Hoop busker
A hoop busker is a street performer who performs artistic movement with one or more hoops in the dance style of hooping.[1] The hoop busker may also make their own hoops with personalized designs and colors.[2]
Performances given by a hoop busker will usually combine hooping with other disciplines including acrobatics, contortion, juggling, singing, and playing one or more musical instruments. The hoop busker will often include stories and humor to further entertain their audiences. Hoop buskers work for their audience's gratuities and applause. There may also be CDs and DVDs available for purchase.
Locations and events
Hoop buskers can be found in public markets, right of ways, transit centers, and with permission on private property. There are many busker festivals around the world that feature one or more hoop buskers including the World Buskers Festival held annually in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Notable performers
- Emery Carl is the premier hoop busker at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington since 2001, and is the chairman of the Market’s Performer’s Guild.[3]
- Skye Broberg, she also holds four Guinness World Records in contortion.[4]
See also
- Juggling
- Hooping
- Hula hoop
- List of well-known busking locations
- Native American Hoop Dance
- Street performance
References
- ↑ "Hula hoop dancer at San Francisco Ferry Building farmers market". Roamingtales.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ↑ Hagen, Philo (2006-08-18). "How to Make a Hula Hoop". Hooping.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ↑ "The Best Buskers In Seattle « CBS Seattle". Seattle.cbslocal.com. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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