Jul. 29—When Steve LaRance moved to New Mexico 10 years ago, he found no native hoop dancers in the state. LaRance, who lives at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, co-founded the Lightning Boy Foundation, ...

PHOENIX — The Heard Museum’s annual Hoop Dance competition has turned virtual this year, with an online presentation premiering on Saturday. Dancers are judged on five skills: precision, timing/rhythm ...

PHOENIX – The 33rd annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest will bring dozens of the top Indigenous hoop dancers to the Heard Museum in Phoenix next weekend. The competition with prizes totaling ...

Hoop dancing is one of the many traditions indigenous people are still carrying on today. Originally a healing dance, the art form is now performed at powwows and other cultural events as a form of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Red Butte Gardens hosted its first Intermountain Hoop Dance Competition Saturday, with dancers traveling from as far as Canada to share the cultural heritage of their tribes and win ...

Before spring break, students at Heights Middle School participated in a Hoop Dance workshop, taught by Diné-Hopi dance instructor Talavi Cook. Farmington Municipal Schools Public Information Officer ...

The National Football League isn’t alone in crowning a world champion in Phoenix this month. The 33 rd annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest takes place at the Heard Museum downtown Saturday ...

The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. On Friday and Saturday, it will be the site of the American Indigenous Arts Celebration. The festival is one of the ...

The 2018 Hoop Dance World Champion will be crowned on February 11, and Tony Duncan has his eye on the top prize. Duncan hopes to bring home his sixth championship win. But, winning isn’t everything ...

Hoop dancers will take part in the Nakota LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Competition held at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Aug. 6-7. (Courtesy of the Lightning Boy Foundation) ...