Instructor: Sam Ogletree

Instructor: Mya Crampton

What’s the scoop with double hoops? If you’re interested in learning the basic foundations of double hooping, this workshop is for you. We will cover pro-tips, double-hoop drills, and learn a beginner double-hoop sequence. If you aren’t a beginner, this class still may be of interest to you for gathering new information, asking doubles-related questions, and learning a new sequence!

Instructor: Jess Perez

Recommended for first timers or anyone who isn’t super comfortable with fire yet but wants to conquer that fear. We know that learning to spin fire can be intimidating, especially at flow events where there are already so many experienced spinners. This class is intended for those who want to try out fire spinning in a safe and low pressure environment. Props will be loaned out during the class if you don’t have any!

Instructor: Jennifer Dennehy

This workshop will be dedicated to participants learning segments of repertoire from Jennifer’s extensive collection of choreographed hoop dance works. We will then have a discussion about what choreography is and what some of the choreographic devices/tools are that choreographers use to create original works. All levels welcome

Instructor: Jennifer Dennehy

Jennifer specialize in teaching hoop dancers how to construct a quality hoop dance. This composition workshops provides a gentle entry to hoop dance composition where we utilize the elements of Dance; Space (Place, Size, Level, Focus, Pathway, Direction), Time (tempo, duration, rhythm, meter, accent), Energy (Flow, Weight, Quality), Relationship, Body Awareness, and Movement (locomotor & non-locomotor) to construct their own unique dances. Participants can choose to work in small groups or alone to create their dances. Each group will be guided through a creative process and encouraged to find inspiration from images, words, quotes, or a combination of all three. Each step along the way participants will be asked to consider how they are utilizing the various element of dance in their creation. After each group creates their dance they will present what they have created to the other participants. The participants are encouraged to provide quality constructive feedback to assist each person in developing their dance even further. After each group presents they are asked to go back and modify their dance taking the constructive feedback into account. If time allows they then perform again.

Instructor: Kristina Rostron

Head hooping, nose hooping and sustained spinning on your head, this class is open to all skill levels.

Instructor: Jennifer Mitchell

Instructor: Sam Ogletree

Isolations are big crowd pleasers. But did you know there are a MILLION ways you can use them to create illusions that will leave an audience thinking you are a circle witch? Don’t worry, we won’t cover a million in this workshop. But afterwards, you will be able to come up with a lot more on your own! If you don’t know how to do an isolation, we will go over it in the beginning but not spend too much time on it. This workshop is based on variations of an isolation so its important to have the foundation down.

Instructor: Kris Muckles-Jensen

Improv and Hoops: Ever panic and drop the hoop and forget whats next? Want to learn the basics of improvisational dance to better flow with your prop? This is the class for you! Here well explore classic improvisational techniques and pair them with prop dance!

Instructor: Black Gurl Hoopin

We will learn how to take the hoop up and down our body from the legs hips and chest. Beginner friendly and bring your Largest hoop and remember hoops love skin!

Instructor: Jennifer Mitchell

Instructor: Black Gurl Hoopin

This class is about bringing the sexy soft sensual movement to your flow! Most of our creative energy lies with our sexy and we are going to tap into it and bring it out in our flow and become the hypnotizing hotties we are!

Instructor: Black Gurl Hoopin

What’s wrong with being Confident? This class is about feeling grounded and confident in your body and flow. We will have Movement that is grounding and discuss our fears keeping us from being our most confident self and then explore how to get out of our head and into our body with our props.

Instructor: Steve

Back and better than ever! Explore 2 hoop concepts that transfer to 4 hoop moves. Some experience with doubles required.

Instructor: Jess Perez

In this class you’ll learn some of my favorite weaves and wraps to do with two hoops! Including the windmill, hip reels, waist wraps, and crosser weaves. (Ideal for hoopers with some experience of double hoops). I’ll have a few extra pairs of doubles to share as well.

Instructor: Deanna Bedoun

This workshop will be focused on variants of a SAME DIRECTION/SPLIT TIME THREAD THE NEEDLE pattern. It will start with a basic double hoop pattern, and work up to using 3 and 4 hoops. Intermediate

Instructor: Deanna Bedoun

Explore some manipulation techniques using 3 hoops. Intermediate/advanced – prerequisites: ocho grip, some doubles experience may be helpful

Instructor: Tanya Rae Smith

Instructor: Tanya Rae Smith

A floor warm up followed by (conditioning on the Lyra class size pending.) Learning poses that work on mounting and dismounting the Lyra. Poses that are inside and potentially on top of the lyra. Some experience is beneficial, but class will be adjusted to offer all levels for the benefit of any student.

Instructor: Melissa Renaud

BASIC skating skills- only skates required!

Instructor: Remy Darnell

In this class we cover the anatomy of a levitation wand, the different styles of wand, and the foundational movements of leviwand. We will cover palm floats (and variations like elevators, figure-8s or weaves, over the head floats, etc.), circles, stalls (and variations like pivoting and continuous stalls), spins, pendulums, and other variations of movement including discussion of levels, reversing direction, and sustained spinning. This class designed is for flowmies brand new to leviwand, but people of all levels are welcome!

