There's a Whole New Groove Happening
Ojai, CA (ContentDesk) February 3, 2006 -- Its 2006 and were a nation facing fitness woes, technology overload and general excess. That being said, a backlash is occurring with many seeking good old fashion values. Even trend setters are calling on spirituality and simplicity& the result is hula hooping but its taken on an entire new life since that of the 1950s.The trend is no longer called hula hooping, its just hooping. The hoops are now multicolored and weighted and not just used by kids for fun. Youll find young and old hooping in community centers & parks, in health spas, at work and in fitness establishments. Theres also a subculture taking hooping to an even higher level.
Hooping has achieved a spiritual quality of its own an underground electronic scene filled with tribal sounds, fire dancing, rhythmic gyrations and American Indian/Gypsy-inspired fashions.Its turned into a much richer, more universally-inspired trend than that of the 50s and at the forefront of todays hooping movement is Diana Lopez & BodyHoops (www.bodyhoops.com.) Diana began seriously hooping in 2002, I found this to be great exercise, strengthening core muscles which enabled me to more quickly recover from surgery. Hooping provided a wonderful way to move, smile and feel good which aided in the healing process. She has since been teaching hoop dancing playshops to kids and adults and is launching a unique certified instructors program. There is such passion and true interest in hooping as an exercise form and physical fitness curriculum that weve established a teaching program. Our BodyHoops Certification Program will enable teachers to introduce and teach hoop dance in a variety of settings. And unlike the 50s, this trend isnt
remaining on homeland soil, this month Diana is taking her Cardio Hoop Dance Class to the Chiva-Som Spa in Thailand& as she says, shes taking the hoopla out into the world&
Diana also manufactures her own larger, weighted hoops and has just launched an innovative DVD: Hoop Dance Fusion which is an instructional DVD that takes hooping to a whole new level of dance creativity, fitness and fun. Join the hoopla, check out
www.bodyhoops.com for more information about Diana's DVD, classes, hooping performances, certification program and events.
BodyHoops for dance, exercise and play!.
PixelPops Releases PopDrops DVD Menu Templates and Packaging Designs
PopDrops were specifically created for time-pressed videographers to make their DVD authoring and packaging quick and easy while maintaining a high degree of customization and professionalism to meet all their clients' demands.
All designs come complete as easy-to-use layered Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) files so that layers can be moved, text changed, and designs altered in any way desired.
PopDrops also includes added extras like colorization layers and video drop zones for even more flexibility.
PopDrops are the ideal solution for users of Adobe Encore DVD authoring software or any authoring package which supports Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) files. Volume I includes 30 themes with both menus and sub-menus (120 templates).
Add the matching DVD case insert and disc designs (30 themes/60 templates) for a unified packaging design.PopDrops DVD Menu Templates are available in both NTSC or PAL for $150.00.
DVD Case Insert and Disc Labels are sold separately...
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MemoryWorks Studios Wins Top VISTA Award Honors for "Best Wedding Video Highlights"
The National Professional Videographers Association has awarded its coveted 2004 Platinum VISTA award for "Best Wedding Video - Highlights" to MemoryWorks Studios of Concord, Massachusetts.
The association cited MemoryWorks for its film, "Caroline and Scott", created on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in June, 2004.NPVA's annual VISTA awards competition honors the most creative and skillful work of the year among its membership of professional videographers.
MemoryWorks, and its parent company DigiNovations Video Services, also won top Platinum VISTA honors for Corporate Video and DVD Design, and won Gold VISTA honors for "Sam", its engaging profile of a Bar Mitzvah candidate."Caroline and Scott" was a team effort, blending the videography of Michael Kolowich, the editing of Benjamin Eckstein, and the project leadership and second camerawork of Kirstin Lynde into a captivating story of a couple, told through the lens of their wedding day.The award-winning wedding...
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