The Asheville Community Hoop Jam is held in Pritchard Park every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. through the end of September. The events offer opportunities to hoop it up for fun and exercise as George Pond (Snake Oil Medicine Show) DJs. In this video, we talk to organizer Melanie MacNeil and capture some participants’ sweet moves.
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tom hopper
this is exactley wat asheville is all about. thank you!!!!!
this is exactley wat asheville is all about. thank you!!!!!