Mason, Michigan — In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing ...

In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

TUPELO – Sixty-seven years ago, a toy company named Wham-O began mass-producing brightly colored plastic hoops. The Hula Hoop, as it was named, became a fad. Seven years later, in 1965, Wham-O added ...

As a kid, hula hooping meant that day in gym class where you tried to get the hoop to go around your waist more than once without it falling. There were always a few who spun circles around the rest ...

Sarah Breese never once hula hooped as a kid. Boy, has she come around — and around and around. Three years after she first twirled a plastic circle, the local artist teaches others the fine art of ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Samantha Gabai has taken a childhood toy — and applied it to dance. The University ...