Soon, the Hollister native had fashioned her first hoop out of water irrigation piping and started studying YouTube hooping tutorials. When she arrived at Cal Poly, she discovered the Merry Hoopsters.

At the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Indigenous people from across North America tell their personal stories with intricate footwork and hoop formations.

Hoopnotica classes teach spin control, but it’s going to take some muscle memory to keep your hoop in line.

"Virtual Skills and Drills" consist of online hoop tutorials lasting about 3-12 minutes from coaches throughout southern Indiana.

The hoop reportedly got its modern name when English sailors visited the Hawaiian Islands in the 1800s and witnessed hip-shaking hula dancing.