rosie's blog

Hoop Camp starts tomorrow, yay!

I am very busy, putting the finishing touches on some costume merchandise that I'll be selling this weekend at the gathering. I'm very excited about the pieces that I've made. Still to do this evening: pack, repair a costume hair piece that Moon (one of my dogs) excavated from my suitcase and shredded (she sure does love feathery flower pieces), water the garden, and get some rest!

The Symbiosis Gathering starts today outside of Yosemite. The festival is only 3 hours from San Francisco. Join us if you can!  Miss Rosie will be teaching a beginners workshop Friday morning 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

And Hoop Camp is next weekend in Santa Cruz! YAY! Miss Rosie will be teaching her Fancy Footwork workshop there on Sunday.

HERE is a video from my performance with Beats Antique at Burning Man. We did this show on Wednesday night at Opulent Temple's White Party.

09.09.09 (That's September 9th, 2009) is this year's official World Hoop Day.  Events celebrating hooping will be happening simultaneously across the globe as hoopers unite and hoop for peace (or as The Hoop Path would call it, "pe*A*ce").  San Francisco is now the home of WHD founder, Hoopin' Annie, and as such, we will be hosting an extra big an' fun hoopla event. Join us at the San Francisco Civic Center from 1-9 pm. I'll be teaching a quickie class from 4:30-5 p.m., and there will be LOTS of other short classes happening. Please join us!

In September Miss Rosie will be traveling to teach at the Symbiosis Festival in Yosemite, CA and at Hoop Camp 2009 in Santa Cruz, CA.  In October she will make her first journey to Japan to teach in Tokyo and in Chiba at the Spin Matsuri event. Check out the details on our class calendar HERE.

I'm on the crew for the Heart Beat Amplifier sculpture that is currently being installed at Burning Man. We're having a ROCKIN' party on Friday morning: The Blood Red Sunrise Party.

Time: Friday morning 5-10 a.m.

Location: Heart Beat Amplifier 200 ft from The Temple, in the 1:00 direction.

Lineup:

5-6am - Knowa Knowone
6-7am - Ill Gates and Sunrise Fire Show (with Spiral, Shakti, Miss Rosie, Rich Porter, Tuana, and more!)
7-8am - Ana Sia
8-8:45am - Ra So
8:45-9:30 Jocelyn
9:30am - Ooah

Bring your hoop and get down at The Spin Cycle 2009 Hoop Jam. We have a
staggering line-up of musicians and a huge covered and carpeted space.
Introduction by Miss Rosie and special musical guests CHEB i SABBAH and
Mighty Dub Killaz.

Cheb I Sabbah spins a masterful blend of
global electronica. The Mighty Dub Killaz are emerging as a powerful
combination of crucial reggae vocals and dance-centric production.

Official Sites:
www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
www.janakaselekta.net

All flow arts welcome.

I just heard exciting news that I've been booked to teach a workshop at the Symbiosis Gathering in September! Details to follow... Check out the festival HERE.

Burning Man is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

I am SO busy making costumes, preparing performance pieces, gathering LED hoops and fire equipment, and am working diligently to see that all of the logistics information falls into place. Whew! Yes, it's that time of year again!  This burn will mark my 9th year since 2000. I can't believe it!

If you are prepparing to go (or even if you are NOT going), here are some current events and community offerings that are must-see or must-haves:

I'm part of the the crew that is building the Heart Beat Amplifier sculpture for Burning Man. The HBA is an interactive sculpture that uses *your* heart beat to move an electrical current through a light, a subwoofer, and a vibrational platform.  Here's how it works: you sit in a chair, place your hands on an EKG sensor, and then...your chair vibrationally pulses; you hear your heart beat deeply resonate through an enormous speaker; you feel the warmth of a light as it pulses on your face.  Last night I got to experience it for the first time, and it is AMAZING!