Welcome back to Native American Pow Wow Dance and Song Class

Class 3, Oct. 28, 2014every Tue nite, 6:30-8:30p

instructor: Marvin “Mo” “Doogie” Pair

Class 1 (10/14): History and Background of the modern Pow WowClass 2 (10/21): Pow Wow descriptionClass 3 (10/28): Pow Wow dance styles and clothes, description cont.Class 4 (11/4): Pow wow etiquette, gourd dancePotential class trip to Austin Pow Wow: Nov. 8, 2014Class 5 (11/11): Pow Wow song elucidated

Dance styles and corresponding clothesrepresented in basic grand entry order

and distinguished between North and South

Mr. Robert Bass and Ms. Amy Lewis providing dance clothes and experience

Reasons for dancing:

-the “double step” honors animals that taught humans to dance

-”...the ability to dance- to pray using motion- is a gift to Nativesfrom the Creator.”

Men's Traditional Dancer

Comanche Pow Wow by F Leblanc

Straight Dancer

Doc Tate Nevaquaya, Comanche

Native American Pow Wow Buckskin DancerArtist: F Leblanc

Ladie's Cloth Dancer

F Leblanc

Grass Dancer

source: http://www.ncssm.edu/powwow/dances.html

Jingle Dress Dancer

source: Native, Jackie Kite, via Pinterest

“old time” fancy dancer

Kiowa Five

Contemporary Fancy Dancer

source: http://blog-stampofapproval.com/tag/american-indian/

Ladie's Fancy Shawl Dance

source: http://duchesstrading.blogspot.com

Questions?

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