Fancy dance (Native American dance series)

Type

Audio/Visual

Authors

Scott Swearingen ( Swearingen, Scott )

Sandy Rhoades ( Rhoades, Sandy )

ISBN 10

0979037166

ISBN 13

9780979037160

Tags

Powwows, Oklahoma, Indigenous dance -- North America, Indigenous dance -- Oklahoma, Indigenous peoples -- Oklahoma -- Rites and ceremonies, Indigenous peoples -- Oklahoma -- Music, Indigenous dance, Indigenous peoples -- