If you love to dance with others and want to connect to the hooping world through a global project, then the World Hoop Day Dance is for you. World Hoop Day is an annual, global charity event that aims to give hoops to children worldwide. The WHD Dance project allows hoopers around the planet to learn and perform a choreographed hoop dance that is later compiled into one dance video as part of the World Hoop Day celebrations.



Spin Matsuri sponsored the first 7 years of the project; from 2017 onwards, Che Rippinger took on the project. You can find details about the current year’s dance on the World Hoop Day Dance Facebook page.

You are most welcome to use the past choreography in your classes, for performance, or as inspiration for your own dances. (Additional tutorial videos on specific moves and sections are available on YouTube by searching for WHD Dance.)

WHD Dance 2016

The 7th annual WHD Dance was performed globally on October 1, 2016. The two-part dance is choreographed by Kristen McQuillin to a David Bowie mashup, Modern, Modern Love by Charles.

Tutorial video

WHD Dance 2015

WHD Dance 2015 was performed on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015. This is the 6th annual WHD Dance project. It was choreographed by Kristen McQuillin to the song Chaiyya Chaiyya from the movie Dil Se. The compilation features 243 dancers in 8 countries with submissions from 27 performance groups.

The compilation video

The tutorial (filmed in Bangalore)

WHD DANCE 2014

WHD Dance 2014 was performed on Saturday, October 4th. It was choreographed by Kristen McQuillin, Malcolm Stuart and Beka Hoop to music by Basement Jaxx generously donated by The Hooping Life. The compilation features 275 dancers in 11 countries and with submissions from 27 locations and 31 performance groups.

Tutorial video

WHD DANCE 2013

In 2013, the WHD Dance was performed on Saturday, October 5th. It was choreographed by Kristen McQuillin to music by Mr Jennings. The video features 255 dancers in 11 countries and with submissions from 28 performances and workshops.

Tutorial video

WHD Dance 2012

In 2012, the WHD Dance was performed on December 12th. The dance choreographed by Kristen McQuillin. Original music was created for the dance by Jesse Koester, Swinky,Huw Lloyd, Rob Moreno, Tod McQuillin and Kristen McQuillin. Tink toured the world with workshops through the autumn. The video features 379 dancers in 11 countries and with submissions from 44 performances and workshops.

Tutorial video

WHD DANCE 2011

In 2011, the WHD Dance was choreographed by Kristen McQuillin and Tomomi Ara. The final video compilation included 317 dancers in 11 countries and 41 different locations.

Tutorial video

WHD Dance 2010

In 2010, Spin Matsuri’s Kristen McQuillin choreographed a hoop dance routine that she shared in video tutorials, workshops, and at Hoop Camp with hundreds of hoop dancers. Hoopers around the world performed the dance and sent their videos to Spin Matsuri. The result was a compilation video of scores of hoopers dancing in 17 locations in six countries. The project and the compilation video were both nominated for Hooping.org’s Hoopies in 2010.