https://tillywhirls.com/about/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/aheadshot.jpgleslieheadshotspring2015https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo.jpgHey, it's Tilly!Hi. I'm Tilly Whirls. Also known as Leslie Perales.https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/180413_875205119985_22408036_47078736_1975664_n.jpgHi, I'm LeslieHello, my name is Leslie, and I'm addicted to hooping. Join me.https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tillywhirls.jpgtillywhirls2015-12-23T20:19:44+00:00weekly0.6https://tillywhirls.com/hoopdance-classes/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11.jpgHoop Classhttps://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1.jpgHoop Classhttps://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hoopbliss.jpgReston Festival Hoop BlissDoing a street performance at the 2011 Reston Festival in the 70s area. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tillywhirls.jpgTilly Whirls in a DressHooping out in the parking lot at my condo. 2015-12-23T20:18:44+00:00weekly0.6https://tillywhirls.com/2015/08/26/new-adult-hula-hoopdance-classes-in-herndon-va-northern-virginia/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11903963_10102773871945405_2796648916772875593_n.jpgNew Hoops Tattoo 2015New hoops on the quilt at one of our summer hoop and flow jams in downtown Herndon in August 2015. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11822749_10102739471109955_5667527982445852019_n.jpgHooping at 2015 Jimmys Golf TournamentHooping at the 2015 Jimmy's Gold Tournament supporting the Herndon Council for the Arts. Photo by Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel .https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11846585_704545412983943_6221859701780103182_n.jpgFNL Reflex 2015Hoopdancing to The Reflex at Friday Night Live in downtown Herndon in August 2015. Photo by Gary Corpuz. 2015-08-26T03:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/buy-a-hoop/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photo-191.jpgphoto (19)1https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photo-181.jpgphoto (18)1https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photo-161.jpgphoto (16)1https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9.jpg9https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8.jpg8https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photo1.jpgphoto1https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc07979.jpgDSC07979https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2.jpg2https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12.jpg1https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photo29.jpgSo Many HoopsSo many hoops! My personal collection. Spreading the hoop love wherever I can. While many of these are homemade hoops, a few are store bought.2015-08-26T02:18:48+00:00weekly0.6https://tillywhirls.com/2013/12/31/tillywhirls-fall-2013-hooping-playlist/2013-12-31T05:55:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2013/12/15/new-mixed-level-adult-hoopdance-classes-starting-in-january-in-herndon-va/2013-12-15T16:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2013/02/22/tilly-whirls-second-hoopiversary-music-bom-bom-by-sam-and-the-womp/2013-02-22T07:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2013/01/22/open-to-everything/2013-01-21T19:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/12/04/new-adult-hoopdance-classes-in-herndon-calling-all-hoop-lovers/2012-12-05T01:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/08/12/new-kids-hooping-and-hoopdance-classes-in-herndon/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dsc02351.jpgKids Hoop ClassCheck out our sweet double decker hoop fort!2012-08-11T21:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/06/08/new-hoop-and-hoopdance-classes-in-herndon-va/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fnl.jpgTilly Whirls Hooping at Friday Night Live, Herndon, VATilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, hoop dancing at her regular weekly gig, Friday Night Live, in downtown Herndon in May 2012. You can catch the Hoopnotica certified instructor hooping on stage most weeks at FNL. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/8.jpgLearn to Hoopdance with Tilly Whirls in HerndonTilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, teaches mixed-level hooping classes at the Herndon Community Center in Herndon, VA. This summer she'll have a Thursday evening class, Sunday afternoon class and a brand new Sunday afternoon kids class. Classes are eight weeks long, one hour each week. Leslie brings hoops to class. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc01421.jpgNoVA Spinners Hoopdance Hoop Jam in HerndonSome of the NoVA Spinners getting down at a hoop jam at Trailside Park in Herndon, VA on May 27, 2012. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chantilly-day-0671.jpgTilly Whirls Hoops for Patch at Chantilly DayTilly Whirls and Herndon Patch editor, Leslie Perales, knee hoops while spinning poi flags at the inaugural Chantilly Day Festival in May 2012. (Photo courtesy of Patch.com)https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/282854_10100536763298997_15619101_47113252_1452344569_n.jpegTilly Whirls Takes a Bow at Herndon FestivalTilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, takes a bow during a performance at Herndon Festival in Downtown Herndon on June 2, 2012. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7167326688_82448425fb_b.jpgTilly Whirls at AOL's 5K RunTilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, hoops with attendees at the annual AOL 5K. Here she holds a shoulder duckout for the photographer. (Photo by AOLDullesEvents)https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0286.jpgTilly Whirls Virgin Burn - Fire Hooping at Hoop ConvergenceTilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, first burn at Hoop Convergence 2012. A little addicted now, I'll be working with some hoopers in West Virginia to do some training with fire. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7.jpgHoop Convergence Parade Through Downtown CarrboroThe Hoop Convergence folks converge on downtown Carrboro, NC for the 2012 showcase. Sharing a little hoop and flow magic with the lovely people of Carrboro. https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6.jpgTilly Whirls Goes to Hoop ConvergenceThe always beautiful and inspiring SaFire, Sandra Sommerville, on the left, and Steve Bags in his checker pants teaching Z-Spins. Such a fun class by the lake!https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/13.jpgHooping at Friday Night Live - Herndon, VATilly Whirls, Leslie Perales, hoop dancing at Friday Night Live on May 4, 2012. 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Fer serious! This was my car. WAS.https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/facebookgordie.jpgFacebookGordieGordie dog, 14 months old and already a Facebook addict.2012-03-29T16:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/02/15/infinite-joyful-loops/2012-02-14T21:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/02/12/training-to-teach-hooping-to-children/2012-02-12T23:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2012/02/03/hoopdancing-to-gotyes-somebody-that-i-used-to-know/2012-03-31T15:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2011/12/08/tilly-whirls-featured-on-hooping-org/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/111125_reston_parade0004.jpgTilly Whirls in the Reston Holiday ParadeLeslie Perales, also known as Tilly Whirls, does a shoulder duckout (one-shoulder hooping) while warming up for the Reston Holiday Parade. 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I wanted to get the pretty LED trail pictures.2011-06-18T04:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2011/06/17/the-sound-of-progress/2011-06-17T05:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2011/05/15/how-i-ended-up-in-a-hoop/2011-05-26T07:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.com/2011/04/27/hello-world/https://tillywhirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/leslie6.jpgThe beginning of an obsessionAbout five weeks into my hooping journey I was already completely smitten with it. 2011-04-27T05:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tillywhirls.comdaily1.02015-12-23T20:19:44+00:00