Meet the Ladies of Sirenhoops, Trish & Brigitte…
Trish Stolte
I have been teaching fitness for 20 years, including cardio, core, strength, circuit & interval classes. I became obsessed with hooping in 2007, and love it for its lessons, challenges, rewards, flow and expression. I bring enthusiasm, a knack for detail & imagery and many years of teaching experience to my classes and workshops with children, teens & adults. Highlights of my hooping life so far have been the success of our bi-weekly hoop jams, the privilege of attending Hoop Convergence in North Carolina in 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as the HoopPath workshops in Montreal in March 2010. This past year I organized a series of workshops for the flow community including Rich & Spiral's Hoop Technique workshops in October 2010, Nick Woolsey's poi workshops in December 2010, Rebecca Hall's Dance Technique workshop in January 2011, my twins workshops Part 1 & 2 in Nov. 2010 & Feb. 2011, and Shannon Wall's leg & foot hooping workshop in March 2011. More great workshops are planned for 2011 including Shakti Sunfire & Ann Humphreys/ HoopPath.
Brigitte Ethier
I have been in love with Hoopdance since my first encounter with this art in 2006 and have passionately trained and honed my technique and presentation over the last few years. With a strong background in figure skating and training under world renowned coaches and choreographers, I bring grace and fluidity to my movements and intricate hoop manipulation, as well as deliver an energetic and engaging performance. I'm an avid hoop performer and instructor teaching regular hoop classes in the Ottawa area. I have been a professional hoop performer since 2008 and am excited to present solo or duet/trio numbers featuring regular hoops, spectacular LED glow hoops or fire hoop and fire fans.