McKenzey
Simper

McKenzey Simper is a flow artist, juggler, and hoop educator born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, now based in Mexico City, Mexico. With over 10 years in the flow arts world, she has evolved from a self-taught beginner into one of the most inventive hoop jugglers in the community.

Her style bridges the worlds of poi spinning, hoop dance, and circus juggling — a genuinely rare combination that makes her artistry unmistakable.

McKenzey entered the flow arts world through poi, then witnessed fire hooping at a festival and was immediately captivated. With no social media tutorials to lean on, she built her own hoop from irrigation tubing and taught herself from the handful of videos available on YouTube at the time.

"I saw a girl fire hooping and was completely in awe. I was mesmerized and knew I had to learn."

Drawing on her poi background, she began exploring two-hoop techniques — then discovered she could apply juggling mechanics to hoops. That revelation became her signature: three-hoop juggling and the deep exploration of hoop as a juggling apparatus.

• Patience with yourself
• Take things one step at a time
• Enjoy the little things
• Time alone with hoops is time with yourself
• The process of getting better is the reward
• Push the boundaries of what hooping can be

McKenzey's deepest passion is teaching. When she started, resources were scarce and community was hard to find. She wants to change that — sharing her knowledge to inspire hoopers at every skill level to get outside their comfort zone and try something new.

"I want to continue to see people pushing the boundaries of what 'hula hooping' is."

She values the hoop community as one of the most accepting and encouraging spaces she has ever been part of, and shows up to honor that spirit in everything she creates.

McKenzey uses her platform to amplify causes she deeply cares about:

• Black Lives Matter → blacklivesmatter.com
• Campaign Zero → campaignzero.org
• Trans Equality → transequality.org
• The Trevor Project — LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention