Beauty in Movement Hoop Dance, Portland OR

I cannot say enough about Laura’s classes. I am in class currently and although very challenging, the class is exhilarating. I got up this morning with the energy of a toddler in anticipation for the day. I am going to practice, practice, practice and I know I will be able to master paddles and breaks. It may not come easily, however with Laura’s patient instruction and guidance, I will achieve all of my goals for this session if not more.

I just completed Laura’s foundation for going class. Even though I have been hooping for over a year, it was the best decision to make! I learned so much and my hooping skills have improved immensely. I learned new tricks and techniques which definitely can be seen in my dancing and flow. I have already signed up for Laura’s shoulder hooping class. I know I will be killing it shoulder hooping by the end of May. Laura is patient and I believe she truly cares about us as human beings. Laura creates a safe learning environment and I feel free with abandon every time I hoop with her. Laura sincerely gives back to and builds community. She could give Joan of Arc a run for her money!

I've been hooping with Laura for over a year.couldn't do anything when I started. She's a patient, enthusiastic, and inspiring teacher who meets everyone exactly where they are at. I'm now taking her Choreo Dance Hoop class and am so excited about how she is transforming my hooping from just learning skills to including the hoop as a dance partner. Fabulous instruction.love that it's online because I can hoop from wherever I am and invite my friends from wherever they are to join me. She creates a connected community in all of her classes and I love the energy and compassion she puts out to us all.

Laura is such a gem. I love her energy and teaching style. As a girl, I never learned how to hoop. She was a able to get me hooping in no time at all. I highly recommend her!

Laura is an amazing instructor. Full of nothing but genuine positivity, patience and encouragement. Her classes have been a joy to be apart of and to look forward to. It wasn’t only hooping I learned about, it was a little bit about humanity and myself too. A gem of a person!

Laura is a wonderful instructor who has helped me discover how hooping is amazing for the body, mind and spirit. She brings so much to each class... Patience, gratitude, mindfulness, new perspectives and super fun hoop dance moves. Laura's hoop classes are perfect if you are looking for a class to grow in ways you never expected!

Laura is a brilliant teacher. She creates an accepting space for everyone to experiment and have fun AND she also is able to break down what is happening and how to move in a way that’s easy to understand and follow and recreate in my own body. She’s also a phenomenally positive human being, and a joy to work with.

I really stepped out of my comfort zone when signing up for Laura's online hooping class, and I am so glad I did! It was such a wonderful way to feel connected to people during this crazy time. The class time flew by and at the end I always had a sense of accomplishment for picking up a couple new techniques, and of course carving out some special "me time". Laura is always encouraging and has some easy to follow tips to get the technique down! She's always willing to do some one on one to ensure your success! Thank you Laura for bringing some fun back into my workouts!

The most surprising thing about Laura is what she showed me about myself. As a teacher she uplifts, supports, engages and inspires - her dedication to her own learning, bringing this to her students and ensuring from complete beginner to highly advanced learners are catered for, speaks to her depth of Hoop Mastery.

This teaching and enthusiasm for movement translates and you could say comes out of her love for style, aesthetics and holistic haircare, as I’ve also now met almost a hundred people who think she is truly amazing, and rely on her for their hair care.

The easiest way to tell when someone hair has been ‘touched by Laura’s hands’ is they are so distinct when coming towards you, their sense of self and their aesthetic are integrated.

She supports people to shine, inside and out, and makes it accessible whoever you are, whatever gender and whatever age.

Don’t miss out, you’re worth it!

Thanks Laura.

Laura is an amazing hoop dancing instructor! Her instruction is clear and she knows just how to inspire you to do more than you thought possible. She's a shining light!

I have taken Laura's hoop dancing class. She is simply a beautiful, uplifting, supportive, and kind human being and a very effective and insightful instructor. Her classes are an absolute joy and will get you hoop dancing in no time. Highly recommended!

Laura is such a delightful person - both as a hoop instructor and a hairdresser. I have had the pleasure of taking her beginning hoop course and visiting her in the salon for a haircut. As for hooping - I had never hooped before and by the end felt quite competent and inspired to continue to learn. In regard to the haircut, I had gone to the same hairdresser for 10 years before moving here and was hesitant to let anyone cut my hair. Unlike some stylists, who take off more than you ask, Laura listened closely to what I wanted and did exactly what I had in mind. I really enjoyed the entire appointment and was very pleased with the results. I highly recommend Laura's hoop classes and her haircuts!

Laura does excellent work and she is an absolute delight to be with! She creates an experience where I feel totally listened to, totally satisfied and I feel great energetically- I leave lighter than when I arrived and it's not just the split ends that I shook off!

Laura is one of the most genuinely talented people I've ever known. I'm so grateful that I've been able to experience TWO of her art forms as a client!

Hooping: Laura is such an approachable and down-to-earth teacher who has a way of making all of her students feel so comfortable and welcome and valued for who they individually are, regardless of where they are ability-wise in their hoop journey! After years of searching for a flow-state activity to replace rock climbing, I'm very excited to say that I finally found that in hooping. Whereas various online videos I watched taught hooping "moves" or "tricks" in isolation, Laura's teaching approach is very fluid and personalized, with the culmination of each series of classes amounting to a cohesive, graceful "flow. " I was super impressed with what I was able to do after just 8 weeks of instruction! I am eternally grateful to Laura by guiding me in my practice of this beautiful form of movement <3

Now for the hair!: Laura is that perfect blend of intuitive and creative, and also very sensible and knowledgeable about hair and how it works. Each time I've gotten my hair cut by Laura, I felt completely heard, with every concern or question fully and compassionately addressed. In my last appointment, she was able to translate my single inspiration picture and nebulous description of what I *don't* like my hair to look like into the best.haircut.ever. My normally very limp hair has a shape and texture that I didn't think was possible with my hair type. It's seriously magical.