Instructor: Mya Crampton

This workshop will cover the basics of Russian grip fans! We will explore how it feels to have two hands occupied while using these props, and some beginner moves that will help you get acquainted with your Russian grip fans. We will learn moves that will eventually create a sequence that you can practice anytime! Our goal is to have you feeling more confident in your fan flow by the time the workshop is over.

Instructor: Brianna Garrett

Free Flow Bubble Making Class

Instructor: Chadewick Harris

This workshop will go over basic techniques, concepts, and pathways around the body. Attendees will leave with at least a couple easy illusionary moves.

Instructor: Kristina Rostron

Both common and uncommon caged dragon staff moves that very in skill level, for this class you will need a basic understanding of spinning a dragon staff.

Instructor: Jessica Constance

This workshop is open to all skill levels. Have you had an interest in fire fans but unsure where to start? This class will go over basic fan spinning, 2 beat weaves, hip reels, and basic body tracing. If time is available we will go over fan letters, transitions, and the 3 beat weave! By the end of the workshop you will have the confidence and some real “fire” moves to get you started on your fire fan journey!

Instructor: Remy Darnell

Illusion is one of the fundamental elements that makes a leviwand appear to levitate! In this class I will teach you how to utilize your non-anchored hand (following/ghosting, body traces) to bring your leviwand dance to the next level. We will also cover some beginner contact moves that are great for illusion, like isolations, perches, behind-the-back moves (wrap around), balances, traps, as well as discuss the use of planes in our flow.

Instructor: Jessica Constance 

Some experience with silk fans is a plus but this is open to all levels of silk fan. In this class we will explore fan tech moves to incorporate into your silk fan flow, including folds, closed grip reels, and following a box grid. By the end of this class you will be armed with the knowledge and skills to incorporate mind bending tech moves into your flow

Instructor: Deanna Bedoun

Slack line is an equally rewarding and frustrating hobby. Learn some basic tips and tricks to help expedite and/or inspire your slack line journey. No experience required.

Instructor: Chadewick Harris

This beginner class will go over manipulation of one dragon staff by two people. No dragon experience necessary, it’s actually easier with a friend.

Instructor: Emmanuela “Emily” Jannaro

This workshop aims to challenge participants by allowing them to “speed-date” new props. Bring your favorite non-LED, non-fire prop- whether it’s a hoop, a staff, fans, anything! In rounds, participants will partner up and teach the basics of their chosen prop to the other dancer. Everyone will have a chance to dance with their borrowed prop, and then share with the large group what they learned from their new experience. The goal of this workshop is to break participants out of their comfort zone and try something new, with zero expectations. Everyone starts somewhere and you never know what you may be interested in once you try!

Instructor: Melissa Renaud

Roller aerobics/ skating with props— basic skating skills required

Instructor: Chadewick Harris

This beginner workshop will have a brief intro to static and chi rolls and then quickly shift focus onto things you can do while rolling on one arm at a time. Starting with bridging and duck out steves. Then moving on to chest rolls, cheating death, and angel rolls and how they are very similar, interchangeable moves.

Instructor: Noah Husted

This class will introduce false knots and cradles concepts for rope dart, which can add an element of illusion to your dart play. (Beginner-Intermediate)

Instructor: Noah Husted

This class will focus on the elementary movements, posture, and footwork for getting started with rope dart, including weaves and shots. (Beginner)

Instructor: Jessica Constance

Experience with silk fans is a plus but this class is open to all skill levels. I’m this class we will go over a choreographed combo that will incorporate 4-6 fan moves you will be able to add to your flow.

Instructor: Steve 

Start your day moving and grooving with Steve! While listening to Disney classics we will warm up our bodies before a day of fun. All experience levels welcome

Instructor: Kris Muckles-Jensen

Contact improvisation is a form of improved dance that “involves the exploration of one’s body in relationship to others by using the fundamentals of sharing weight, touch, and movement awareness.” All levels welcome, must be comfortable with before mentioned concepts and mechanics.

Instructor: Mya Crampton

In this ecstatic dance facilitation, we will dance in a way that fully reflects how we would like to express ourselves. We will tap into flow in a very raw way; by letting ourselves create the experience through connection with our inner being. We will use breathwork practices and shift through a few different phases of the dance. Each phase will explore a different rhythm/feeling, although the dance itself does not have a specific form. If you’re interested in letting go of resistance and finding self-confidence through dance, you may find this workshop beneficial!

Instructor: Kris Muckles-Jensen

Learn the basics of throwing the booty in a circle! No prior knowledge needed!

Instructor: Kris Muckles-Jensen

Sit down with MHDR Inclusivity & Diversity Ambassador Kris Muckles-Jensen to discuss how we can improve and approach inclusivity and diversity in the flow community.

