While Tyndall hoops, Cantu spins his poi, one in each hand, weaving geometric patterns. Cantu considers the poi a type of therapy, something to help burn away the stress of the world. Off to the side, ...

Through my travels to Burning Man and regional events, I've been exposed to a lot of new hobbies. I started with poi - never imagining I would one day set them on fire. Poi is a form of juggling one ...

This started out as a hula-hoop column. The primordial hula hoop was a dorky fad of the 1950s. I wondered if the beast still lived, and if so, who feeds it? Onto the internet and after a surprisingly ...

The smell of fuel hangs in the air as a crackling blaze illuminates the pitch-black Tucson night. Two students stand among the flames, but they don’t pull away. After all, they’re the ones holding the ...

I was mesmerized even before the Hula Hoops were lit on fire. Sara Kronenberg of Rockledge twisted and turned the LED hoops all around her, completely in the zone, just messing around before the show.

Summer is just weeks away, so it’s time to get that body moving. But if you’re going to sweat, why not let your inner child, diva or daredevil out? The recession might be keeping a lot of Angelenos ...

• What: For circus arts students and performers, Circus Jam is a place to get inspired, practice and learn in a friendly and safe place. For everyone else, it is a place to try something new and to ...

The hula hoop is back, but don't call it that. Today, the gyrating toy is referred to simply as a "hoop" and if you are into "hooping," you know it's much more than a light-weight plastic plaything ...

Remember the LightScythe, a homebrew light painting rod that a person hacked together last year? Now a Kickstarter project wants to do something similar, but in a far more fluid and flexible form.