In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

When Dallas Arcand steps into the hoops, he’s not just dancing, but weaving history, storytelling and tradition into every move. This year, at the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Arizona, ...

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 ...