Appalachian Flow Arts

Appalachian Flow Arts Fire and LED hoop performances. Handcrafted dance/fitness hoops, hoop dance classes, event entertainment.

'shining eyes, open heart ...spinning freely'

Ali Blair first picked up a hoop in 2008 and was transformed by the meditative qualities of hoop dance and quickly came to view hooping as a spiritual practice. " A daughter of Prometheus and burner at heart, she was drawn to fire early on in her hoop journey. She has performed all around the Southeast at events such as Bonnaroo, Shakori Hills and Clear Creek Festivals as a soloist and with a vari

ety of troupes. Ali is a high energy performer and passionate about spreading the message of healing and empowerment through flow arts. Currently she can be found spinning as Appalachian Flow. Ali lives in Berea, KY with her partner and 3 children.

08/31/2015

Contrary to what you may have read in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, we humans are not very combustible. We are mostly water. With the exception of our hair, there is not much on us that is predisposed to going up in flames. What is flammable is fuel. Once you know this, you know that the main thing yo…

02/03/2015

Most people easily consider that the fire itself it dangerous, which of course is accurate, particularly if you're undereducated about how to handle and extinguish it safely. If they are people tha...

FEEL with your body.
12/22/2014

FEEL with your body.

A dancer's desperate and purposeful choreography was shot in locations all over London using one-point perspective, a powerful accompaniment to this poetic post-hardcore track.

THIS is gorgeous. I still remember the first time I saw Tiana in a youtube video. She's an amazingly technically skilled...
12/16/2014

THIS is gorgeous. I still remember the first time I saw Tiana in a youtube video. She's an amazingly technically skilled hooper.

The sun always rises. The burning orb crests by way of earth’s enduring inertia. The turning turns the light on. Crust and sea is crowned by golden clouds pr...

11/10/2014

FINALLY here's the playlist I've been promising!

Crazy Heart Bahramji & Maneesh De Moor
Dreamcatcher Bahramji & Maneesh De Moor
Night Song Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Plague Burial Teargas
Hayling FC Kahuna
Between Two Points Glitch Mob
Crave You (Adventure Club Remix) Flight Facilities
Aftermath Tricky
Everlasting Shine Blockas Wick-it the Investigator
Sister Devendra Banhart
I Need Maverick Sabre
Make It Bun Dem Skrillix & Damian Marley
Cosmic Love Florence and the Machine
Promise CocoRosie
Spiderbite Beats Antique
Rivers & Roads The Head and the Heart
Summertime Big Brother and the Holding Company
Which Side Are You On Rebel Diaz
Idioteque Radiohead
Winter Mr. Gnome
I Put A Spell On You Nina Simone
#41 Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
The Wolves (Act I and II) Bon Iver
Sail AWOLNATION
Bouncing Around the Room Phish

11/06/2014

I promised I would post the playlist from last Sunday's workshop. Look for it this evening when I get back to my computer!

11/01/2014

Ali's Hoop Dance workshop at Broadway Bodywork has moved to Sunday because of the impending snow. Dress warm, bring a hoop if you have one and I'll see you then!

10/04/2014

Happy World Hoop Day! Now.... go spin in circles!!

09/17/2014

my journey....

09/17/2014
09/04/2014

Upcoming workshop offerings at Broadway Bodywork in Berea, KY
Slackline 101: Brett Hetzell - Oct 25
Beginning Hoopdance: Ali Blair - Nov 1
more details soon!

07/29/2014

yay! just back from FloydFest in Virginia where i performed with HuDost, played with fire and taught a hoop workshop... the best festival teaching experience yet! such good vibes there, the views were amazing and i've never had better event staff to work with - everyone was so kind and helpful. hope to trek back for next year!

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