Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual. For ...

The World Championship Hoop Dance Contest is held every February in Phoenix. Arizona (Credit: Karen Gardiner) There's no better place to see hoop dancers at the top of their game than at the World ...

There's no better place to see hoop dancers at the top of their game than at the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix, Arizona. Sitting in a circle around a big drum, a group of men struck ...

Dallas Arcand, an Indigenous entertainer from Edmonton, claimed the title of the 2025 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Arizona last month. (Credit: Supplied photo/Dallas Arcand) When Dallas ...

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A trio of Manitoba sisters are off to the 35th annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix, Ariz., this month. Kimberly, 17, Charisma, 15, and Nakiyah Mason, 8, will dance at the Heard ...

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BENGALURU: Brightly coloured hoops going round and round, staying afloat by the sheer rhythmic movements of someone’s waist ...