Kissed by Bliss is the first Michigan Hoopdance Studio started in part by the first Hoopnotica Certified Instructor of MI. We are located in W. Bloomfield, MI on Orchard Lake Road, just north of 14 Mile, inside the Vortex Martial Arts Studio.

Our mission is to offer our students a comprehensive fitness program that follows the Hoopnotica curriculum incorporating full body toning, free-form dance, and fun.

Who is Kissed by Bliss?

Shavonne "Ms.Bliss" Readus found herself in the hoop shortly after the birth of her son. Originally looking for a new workout to lose post-baby weight and battle the effects of post-partum depression, she discovered a whole new world that allowed her to have fun, lose weight, bond with her son, and express creativity in every part of her life. After being awarded a Hoopnotica Teacher Training Scholarship in February 2009, and authoring a blog housed on the Hoopnotica website, she became the first Hoopnotica Certified Instructor in Michigan. She has been teaching hoop in the Metro-Detroit area for 2 years and is excited about the Grand Opening of Kissed by Bliss Hoopdance, the first hoop studio in Michigan.

When she is not laughing dizzily in her hoop, she is a full-time wife, mother, and Speech Language Pathologist in Livonia, MI.

Robin “Sulty RED” Dillard became a fitness fanatic during the summer of 2005. Exercising was her escape from the rigorous demands of law school, and thus she could relax her mind and focus on her body. After taking various fitness classes, she decided to take on the challenge of teaching others to enjoy fitness as much as she did. In the summer of 2009, Robin became an authorized Zumba® instructor in both Zumba® Basic 1 and 2, and in 2010 she became authorized in Zumba® Toning. Robin teaches, and has taught Zumba® classes at various fitness studios and gyms in the Metro Detroit area. Since that time, she has gained a following of those individuals who love her humorous style and winning attitude. Because of that following, she decided to expand her repertoire of fitness and has since become a certified instructor in Flirty Girl Fitness®, and a certified instructor in Pole exercise through Vixen Fitness.

Hoop certification is yet another venture that Robin has added to her checklist, and losing herself in the hoop helps her feel sexy, sultry, and fantastic! Her hoop style is a blend of vamp with a cardio twist. Kissed by Bliss allows her to join a team whose goal is to provide an atmosphere for others to hoop their way into their own sense of self.

Crystal Marie is no stranger to finding creative and fun ways to work out. When she rediscovered the hoop, it brought back childhood memories of being in the backyard swaying her hips and listening to the “shoop shoop” sound her hoop made when she caught a groove. After taking one of Shavonne’s classes and seeing what could be done with a hoop, she vowed to herself to never put it down again. Crystal Marie not only hoops for fitness, but she loves the way it makes her feel and openly embraces the person she ultimately becomes. No longer Crystal Marie the event planner or 9 to 5 professional, throwing her mind and body into the beat of the current song and her hoop, she becomes “KonTempo” – a fierce, fast, and furious “rhythm rider”. “I go with the tempo of the song and if I’m really feeling it, my hoop gets excited!!”

When she’s not rocking the beat in her hoop,Crystal Marie also enjoys step aerobics, yoga, pole dancing, belly dancing, and boot camp workouts; she has currently completed her Hoopnotica certification and will be completing her Kickboxing certification in the near future.