Instructor: Remy Darnell

Loosen up and conquer performance anxiety by using play! In this workshop I want to use my knowledge of theatre games and acting exercises to encourage people to get silly. We will play games that encourage us to move our body in new, fun ways, and work on breaking down barriers that prevent us from being fully in our flow. We will discuss how we feel when we mess up on stage, or when we feel insecure about the way we appear in a performance, and how engaging in play and silly behavior with others can help you feel less anxiety!

Leader: Missy Cooke

Join your host, Missy Cooke and the rest of the MHDR team, to go over important info you’ll need to know for the weekend, meet the old (and new!) members of our hoop fam, and play some fun intro games. Wear your play clothes. You never know what will happen when family gets together!

Instructor: Kristina Rostron

Imposter syndrome is loosely defined as doubting ones abilities and talents while feeling like a fraud. This is something many flow artists experience by comparing themselves to others. In this discussion based workshop my goal is to help you celebrate your individuality as an artist and find the confidence to let go of the self doubt and express yourself to the fullest.

Instructor: Steve & Kris

Exploration on professional expectations for performers in a cisgender heteronormative world.

Leader: Missy Cooke

Join us for one last talk as we reflect on MHDR2022 and your thoughts for the past, present, and future of this weekend. (Also, pick up your Unicorn cards if you haven’t already!)

Instructor: Mary Morley

Sound Healing is a practice that uses various instruments included but not limited to gongs, crystal bowls, steel tongue drums, and rain sticks. Gentle/Restorative yoga focuses on alleviating pain by achieving physical, mental, and emotional relaxation without strain. This class begins with a gentle flow followed by a series of restorative postures that are held for an extended period (approximately 6-10 min). Elements of Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Sanskrit mantras and meditation are also integrated.

Instructor: Mary Morley

Hatha Flow combines Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga giving you the best of both worlds. Vinyasa is a dynamic style of yoga that focuses on linking the breath with synchronized movement. Vinyasa classes improve balance, build strength and enhance flexibility. Hatha classes incorporate many of the same asanas as Vinyasa classes but these yoga “shapes” are held for a longer period which allows more time to quiet the mind and focus on the breath Hatha focuses on alignment and give more time for a yummy stretch. In this Hatha Flow class you will be given the option to find more stability in an asana or move more organically while holding these asanas. You are in control and choose the most beneficial way to nourish your mind and body. Opening meditation & final resting pose (savasana) is accompanied with a gong.

Instructor: Jenny Wags

Hips, Hoops, Hooray! In this class, we will work on creating a full range of motion in your hips and pelvis. Using a hula hoop as a yoga prop, we will move through small but strong pelvic exercises and find external rotation of the legs to deepen stretches that will have us cheering, “Hip, Hoop, Hooray!” As a simple outline of the class, I’ll list the poses we will do: Supta Hasta Padangusthasana 2 – Gate Pose – Warrior 2 – Extended Side Angle – Utthita Trikonasana – 3 Legged Dog with stacked hips – Tree – Ardha Chandrasana – Side Plank with straight leg or tree – King Pigeon – Janu Sirsasana – Thread Needle

Instructor: Jenny Wags

For those that have an achy back from traveling/camping, this class will give new life. Using a hula hoop to assist with healthy back bending and opening the heart, this class will focus on spinal extension and releasing any tension in the heart space, allowing you to be more open and receptive to making heart-centered connections throughout the weekend. No previous yoga experience required. A simple outline of the class: we will do work of bringing the shoulders back and down, find arm circles to vibrate the heart chakra, find nutation in the pelvic floor to keep the spine safe when finding standing backbends and crescent lunges. Bow pose and Camel pose will also make an appearance, along with one of my new favorite poses, the Peacock, to bring in some play.

Leader: Sam Ogletree

Bring your drums, guitars, singing voices, and other instruments and join Sam and friends for a singing experience you aren’t soon to forget.

Instructor: Jennifer Dennehy

This warm-up is inspired by the artistic director of Dafmark Dance Theater, Dafna Rathouse-Baier. These movements are some of the ways in which we as a dance company warm-up prior to rehearsals. It is a fusion of ballet, modern, yoga and pilates. It is a fluid moving beautiful way to begin your day. 

Instructor: Emmanuela “Emily” Jannaro

Our bodies are the vehicle for our self expression, and as humans in today’s society they are often something we have a complicated relationship with. Join Emily from Spaces of Peace in honoring our bodies through slow, intention-driven movements. This workshop will focus on holding poses, balance and uplifting partner work. Bring your favorite prop and expect to bond! Together we will create intentions that we will reflect on and even speak aloud related to our bodies and goals as dancers. Participants can expect to leave with inspiration for adding these exercises to their stretching and cool down routines. Bringing a notebook or something to write with is encouraged but not expected. All skill levels, all props are welcome.

Instructor: Jenny Wags

In this class we will work on stretching hip flexors, groins, outer and inner hips and focus on the psoas system. Balancing the sides of the pelvis allows the sacrum to rest happily in the middle and creates more integrity all the way up the spine. No previous yoga experience required. Simple Outline of the class: Supta Padangusthasana I – Low Lunge – Crescent & High Lunge – Parsvottanasana – Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana I – Warrior I – Warrior III – Dancers Pose – Bow Pose