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 this Aug. 10, 2018, photo provided by Anderson Gould Jr. hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance performs at the "Hip Hop/Electronic: Indigenous Music & Dance of the Grand Performances" in Los Angeles. LaRance ...
Representatives of indigenous communities from around the world will gather Feb. 18 and 19 in Arizona to celebrate their cultural heritage through hoop dancing. The 33rd World Championship Hoop Dance ...
ShanDien LaRance started learning the hoop dance at age 8. She went off to join the circus at 19. LaRance, who is Hopi, Tewa, Navajo, and Assiniboine, joined her brother Nakotah, a nine-time world ...
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 ...