Category Archives: Native American

World Hoop Dance Champion Tony Duncan: Living in the Circle

There’s no doubt that once you’ve begun hooping you start to notice that circles are everywhere. For Tony Duncan, five-time World Champion Hoop Dancer, his roots have taught him the sacredness of the circle, the…

Derrick Suwaima Davis Talks Hoop Dance

Derrick Suwaima Davis won his first hoop dancing championship in 1992, his most recent in 2010, and he has earned the title of World Champion Hoop Dancer five times. So when the Indian Country Today…

Dallas Arcand Hoop Dances For Life

“My dance is my life – it’s what I believe in and what I know best,” World Champion Hoop Dancer Dallas Arcand recently told Routes Magazine. In an interview following his performance with his son…

Hoop Dancing For No Rain at the Olympics

Apache hoop dancers from Arizona were flown to London, England, to ensure that the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic games would stay dry. The Yellow Bird Indian Dancers got a phone call from British…

The Knocks and Fred Falke Hoop It Up With Geronimo

We’re so excited about the new track “Geronimo” by The Knocks and Fred Falke. The Knocks are an electronic music duo consisting of Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson from New York City. They…