Learn the Art of Hoop Dancing June 10, 2018 at Adkins Arboretum

Caroline Performance

Come out of your shell and shimmy! Join a fun afternoon of movement and learning for all skill levels when Adkins Arboretum offers Introduction to Hoop Dancing on Sun., June 10.

Professional performance artist Melissa Newman, who performs as Mina Bear, wowed attendees last fall at the Arboretum’s Magic in the Meadow gala when she performed with hoops, lights and fire. She returns to lead a group lesson that will introduce waist, knee and shoulder/chest hooping along with technical tricks that combine these movements. The workshop will also include intermediate off-body hoop illusions and crowd-pleasing technical moves. Attendees will leave with a new understanding of the art of hula-hoop dance and the basics of a healthy and active hobby.

Melissa Newman, a Baltimore performance artist who performs as Mina Bear, dances in the wetland at Adkins Arboretum's Magic in the Meadow gala in September 2017. Newman will lead a hoop dancing workshop for all skill levels on June 10 at the Arboretum in Ridgely. Photo by Kellen McCluskey.
Melissa Newman, a Baltimore performance artist who performs as Mina Bear, dances in the wetland at Adkins Arboretum’s Magic in the Meadow gala in September 2017. Newman will lead a hoop dancing workshop for all skill levels on June 10 at the Arboretum in Ridgely. Photo by Kellen McCluskey.

The workshop begins at 1 p.m. and is $30 for members, $35 for non-members. Advance registration is appreciated at adkinsarboretum.org or by calling 410-634-2847, ext. 0.