Ronathahonni Hotinonshonni Cultural Group

Native American Hoop Dance is a form of storytelling dance incorporating many hoops as props. During the dance, shapes are formed in storytelling ritual such as the butterfly, the eagle, the snake, and the coyote, with the hoop symbolizing the never-ending circle of life. Native American Hoop dance focuses on very rapid moves, and the construction of hoop formations around and about the body. Under the direction of Nancy Jacobs we introduce to you the Hoop Dancers