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 ...

Working with five hoops was the hardest. ShanDien LaRance modeled every move, flipping hoops forward until they were a flat, interwoven pattern in her hands before she pulled them into a ball ...

It’s not every day you get to watch a world champion up close and in action. 2011 World Champion Hoop Dancer Tony Duncan will give two presentations Wednesday at Mesa libraries that will allow you to ...

Hoop dancers will take part in the Nakota LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Competition held at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Aug. 6-7. (Courtesy of the Lightning Boy Foundation) ...

The hoop dance, is believed to have started as a healing ceremony among Taos Pueblo medicine men, is now a vibrant expression of artistry and athleticism On the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday ...

Terry Goedel, math teacher at Vineyard Junior High and Rancho Cucamonga resident, is an accomplished Native American hoop dance expert who travels the world sharing this lost art. While growing up on ...

In a gymnasium packed with middle-schoolers, a deep voice broke out: “When I weep, he cries and comforts, and when I triumph, he puffs with pride. He sings, yet I cannot hear, and he dances, yet I ...

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Many people go about doing good deeds in their families, neighborhoods, organizations and church congregations. “Utah Valley’s Everyday Heroes” celebrates these unsung community members and brings to ...

This is the second of two performances by world champion hoop dancer, Nakotah LaRance (Hopi Nation), who dazzles audiences with his fancy footwork and fast moves as he performs the hoop dance.

As a child, ShanDien Sonwai LaRance never thought her love for hoop dancing would take her around the world. But her dad knew. "Keep hoop dancing," her dad often said. "It's going to open doors for ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Louis Mofsie, the director of the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, talks about the history and mission of his group, the oldest of its kind in New York. Marie Poncé, a ...