Performing Duo Hoop at Spectrum 2026
Pictured: photo from duo hoop act by Myles and errorbesque to Ghosts IV - 34 (Old Town Road) at Fugazi (perhaps the nicest venue I’ve ever performed in lighting-wise and rigging-wise).
We didn’t have a ton of notice* that we were accepted to do this act, so it was a bit of a challenge to schedule.
We were having trouble getting the act under 5'00" and cut a few moves (single-knee-to-knee for some reason had gotten more difficult despite being strong in the past; ankle-based sleeping beauty we cut since it was just not that impressive and a bit awkward). We conditioned elevators (I also did gym cross-training weighted rows) and the armpit-based front split as a regular part of warmup and these were consistently solid, and that felt very rewarding.
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