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.

SALT LAKE CITY — When Terry Goedel stood in front of hundreds of students at Foxboro Elementary in North Salt Lake, there was a palpable awe. As part of his presentation, Goedel, who is a Native ...

The Palace Theater is presenting the vibrant and authentic storytelling, dances and songs of Native American tribes on Saturday with a performance by Michigan’s Woodland Sky Native American Dance ...

Since 1992, the World Championship Hoop Dance Competition has been held at the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix, and 2026 will be no different. Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even ...

Hoop dancers Steve LaRance (Hopi-Assiniboin) and his daughter ShanDien Sonwai LaRance (Hopi-Ohkay Owingeh) have been selected among more than 800 performers to represent the U.S., New Mexico and ...

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 ...

Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance, who traveled the world performing with Cirque du Soleil then returned to New Mexico to coach youth dancers, has died at age 30. LaRance, who was Tewa, Hopi, ...

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 ...