The basic program is called The Hoop of Life. It is an interactive performance in a school assembly setting that can be in the auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, cafetorium, or even outside. The number of students attending this assembly can vary greatly, from 80 to 1,000. The performance emphasizes being in harmony with those around you, no matter their culture, race, tribe or nation. The program features Kevin playing and explaining four flutes of various sounds and sizes, a Native American sign language demonstration through a beautiful Lakota prayer to the Great Spirit, stories using the flute as various animals and of course, Kevin’s internationally respected Hoop Dance. The Hoop of Life story is nowhere better told than in the designs Kevin creates using hoops of four colors, signifying different cultures, the seasons, respect for the earth and the unity of all peoples.

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