Michael Ellis hooping on the Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon @8651mjellis

Uploaded November 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Hula hooping on one of the many bridges crossing the Willamette River in Downtown Portland, Oregon.

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Michael Ellis hooping on the Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon

Name: Hooping for the Whirling Dervishes @8651mjellis
Uploaded: 2011-06-13T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: In Cappadocia, Turkey in the heart of Sufism, we saw a wondrous whirling dervish performance in a 13th Century caravanseri. We chatted with the head dervish afterwards and with their permission, I hooped for them. They were in their street clothes. The photos of the Dervishes were taken many years ago when photography was allowed. They do not permit it now.