Deven Zimmer
@call_me_alaska - San Antonio, TX
I’m a 19 year old self taught hooper who wants to be the very best like no one ever was. To hoop them is my real test, to train them is my cause. I will travel across the land, hooping far and wide. Each plastic hoop to understand the power that’s inside!
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Hula hooping is definitely my strongest and I pick up a hoop each day. Fire fans are a good strength for me as well, considering I love to dance around with them and lose myself! I am a fire water in training and have fallen in love with it. Other than props, most of all, my strength is dance. I enjoy adding dance aspects to everything I do.
I love how I could go to any state, make a post, and find hoopers everywhere. I love how open and amazing a lot of hoopers are!
I feel like I can influence those who never wanted to try, or who wanted to give up, and maybe inspire them to keep going and push a little further!
I have moments where I like to "rage hoop" and hoop as fast as I can, and moments where I like to add a lot of dance to certain parts of my flow. I definitely get a lot of inspiration from Lee Jeffries, Jaimie Hayes and Grace Good, who are also amazing friends!
My mom is a personal trainer and turned our garage into a studio/gym. So when I'm trying to nail new combos, I practice in front of the mirrors. Once I feel I understand the concept, I go straight outdoors where no walls can barricade my hooping- ha ha !
I started hooping almost 4 years ago when a saw a viral video of a girl hula hooping on her knees and bringing it to her chest. I actually ordered my first hoop from mood hoops that day and spent all week practicing in front of a mirror!
The flow community has changed my life in ways I can't even explain. When I started I had no clue what I was doing. With the critiques and inspiration of thousands of hoopers, I've been able to turn many dreams into reality and I'm more than grateful to the flow community!