our story

A pioneer of modern hoop dance, Julia has been hooping since 2001. Scott has been drumming since 1993.  In 2005, they met, fell in love and became hoopdrum.  Now married, Julia & Scott continue to play, perform, teach, learn, grow, create, and re-create together while falling only more deeply in love.

Together, Julia & Scott have developed and created hoopdrum camps, events, workshops, performances as well as Hoop Convergence, a multi-day, international hoop dancer’s conference.   On a daily basis, you can find them  hooping and drumming, teaching lessons & classes and manifesting visions.

Julia and Scott have also innovated one of the lightest & most notorious firehoops on the global market, and co-own Synergy Firehoops, Earth's most renowned firehoop company.  In 2009, Scott invented the Quick Wick®, a unique innovation that has revolutionized firehooping.   

Check back to hoopdrum.com often for news & updates about things going on, performances, shows & events of all kinds at their studio, The Flowjo.