"Hoop Dancer"
This is a "Native American 'Senior' Hoop Dancer" in the annual National Hoop Dance Completion. Senior age group level.
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This is a "Native American 'Senior' Hoop Dancer" in the annual National Hoop Dance Completion. Senior age group level.
Location: Mesa, Arizona
The art of hoop dance honors the cultural traditions from multiple indigenous communities that employed hoop dance as an healing ceremony. Today, hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression to celebrate, share and honor indigenous traditions throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Over the years, the art of hoop dance has grown, incorporating new and creative designs and intricate foot while still respecting the fundamentals of hoop dance, a form of tribal dance that sets itself apart. Each dancer presents his or hers own variation of the intertribal hoop dance, weaving in aspects of tradition and culture.
Individual routines use as few as four to as many as 50 hoops, which are manipulated to create a variety of designs including animals, insects and globes.
Dancers are judged on a slate of five skills: precision, timing-rhythm, showmanship, creativity and speed.
Contestants compete one in five divisions: Tiny Tots (age 5 and younger), Youth (6-12), Teen (13-17), Adult (18-39), and Senior (40 and older).
Though the stunning performances of both men and woman who are vying to call themselves The World Champion Hoop Dancer, The event combines artistry, athleticism, tradition and suspense to present a memorable competition.
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Location: Mesa, Arizona
The art of hoop dance honors the cultural traditions from multiple indigenous communities that employed hoop dance as an healing ceremony. Today, hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression to celebrate, share and honor indigenous traditions throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Over the years, the art of hoop dance has grown, incorporating new and creative designs and intricate foot while still respecting the fundamentals of hoop dance, a form of tribal dance that sets itself apart. Each dancer presents his or hers own variation of the intertribal hoop dance, weaving in aspects of tradition and culture.
Individual routines use as few as four to as many as 50 hoops, which are manipulated to create a variety of designs including animals, insects and globes.
Dancers are judged on a slate of five skills: precision, timing-rhythm, showmanship, creativity and speed.
Contestants compete one in five divisions: Tiny Tots (age 5 and younger), Youth (6-12), Teen (13-17), Adult (18-39), and Senior (40 and older).
Though the stunning performances of both men and woman who are vying to call themselves The World Champion Hoop Dancer, The event combines artistry, athleticism, tradition and suspense to present a memorable competition.
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MuskyHawk
October 05, 2017
I love this senior "Native American" Hoop Dancer. And it is so nice that you put all the information along with this photo. Thank you!
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