Michele
Clark

Michele Clark is a world-class hula hoop artist, innovator, and circus performer born in New York City. Of Haitian, Dominican, and African American heritage, she was raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, and has built a career that has taken her from Brooklyn parks to the stages of Cirque du Soleil and Madison Square Garden.

Her artistry blends illusions, hoop dance, and circus technique into a form that is entirely her own — recognized internationally for its innovation and grace.

Michele first picked up a hoop at age 19 at a music festival, handed to her by Jessie Heid. That single moment changed everything. She joined Jessie's group Groovehoops, sharing hoop love at events across New York — her favorite being in the parks of Brooklyn, building community one spin at a time.

"I was really into hula hoop from that first day and I hooped every chance I got."

After the 2008 market crash, she committed to performing professionally. She spent two years in Taiwan and China — training with peers, taking dance classes, and attending the National Circus School of China in Beijing. The discipline paid off: she was invited to perform at Cirque De Demain, the world's premier new circus festival, where she won an award for innovation from the Chinese Acrobats Association for creating an entirely new style of hula hoop act.

• Freedom & control over your destiny
• Confidence is built through practice
• The body is capable of more than you know
• Movement is medicine for anxiety
• Health & fitness as a lifelong practice
• The stage has no age limit

Michele's career reads like no other in the hoop world. After years of independent performance and international training, she stepped onto some of the most iconic stages in the world:

• Cirque De Demain — Innovation Award
• Cirque du Soleil — Joyeux Calvaire
• Cirque du Soleil — 'Twas the Night Before, Madison Square Garden
• Fieri by Cirque du Soleil — Valletta, Malta
• Flying Dreams — Wintergarten Varieté, Berlin
• Duo act with Sky Flow Artist

• Fieri by Cirque Du Soleil — Solo Hula Hoop Valletta, Malta  ·  Nov 25 – Dec 19
• Flying Dreams — Duo Hula Hoop with Sky Flow Artist Wintergarten Varieté, Berlin, Germany  ·  Feb 23 – June 20

Michele is also developing new projects that reflect her values and life experience, including a duo act with Sky Flow Artist exploring themes of hypnotism, love, and human connection.