This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Deanne Love, a 45-year-old professional hula hooper in Brisbane, Australia, about turning her passion into a career. It has been ...

BENGALURU: Brightly coloured hoops going round and round, staying afloat by the sheer rhythmic movements of someone’s waist is what most people think of when they hear ‘hula hooping’.