Kick off First Friday Evening February 7, 6 to 10 p.m. Contest-
Saturday February 8 and Sunday February 9, 2020 On Saturday and
Sunday, top American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers
will compete at the Heard Museum for the prestigious World Champion
title and cash prizes. At the two-day competition, men and women
compete on an equal field. The art of hoop dance honors the cultural
traditions from multiple Indigenous communities that first employed
hoop dance as a healing ceremony. Today, hoop dance is shared as an
artistic expression to celebrate and honor Indigenous traditions
throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dancers are judged on a slate of five
skills: precision, timing/rhythm, showmanship, creativity, and speed.
Contestants compete in one of five divisions: Tiny Tots (age 5 and
younger), Youth (6-12), Teen (13-17), Adult (18-39) and Senior (40 and
older).
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