The Hoop Dancers! How do they hold them in place, anyway? The Thunder in the Valley Pow Wow was lucky enough to have 6 Hoop Dancers on Saturday! Pictured here are 3 of them in various stages. The one in the orange outfit has completed one of his hoop transformations! They spin around once or twice while holding their hoops in place. The two in front are in between hoop transformations. And they don't just pick up the hoops either, they kick them up to their hands and catch them. Good balance and concentration!