Hoop Dreams

Overview

Ever feel like your life is going in circles? Ever wondered if that could be a good thing? Don't go accepting your quarter-life malaise just yet, because we're actually talking about giving your hips a big ol' swing.

At Work-Shop's monthly Hoop Dreams classes, you'll forget all your troubles and embrace all things circular thanks to a toy you probably haven't thought about in years. Yep, that'd be the hula-hoop. You'll step into its round confines, start moving your core, and then try to holdback the smiles and giggles.

Plus, circus wiz Emma Shepherd will be on hand to help, just in case hula-hooping doesn't come naturally. Shepherd joined Flipside Circus at the age of nine, and has performed everywhere from the London Olympics to the sea-faring Pacific Cirque since — so if she can hula-hoop on a moving ship, then she can teach you to get gyrating on dry land for 90 minutes.

Image: via S. Pakhrin.