World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
The World Championship Hoop Dance Contest at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ is being held on Sat, Feb 9, 2019 and Sun, Feb 10, 2019 this year. Top American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers will compete at the Heard Museum for the prestigious World Champion title and cash prizes. At the two-day competition, men and women compete on an equal field. The art of hoop dance honors the cultural traditions from multiple Indigenous communities that first employed hoop dance as a 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 footwork while still respecting the fundamentals of hoop dance, a form of tribal dance that sets itself apart. Each dancer presents his or her own variation of the inter tribal 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.
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Gene Hyder
on February 8, 2019Great shot.
Darlene Jansen
on February 7, 2019Cool shot, great portrait!
Greg&Rose Photography
on February 7, 2019Love the look you captured in this guys face
fotoeffects
on February 7, 2019Terrific timing to catch him looking up at this angle...super portrait!
Bruno Suignard
on February 7, 2019nice portrait!!
TruImages
on February 7, 2019Very nice candid!
John (300m)
on February 7, 2019Excellent shot Rick.
Wine glasses. I do not normally fill the glasses that much, but I was trying to kill the reflections in the glass. My soft boxes give my horrid reflections in the glasses
Bill J Boyd Photography
on February 7, 2019Very nice portrait, Rick
Lgood
on February 7, 2019I'd love to see a hoop dance celebration in person. Great shot!
Janet McQueen
on February 7, 2019Excellent portrait, must be very inspiring to watch these dances.