Joan Anderson, the woman who gave the world the hula hoop and its catchy name, died last month at 101, leaving behind a legacy as colourful as the toy itself. Her daughter, Loralyn Willis, told NBC ...

On 9 September on a flyover in Chongqing, a woman stopped her car on a white cross-hatched zone and got out to hula hoop. According to witnesses, her licence plate ended in the number 7. Under ...

On a trip to Sydney in 1956, Joan Anderson was amazed to discover a new trend sweeping Australia’s beaches and streets. People were “doing the hoop” — twirling a sturdy, circular ring of bamboo around ...

Mason, Michigan — In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing ...