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 ...

Representatives of indigenous communities from around the world will gather Feb. 18 and 19 in Arizona to celebrate their cultural heritage through hoop dancing. The 33rd World Championship Hoop Dance ...

DANCE AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. >> HOOP DANCING. A TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN AND NEW MEXICAN DANCE FORM. >>E W TRY HOOP DANCING THROUGH THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOOP DANCE TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ...

Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual. For ...

As Native youth performed traditional hoop dance in a competition in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the movement of the hoops created meaningful designs born of nature. Hoop dancers weave their hoops into many ...

Jul. 29—When Steve LaRance moved to New Mexico 10 years ago, he found no native hoop dancers in the state. LaRance, who lives at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, co-founded the Lightning Boy Foundation, ...