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 ...

Hoop dancing is one of the many traditions indigenous people are still carrying on today. Originally a healing dance, the art form is now performed at powwows and other cultural events as a form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scott Sixkiller Sinquah in the Heard Museum's 33rd Annual World Hoop Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona, where he won first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hoop dancing has always been a way of life for Manaya Duncan. "Ever since I could walk, my parents gave me a hoop," Duncan, now 16 ...

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 ...