About Me

Really...Derp?

My friend came up with the idea to call my store "Derp". I contemplated for a long time about this (you've seen the memes). I ended up resting on it because I wanted something easy and fun to remember. It's all about enjoying life, smiling, and not taking too yourself seriously. 

I personally hand-make every item in this shop (I AM A REAL HUMAN...who sometimes likes to identify as alien). 
I sell leviwands and contact wands, hoods of all different types, and the newly added FIRE SAFE harness hoods and Nunchaku!

I LOVE DOING CUSTOM WORK!! I love collaborating with you to create your perfectly taped wand or the hood of your dreams. Nothing is off limits - so shoot me a message to get started. Let's create something beautiful together.

THANK YOU for the constant support and love. YOU ARE the reason that I do what I do.

Kristina @ DerpGear
Dance, vibe, flow, love, breathe - trying to achieve balance since 2013.

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Maia - ⱠłVɆ₩łⱤɆ

Levitation; what is more magical than that?! My wand is so entrancing; and a true character. It’s taught me so much; balance, patience, meditation, and of course, magic. Seeing someone’s eyes light up with confusion from the illusion is the best feeling!

I’m a multi-prop flow artist based out of Toronto, Canada and creating visuals is my addiction… er, I mean …passion.  Wand is a tremendously unique prop that deserves the spotlight. Its history is wonderful and its future too.

Kristina made my first wand, Lazer Mcbob. A traveling enchanted wanderer that’s come on several adventures already. I started with long string and now working on my short string journey. I couldn’t be more excited to get weird(er).

Wand is something I hope more people levitate towards… these particular wands are special and were made with a whole lotta love, DERP LIFE.

Instagram: @Squiggly_Mcpickins
Youtube
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Monique, Flowniqua

I have been flowing for a little over 3 years. I had tried a few different flow props before I picked up my first wand & that’s when I instantly fell in love! I felt an immediate connection, that I never felt with other props. My leviwand is my most favorite flow prop! However, I also love my silk fans, pixel whip & orbit. My flow prop collection is always growing and I feel like I will never have enough! There’s always room for one more prop <3

If you’re new to flow arts, my advice to you would be to stay true to yourself. Feel your flow and really allow yourself to connect with your prop. Try not to compare yourself to others and really explore your feelings with movement meditation.

Instagram: @Flowniqua
Facebook
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Shea

I first discovered flow arts at Electric Forest 2016 when I saw a group of people each with 2 fiber whips and I fell in love. The first prop I ever bought was a Bitwhip from Ants on a Melon in 2017. I got decent at it and decided to make a "spinsta" account in 2018.

From there, I found the wonderful flow arts community and Kristina was so supportive of me from the beginning. I was so inspired by her wands and videos that I got myself my first Derpgear wand!! Something just clicked with me and my wand and I could never put it down! Since then I have gotten quite a few more props from Derpgear (and others) and I love all of them. Kristina has been so instrumental in my progress in flow arts and I don't know where I'd be without her. I hope to keep growing with my flow and my goal is to be able to perform on stage someday!

Instagram: @Sheaspins
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Windy

She is a one-woman circus! She spins all types of leviwands, fans, dragonstaff, and is an amazing aerialist! Besides flow stuff, she is a fellow creatrix focusing on divine smelling body/self care items & witchy things.

Flow Instagram: @freedomryder17
Shop Instagram: @earthmuffinmagick
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Bonnie PEarl

Hi there Flowmies! I am a ATLlien, true Georgia peach. I started my flow arts journey in high school when I joined the marching band’s color guard. So I got about 16 years under my belt but wand life didn’t start until 2017. I pretty much can flow with anything but the Leviwand is my true love.

I made a flow IG for the #GetTheFlowOut2020 challenge. Before this challenge I NEVER recorded any of my flow. So all this was new to me. I am so grateful for how much I have grown as a performer since doing that challenge. DerpGear will always have a special place in my heart.

I would say my type of flow with the wand is illusion dance. I really like making it seem like the wand is my dance partner and it is taking the lead. Always just going with the flow.

I’m super citers to be here! Honored to be part of the DERPFAM!

Instagram: @BonniePearlFlows
TikTok: @BonniePearlCreations
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Max

Hey everyone!! I stumbled onto a leviwand video a few years ago, but didn’t pick it up until august of 2022 when I decided I wanted to have something fun to do at my first EDC festival. That was my first time flowing in public and it’s been an amazing journey. Since picking it up I have absolutely fallen in love with this prop, and started flowing with some other props as well: poi, orbit, and derpstix. My main prop is still leviwand, but I love exploring different props and using my color guard background to get inspiration.

One of the best things that has come from flowing is the amazing community! I love how helpful and supportive everyone is of other flow artists. Feel free to connect with me on social media, and reach out if you ever need any help! I was a teacher for 10 years and I love breaking down moves and helping people level up!

