Hula Hoops

All of our art inspired experiences merge the 5 elements of Hip Hop with the 5 components of social emotional learning. Hula Hooping is very close to the hip hop element of B-Boying as it is one the foundations of Hip Hop and Dance. Hula hooping induces the power of 360 degrees by combining different hip movements and muscle activations in the torso and hip. This program is more than just playing with hoops, and offers many benefits for children. It helps children to develop gross motor skills, balance, body awareness, muscular coordination and rhythm. In other words, it provides the social emotional components of self awareness and self management.

The hoop has extra significance in that it symbolizes the Circle of Life which accounts for the stress relief and mental clarity it has the potential to provide. Specific hula hoop activities can be used to not only build strength, coordination, balance, and motor planning, but can be used in other areas such as learning, sensory, and visual motor, as well as gross motor coordination.

Students will study the history of hula hoops and the benefits of hula hooping as they learn the practice of hula hoop free styles and routines.

Each student will leave with new skills of hula hooping, engage in hula hoop contests, as well as create their own hula hoop games.