After dreaming that she could hoop more than 12 years ago, Charlene (The Hoola Queen) has made it her life mission to bring people together through the power of dance and hooping. A self-taught hooper who couldn’t do it as a child, Charlene has gone on to teach thousands of people how to ‘wind-up’ their waistlines at festivals, events, in the community and at her weekly classes at Stratford Circus.

Combining influences from House, Dancehall, Latin and Street Dance with a variety of hoola hoop skills, Charlene has developed her own unique style of hooping called HOOP HOP that is easy to learn when you know how. You can find Charlene on the Spandex Stage