In this episode of Stage Dive, Jack speaks with Mel Wheeler, a mom of four who followed her interests and learned how to hula hoop. Through social media, she learned the skills and took to performing, including over 30 hoops at once, hooping with fire, and hooping on her bottom!

ABOUT MEL WHEELER

Lightning speed meets creative flow and freakishly impressive tricks, Mel Wheeler takes Hula Hooping to the extreme! Her style combines ninja-like movement with some of the most intricate and difficult tricks around.

Her Hula Hoop videos have gone viral around the world, with features on People Are Awesome, Daily Mail, Australia’s Got Talent, RTM and Power of Positivity to name a few. Her Hula Hooping bottom has been turned into a Mexican Meme and she once lost half a butt cheek after being wiped out by a gigantic wave while hula hooping on a cliff face. A mother of 4 and an Arts Teacher by trade, she is passionate about sharing the magic of hula hooping and inspiring creative play with everyone she meets.

https://www.instagram.com/melwheeler/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/MelwheelerHoopArtist/

https://www.tiktok.com/@melwheeler_hoops

ABOUT JACK DAWKINS 

Jack Dawkins is a storyteller, a rapper, and a poet. He also cooks good food and runs really far. His use of the English language has been compared to Michael Phelps’ performance on Saturday Night Live: Wildly entertaining for none of the reasons you would expect. He is, at his core, and in his music, deeply human, and a lover of excessive comma use. Most importantly, he loves you. 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jackdawkinsraps.com/linktree/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

ABOUT STAGE DIVE 

“The stories behind your favorite artists. Stage Dive sheds light on the beautiful and precarious process of creating and sharing art with the world.” 

🤔 Thoughtful Questions 

🥹 Vulnerable Answers 

🤓 Much Nerding 

Music: https://open.spotify.com/track/5TMLeqJiL2WMPoAcWKhGZz?si=4e6748ab641b46bc 

SHOW NOTES

0:00 Intro

1:28 Shark Obsession & Hula Hopping

7:49 Finding the Time to Practice and Perform

13:39 The Perfect Hula Hoop & Various Styles

24:49 Social Media

30:33 LED Hoops, Tech, and Music

35:51 Fire Hooping & Bottom Hooping

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