Category: Studio News

Empowerment Center

Fighting, in Community

Hip Circle’s Executive Director and Board Members will, personally and collectively, donate $34 per class attendee from August 11 – 14, 2022 as a part of Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights campaign to raise $100,000 for Planned Parenthood! Join us for one of the following classes and help us extend even more support to women &…
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Two Years to a New You!

Two Years to a New You! It’s time to bring back our Body Positivity Photo Shoot after a pandemic hiatus, in a way that is as different as we all are. When sheltering-in-place and quarantining started back in March of 2020 none of us realized what was in store, or how much we’d change in…
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Starting Over

We start over a lot, far more than we realize. While I’m preparing for a major life change it’s got me reflecting on all the starting over I’ve done recently and will continue to do. Starting over after… 51 years in one country, 22 years at one address, 12 years in a brick-and-mortar, 4 years…
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Hip Circle as a Global Community

Hip Circle as a Global Community After 12 years of serving our community through a brick-and-mortar studio Hip Circle is 100% online and going global. To support both our mission and our community we have created a virtual studio space in which our members can connect. While you’ll still find our public pages on Facebook…
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Class

All Winter 2021 Classes PWYC

Thanks to our generous donors all HCEC Winter Classes are offered on a PWYC basis! Check our schedule to find a PWYC class and plan your visit.

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March/April SERIES

Take advantage of SERIES pricing for all of our weekly classes! You commit to the same class each week for 6 to 8 weeks (depending on the class schedule), we give you a discount! There is power in committing to yourself, and we are rewarding you for making time – every week – to move…
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Introducing SERIES

There is power in committing to yourself, and we are rewarding you for making time – every week – to move your body in the company of other strong women. Starting in 2019 we are offering SERIES pricing for all of our weekly classes! You commit to the same class each week for 6 or…
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Call for Participants – 2018 Body Positivity Photo Shoot

If you… …identify as a woman AND …are choosing to let your gray hair grow, our 2018 Body Positivity Photo Shoot needs YOU! Women are given many signals NOT to let their grays show and we think it’s time to shift that narrative. If you’ve got a full head of gray/silver/white hair or just the…
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Memberships Available

**In honor of Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday we are, for a limited time, offering up our memberships online through 11/30/18.** It is through our members’ commitment to their own personal goals that we achieve our center’s goals. Consider joining our strong member community in making empowerment accessible to ALL women. Hip Circle Empowerment…
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Hip Circle Empowerment Center expands to bring bellydance and women’s empowerment to Howard Street

Hip Circle Empowerment Center expands to bring bellydance and women’s empowerment to Howard Street Evanston, IL 8/29/18 – Hip Circle Empowerment Center is excited to open their new, larger location at 727 Howard Street on September 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, Hip Circle Empowerment Center continues to offer dance, fitness, and community to…
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