Diana’s passion for hooping began during the summer
of 2001, after having a surgery and temporarily having to refrain from
strenuous activity for a few months. Hooping provided a wonderful way to
move, smile and feel good which aided in the healing process. At the
time, she was also a sixth grade teacher and after having integrated
hooping into the morning curriculum for several weeks, she began to
observe a difference in how the students related, and how they became
more comfortable in their bodies as well as a noticeable difference in
their receptivity to learning, as the movement does stimulate right and
left brain hemispheres.
After ten years of elementary school
teaching, she decided to create BodyHoops and take
hooping out into the community and into the world. Her mission is to get
people to experience the joy of movement and the importance of dance
and playfulness. Currently, she is residing in Ojai, California and working as a full time fitness instructor leading Bodyhoops Fitness Instructor Trainings, classes and presentations. She also holds specialty certificates and teaches Zumba and Yoga. Certified Group Fitness Instructor with ACE (American Council on Exercise) and AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) and she also developed the BodyHoops Fitness Curriculum which is also approved by ACE and AFAA.
