Yahoo

Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop to the world, dies at age 101

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reveler uses a hula hoop to corral a shark marching in the Mardi Gras Parade in St. Louis in 2019. Wham-O patented the hula hoop ...
NBC New York

Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop to the U.S. and named it, dies at 101

Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Anderson’s daughter, Loralyn Willis, confirmed her death to NBC News ...
The Spokesman-Review

Joan Anderson, who twirled her way into hula hoop history, dies at 101

Although her name was left out of hula hoop history for years, it was Anderson who took the hoop from Australia to America and, with her husband, set a business deal in motion that turned the toy into ...
Hawaii News Now

A rich legacy of hula in the Windy City? Absolutely, and she’s proof of it

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Respected kumu hula Carole Lanialoha Lee is a third generation Native Hawaiian who was born and raised and resides in Chicago. For decades, she has taught hula there and ...