My name’s Brianne Oliveira. I’ve been hooping for over six years. I started to advance and practice regularly from 2016 onward. In 2018, I joined Boston Bassed Flow Troupe to share my skills and cultivate flow in dance. I had never put myself out there in a setting where most attention was on me. It helped me build confidence, smooth out my flow, and connect with both musicians and other prop manipulators. The best part is that performing is tied in with the Boston music scene I am in. Working with a handful of local collectives to build a community appreciative of art has been such an eye-opening and heartwarming experience. I want to do the same by sharing the art as well as the fitness of hooping with different communities.