Phoenix, Arizona - February 10, 2018: Hoop dancing is a long-standing tradition in many Native cultures. Passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dancing communicates individual and tribal stories using hoops to create symbols and depict animals of great meaning in Native communities. The continuous circle of the hoops symbolizes the circle of life and the continual changing of the seasons.
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28th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest 2018; Heard Museum; Phoenix, Arizona - February 10, 2018.
Hoop dancing is a long-standing tradition in many Native cultures. Passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dancing communicates individual and tribal stories using hoops to create symbols and depict animals of great meaning in Native communities. The continuous circle of the hoops symbolizes the circle of life and the continual changing of the seasons.
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Nanabah Kadenehii (Dineh) of Big Mountain, Arizona, winner of last year's teen division returned to defend her title.
Hoop dancing is a long-standing tradition in many Native cultures. Passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dancing communicates individual and tribal stories using hoops to create symbols and depict animals of great meaning in Native communities. The continuous circle of the hoops symbolizes the circle of life and the continual changing of the seasons.
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4th Place in the adult division, Tony Duncan (San Carlos Apache, Mandan, Arikara, Hidatsa), at the 28th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest 2018; Heard Museum; Phoenix, Arizona
Hoop dancing is a long-standing tradition in many Native cultures. Passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dancing communicates individual and tribal stories using hoops to create symbols and depict animals of great meaning in Native communities. The continuous circle of the hoops symbolizes the circle of life and the continual changing of the seasons.
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Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona - February 10, 2018: Hoop dancing is a long-standing tradition in many Native cultures. Passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dancing communicates individual and tribal stories using hoops to create symbols and depict animals of great meaning in Native communities. The continuous circle of the hoops symbolizes the circle of life and the continual changing of the seasons.
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