Superhooper.org in the News
Here's where to find interviews, news and articles about lil' ol' us!
May 2, 2007
Hooping.org Interview
Barry Clement: Super Hooper
Barry Clement may have been born and raised in "The Dirty South" as he calls it, but one of the super hoopers of SuperHooper.Org,
LLC, has spent the past seven years living the city life in Atlanta, Georgia, where he's been making hoops for people living all over
the place with his business partner Lara Eastburn. The 27-year-old wears many other hats too. Get to know him better.
Read the full article ...
May 13, 2007
The Sunday Paper
Become a Superhooper Hero
But what if you could find an enjoyable workout that was as easy as picking up a childhood toy and putting on your favorite tunes?
That’s the idea behind Atlanta-based superhooper.org, where founders Lara Eastburn and Barry Clement encourage you to find joy in
your every day exercise routine—by tossing a hula-hoop over your head and swiveling your hips into submission. (No longer available
online)
Read Hooposophy Lara's Extraordinary blog for hoopdancers
We are dedicated to inspiring your body and your creativity with the grown-up magic of the hoop dance.
You're a natural ... this is the fun and sensual dance you were born to do. You'll be amazed at what you can do with a hoop!
Superhooper.org, LLC is located in East Texas
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July 2, 2007
The Athens Banner-Herald (Features Athens GA hooper Lori Hartlein mentions Superhooper.org)
Woman overcomes personal struggles through Hula Hooping
Lori Hartlein taught herself to Hula-Hoop in her back yard at night with only the stars as an audience. That simple action - whirling a
hoop around her body and keeping it going with the back-and-forth, back-and-forth movement of her hips - changed Hartlein's life
forever. Read the full article ...
May 25, 2006
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article
They indulge in a burning passion: Fire dancers heed primal calling
Lara fire hooping 5 months pregnant! (Article unavailable online)
December 2007
Atlanta Magazine "Best of " Award
Best Old School Workout
In this year's coveted Best of Atlanta edition of Atlanta Magazine, Superhooper.org takes the prize for "Best Old School Workout." DId
they make up that category just for lil' ol us, we wonder? Then we're doubly honored! Pick up a copy and check out our full-page
photo on page 142 of the Body and Soul section.
April 9, 2008
Hooping.org Interview
Lara Eastburn: Inside the Hoop - by Philo Hagen
In our Hooper of the Week interview she told us, "Hooping turned me into a dancer, hands down. A very patient partner, it taught me
about my body’s relationship to the space around it. The hoop gave me the freedom, and somehow the permission, to move. And that
changed an awful lot. Getting my hips going seemed to get all parts of my life moving again at a time when things had slowed down
and stalled for me." Read the full article ...
March 23, 2009
Atlanta-Journal Constitution article
High on Hula: Atlanta in the Loop of the Latest Excercise Trend - by Elsa K Simcik
When James Abele tells people he enjoys hooping, they often respond with, “Isn’t that for kids?” or “Isn’t that for girls?”But Abele, an
Internet consultant who lives in Little Fiv e Points, says, “Unless you’ve seen people doing this it’s hard to imagine. It’s not just back
and forth across your waist.” And while Abele and others in Atlanta’s hooping community — yes, there’s a whole community — do
indeed hoop around their waists, they also hoop around their arms, legs, torsos, heads, wrists and feet. Read the full article ...
April 9, 2009
Comcast TV Award
"Best of the City" (Atlanta) Superhooper.org Hoop Classes
Superhooper.org Atlanta Hoop Classes captured at their best. Watch the video
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March 8, 2011
HoopPretty.com, Interview
Hoopreneur Highlights - Lara Eastburn of Superhooper - by Barbara Ignatiev
"Lara Eastburn is the frontlady of “Superhooper”, but she’ll be the fast to tell you she’s not alone in her
hoop-making biz. Superhooper is a family business built on connecting, listening and building hoops
that people feel good about owning. It started with friends and family and continues to be a nurturing
business both for her and the hooping community she loves." More...
March 31, 2011
Hooping.org Interview
Lara Eastburn: Hooping Geneaologist - by Jodi Flesberg Lilly
Jodi Flesberg Lilly turns the spotlight on Hooping.org Columnist Lara Eastburn of
Superhooper.org regarding her work on The Hooping Family Tree.
April 6, 2011
Review, The Happy Hoop Blog
Rainbow PolyPro Explosion - by Sara Janssen
"I recently received a big ‘ol box of rainbow on my doorstep…rainbow polypro hoops that is! Lara at
Superhooper sent them to me to try out and I couldn’t be more thrilled with them. I think I may be in love.
Seriously." More (and a video!)