In a demonstration of healing, Josiah Enriquez’s moccasins etched rapid, intricate patterns in the sand as he danced at the end of a dirt road, a portable speaker offering up powwow ...

The Ohio Union will be filled with cowboy boots and country music Monday for the Ohio Union Activities Board’s collaboration with student organization, Boot Scootin’ Buckeyes. The two organizations ...

Last February, master of ceremonies Dennis Bowen (a Seneca elder) welcomed the reigning champion into the 2025 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest arena at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and transform it into a World Championship Contest. Little did we know our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 1992, the World Championship Hoop Dance Competition has been held at the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix, and 2026 will be ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. When Davika Ironbow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Davika Ironbow started dancing hoop dance, she was taught three basic moves: the eagle, the worm and then the butterfly. Now ...

Mason, Michigan — In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing ...

In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Hoop dancing has always been a way of life for Manaya Duncan. “Ever since I could walk, my parents gave me a ...