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 ...

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 ...

Before spring break, students at Heights Middle School participated in a Hoop Dance workshop, taught by Diné-Hopi dance instructor Talavi Cook. Farmington Municipal Schools Public Information Officer ...

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 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 ...

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 ...