Instagram: @vanna.gogo
Code: GoDerp

Andi

I’m a Florida gal who loves surfing, yoga, traveling and (of course) leviwanding!! My stage name came about because I love giving away free crystals at raves. I first saw levitation wand at my home fest, EDCO, in 2021 and I was so mesmerized! I always loved light shows but leviwand was the first prop I really connected with. Wanding makes me feel so confident and in-tune with the world around me. 

I remember hitting a huge road block trying to learn the angel roll with a dance wand, but once I got a contact wand everything changed! Now I’m literally obsessed with tosses and conveyers

I found our amazing community on Instagram and quickly became so inspired by my fellow flowmies. Everyone I’ve met through flow arts has been so supportive and they’ve taught me to love/be proud of who I am. Leviwand brings me so much joy and I’m SO stoked to be a part of the Derp Fam!!

Instagram: @crystalbassfairy
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Ania

I'm Make.Rainbows, also known as Ania out of San Diego, CA, USA. 

The first time I saw LED flow at a music festival I was in love. At the beginning of 2020 I decided to learn how to spin poi and I found out I really enjoy flowarts. I started becoming very prop-curious and was drawn to levi-wanding. 

In 2021 the universe put a levi-wand in my hands - I immediately felt connected and inspired. I love the blend of physics, skill and illusion that brings the magic with leviwanding. I found flowstate and fell in love with the artform. 

 I participated in my first Derpgear challenge in 2022 and connected with the most amazing  community I could imagine. I felt seen and welcome. Lewiwanding and this community has made my life so much more beautiful and magical and I am so excited to share that with others. 

Instagram: @Make.Rainbows
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Bianca - FlowSorceress

High there, friends! I am beyond excited to represent for my plus sized, queer, girlies of color that love to dance, flow their hearts out, and push the boundaries of what people expect of us. I’ve been playing with my flow wand since 2014. I’ve always been intrigued by things that are different and mystical, so the wand has been the perfect dance partner for me!I find so much peace in movement meditation and I love to get lost in the energy of spinning. I can often be caught giggling while I flow. It makes me feel beautiful and grounded. 

I tend to focus on musicality! I love to play between the beats of the music and to switch between long string and short while I dance.

This community has been an amazing space full of beautiful flowmies that have lifted me up for the last decade. I always hope to give that same energy back!As an anxious bean and an (occasional) control freak, my wand has taught me the beauty of balance and that perfection is not my goal; seeking joy and peace within my flowstate and sharing my energy is. This Earth is my dance floor, and I’m ecstatic to keep grooving with you!

Instagram: @FlowSorceress
TikTok: @FlowSorceress
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Emily - Spaces

Hi I’m Emily, aka Spaces! I’m a professional performance artist based in southeast Michigan. I currently specialize in circus style performance with fire and flow arts, character acting, and children’s/educational entertainment. When I was 7, I saw my first musical and fell head over heels in love with performing arts. My passion lies in dancing, singing, acting, film, costumes & makeup. Flow arts joined my life after seeing it for the first time at Electric Forest. Levitation wand is my first love. When I started levi wanding, I didn’t have many friends who were levi wanders. I began with long string and I loved doing contact…even though I had no clue what “contact” meant! I stumbled upon Derpgear and the levi wand community through the magic of the internet. The rest is history! Getting my first short string contact wand through Derpgear in 2019 helped me develop my flow into something unique to my self expression. And I’m beyond grateful for the meaningful friendships I’ve built through levitation wand along the way.

Instagram: @spaaaaces_
TikTok: @spaaaaces_
Links
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Schlebbzz

Hello fellow magical beings! My name is Schlebbzz and I’m from Wisconsin. I have been involved in flow arts since 2010 and have been leviwanding since 2013. I spin a few different props, but leviwand will always have a special place in my heart. I’m a big fan of all things magical and whimsical and leviwand is definitely one of those things! I am also the owner of The Entangled Fae, which is a small business in which I make and sell fantasy crochet hats and crochet patterns. I’m so incredibly grateful to be a part of the Derp fam. The quality of Kristina’s work is top tier and she is such a bright light in the leviwand community.

Don’t forget to stay magical y’all! ✨

Instagrams:
@schlebbzz
@the.levilog
@the.entangled.fae
TikTok: @the.entangled.fae
Website: theentangledfae.com
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Charlotte - ScarletFairy

Hi everybody, I’m Charlotte! I started flowing because my husband and a friend started orbiting, and I kept an eye out for something that would pique my interest. Leviwand was that something! I got my first wand in Dec 2019 and learned from videos I found on IG by flow artists like Derpgear. 

Now I’ve been flowing for 4 years, and my second most-loved prop are my silk fans, but I also dabble in poi, hoop, and iso sticks. I’m also quite passionate about teaching, so I’ve been doing more and more tutorials.

 I love what flowing can do for the soul, and for me, it has been a huge part of my mental health, just doing something for myself and having fun. The flow community is filled with such helpful and genuine people, and I’m so happy to be a part of it all!

Instagram: @scarletfairy.flows
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