May 8 (UPI) --A contortionist and a hula hoop performer teamed up in Britain to break an unusual Guinness World Record involving a "human belt." Liberty Barros, a dancer and contortion expert, wrapped ...

Instead of spinning hoops around the waist as kids have done for decades, Hula-Hoop dancers have some new moves as the trend returns. They are now throwing them into the air and twirling them around ...

As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their drums and began to chant while others danced, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua and ‘Ote’a ‘Api School of Polynesian Dance seemed to teleport from the interior ...

Méliejade Tremblay-Bouchard spins as many as 12 hula hoops at a time around her torso, limbs, and neck in “Passengers,” from the 7 Fingers, a Montreal-based circus collective, at American Repertory ...

Sept. 14 (UPI) --An experienced circus performer put her hula-hooping skills to the test and broke two Guinness World Records-- one involving fire. Guinness World Records announced Grace Good, 30, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Friday marked the start of group competition at the 50th anniversary Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition. The young dancers will be joined by their hula brothers and ...

The 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival — a weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian capped off by the “Super Bowl of Hula ...

If you’ve scrolled through social media recently, you’ve likely seen a video or two of people trying out a weighted hula hoop. The hashtag #weightedhulahoop has millions of views on TikTok, with ...

A high-speed camera films a robotic hula hooper with an hourglass shape, which helps the hoop stay up. Credit: NYU’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory Successful hula hooping requires a body type with ...

Weighted hula hooping may help support weight loss by boosting calorie burning, increasing core strength, and reducing abdominal fat mass. But more research is needed. Hula hooping is an ancient dance ...