The stage is now set for the first ever Amateur Hula Hoop Championship.
Dubbed the ‘Christmas Hoopla’, the event is carded for Monday, December 20 at the Massacre/Canefield Primary School grounds. The opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 10 am.
At stake will be the establishing of a data base of hula hoop records in Dominica, which is hoped will be challenged annually, organisers say in a press statement.
“The hula hoop, which was seen as a popular kid’s toy, is now scientifically proven as a most effective exercise equipment, which is being used and popularized by First Lady Michelle Obama, and our own Dominica star, Nelly Stharre,” the statement reads.
The Dominica Cancer Society Inc. and the Dominica Scout Association are collaborating to host the event and the Dominica Public Library will be hosting a promotion day on Friday, December 3, which starts at 3 pm.
Minister of Youth and sports Hon.Justina Charles donates two (2) plagues for perseverance/endurance for “HULA HOOP CHAMPIONSHIP” carded for December 20, 2010. While Minister of Health Hon. Julius Timothy pledged a monetary contribution. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is expected to launch the event, which the Dominica Cancer Society Inc. hopes will be an annual Championship.
kool…. i would like to try dah …. hula hoop..lool
weh boy..everything with US Dominicans is a criticism..when will we ever learn to be non-judgmental? when will we learn to see the positive in things first rather than jump to the negative? Come on pple…it’s not just us here in Dominica reading and commenting in this forum..we need to be a bit more educative re the comments we make and stop taking everything as jokes…peace..:)
I need a hoola hoop myself so i can build upper body strength….HEHEHE….
So just because Nelly and Michele using it then?
um don’t diss the first lady,,,,she have them american woman hitting the gym,,,already skerro haven’t bless us with one yet,,,so leave mrs obama out of it
one ting Dominicans like that PM. as long as they doe mention his name under a story we not happy yet
well u should be glad since all publicity is good publicity hhhhmmmmm!!!!! it so funny how skerro not the head of a family unit yet still he is the leader of a nation,,,,
yes iyah,,,,getting the little girls well prepared to better whine in the tripple kay jams wii boi,,,,i don’t think lil boys should par-take,,,,hoola hoop is a female ting,,,,used by mothers to build there girls into strong feminine personality in an innocent way,,,,,but lots of the ladies need it themselves for it will greatly help them in certain departments
Mouth-of-th-South: While in DA culture, this was seen as a girls’ thing, it is a sport that can develop upper body strength. In addition to wula-hooping around the waist, the arms, and even the neck are other parts of the body that can be involved.
So, I would not totally discourage boys. What about skipping. Girls thing you say? Check boxers!!
stupid you stupid mouth of the south, or you don’t have anything better to say because is not politrics.
Be positive my brother the year has almost ended.
@mangosweet: i can see what u saying but that’s just my take on it,,,,@ mudd: lemme tell u,,,by now u know i not stupid but i can’t see my lil boy whining his waist like a girl,,,,skipping different n it have many sports we can give lil boys to keep em feet,,,,ladies know that its true,,,,hoola hoops r one of the first toys given to lil girls,,it builds them up in a feminine way,,,but imagine raising ur son doing hoola hoops with his sisters or neighbour hood lil girls cmon,,,,r u really doin him a favour,,,,i think u raising a sissy,,,send him n play cricket,,,so he can run,,,fall burst his mouth,,,n get up n cry,,,wipe the tears play again to fall again,,,,,that will at least give him a taste of the tough life ahead,,,,,