Saturday 20th June 2026
Islington, London
Gail O’Brien is a hula hoop artist, teacher, and total hoop nerd from Northern Ireland who has been spinning, teaching, and generally obsessing over hoops for nearly 20 years.
Known for her fun, down-to-earth teaching style, Gail has a knack for breaking down tricky moves into something that actually makes sense.
She’s the founder of HoopSpin, where she designs and handcrafts hoops, and she’s taught workshops and performed all over the world, sharing her love of creative hoop movement.
Gail is excited to return to London Hoopfest after TEN YEARS and share her new workshop with you all.
Masha first discovered hooping in 2017 when a friend invited her to a hula hoop convention. A year later, she bought her first hoop, marking the true beginning of her journey. It quickly became more than just a hobby as she spent countless hours learning through YouTube and Instagram.
For the past four years, Masha has been sharing her love of hoop by working as an instructor, leading classes and workshops for children and adults. She loves blending tech and flow, and following her intuition to create unique combinations. Masha’s dynamic and fast-paced hooping style reflects her energetic nature; and her uniquely graceful flow and inspirational tutorials have won her fans and followers from all over the world.
We're so excited to welcome Masha to London all the way from Slovenia, and we can't wait to experience her unique workshop offerings in person!
Andeli is a creative flow artist from Switzerland, with a deep focus on hooping and poi spinning.
For her, flow is a precious state that enriches everyday life, guided by her motto: “Flow yourself beautifully!”
Her journey began in 2000 with poi spinning, followed by hooping in 2010.
Influenced & inspired by international teachers like Nick Broyd, Brecken Rivara, Sharna Rose, Reni Hardmeier and many many more she continuously refined her unique style.
In 2011, she co-founded the fire performance group Foyk. In 2014, she founded her own flowarts school, Ande.li, in Zurich. Since 2016, she has been teaching at international conventions. In 2018, she created her own flowprop, called SilknHoop, which gained worldwide recognition. She is also a long-time organizer of Get the Ring Hulahoop Convention and produces flowevents and shows across Switzerland.
We at Hulaballoo have both been lucky enough to learn from Andeli on multiple occasions, and always leave her workshops beaming. We're so happy that we were able to provide a platform for Andeli to teach in London for the first time ever!
Carla Rose is a Guinness World Record-holding hula hooper, hoop teacher, fitness instructor, and the co-organiser of Hulaballoo London, the City's most popular hoop masterclass providers. She is also the founder of HulaFit, her very own hula hooping fitness programme.
Well known throughout the UK hula hoop community, Carla has shared her passion on stages and workshops across the country and beyond, teaching at Brighton FlowFest, SWHOOP, The Hoop Experience Ibiza, Get The Ring, the Naples Hula Hoop Gathering, and more.
With over 10 years of teaching experience and thousands of happy hoopers under her belt, Carla brings energy, warmth, and expertise to all her classes. Her true passion lies in twin hooping. Coming from a background of poi spinning, she has a natural love for flowing, connecting techniques and is always exploring exciting new pathways with her hoops.
This is Carla's first time providing a class for Hulaballoo London and we couldn't be more excited to have our very own Hula Queen up there front and centre. Don't miss this very special 10 year celebration of Hulaballoo London.