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Hoop Workshops, University Exams & Alice in Wonderland

Charlie: Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 10:49 PM

It has been far too long since I have written anything on here! Not enough hours in the day!

So at Christmas I returned to Germany to teach another hoop workshop in Hamburg, it was really lovely to go back and teach there, and great to catch up with Uta, Aleks and Criz :)

After this I travelled to Bielefeld, to visit Stephan and Anne, friends I met at the European Juggling Convention in Munich during the summer. While I was there we visited the castle and with a little help from Anne (filming), I made a video with my new LED Hula Hoops. I used vouchers I won from a video tutorial contest I entered on poiandfriends.com to get the hoops and you can view the video tutorial I made to win the contest here and the LED hoop video I made when I was in Bielefeld below...

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Charlie - Glow Hula Hoop - Bielefeld - Sparrenburg

Charlie (Seduced By Circus) - LED Glow Hula Hoops at Sparrenburg Castle in Bielefeld, Germany - December 2011

Shortly after I got back to England I had exams at university, so busy with revision! Then promoting our circus skills society (Circus Hallam) at the Refreshers Fair and Get Active Week. My hoop class at Sport Hallam (Hallam University Gym) is back on Thursday evenings 5.30pm - 6.30pm, if you wish to book call Sport Hallam on 0114 225 2449.

On Saturday 11th February I taught an intensive hula hoop workshop at Greentop Circus in Sheffield, this completely sold out, and I am told there were a fair few people on the waiting list, so I think Greentop will be hosting another workshop soon!

After the workshop, I headed straight to Birmingham for the Ballring Circus Convention where I performed my new Alice in Wonderland Hula Hoop Act, I shall also be performing this at the next Greentop Circus Cabaret in March. There are some photos of my hoop act below (Paul Silver Photography)...

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Adventures in Germany & Starting Engineering at University

Charlie: Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 6:20 PM

It has been far too long since I have posted anything on here! While I was travelling around Germany I was not online so much (and living in a tent for part of my travels!), so I had very little time spare to update the website or get much else done. As soon as I got back to the UK, I had a lot to sort out before starting university. I am now studying an Extended Degree in Engineering & Mathematics, and I have a lot to learn, since previously I studied sports, fitness and circus. I never studied maths, physics, chemistry or any engineering related subjects at college - so kind of a steep learning curve! But I do enjoy understanding how stuff works, so I am enjoying it, and I'll be able to make some cool circus toys with my knowledge at the end of it.

I have just updated the photo gallery, so there are more pictures on there, but here are a few from my time in Germany...

Photos above are from the European Hula Hoop Convention in Regensburg, and the European Juggling Convention (EJC) in Munich.

I had an amazing time over the summer in Germany. I met so many lovely people and made some really good friends - I can't wait to go back.

While I was in Germany my friend Birte (from Berlin) and I, sort of got talked into doing a fire hoop act for the fire renegade at the EJC. A renegade show is an open stage which is held at juggling conventions, it's supposed to be a bit of fun, and to try out stuff in front of an audience of other jugglers. So in tribute to Bavaria we came up with our Strudel Girl Fire Hoop Act. You can view the video below.

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EJC Renegade Night - The Bavarian Strudel Girls

Hosted by Petey the Tall, here are the lovely Strudel Girls showcasing the best of what Bavaria has to offer! Beer and fire hooping! Yoodles to Schnuckiputzi (Birte) and Honigbaerchen (Charlie). For m...

I hope to update this blog again soon, and will be posting more information about my next intensive hula hoop workshops to be held in Hamburg, Germany and Greentop Circus in Sheffield, UK.

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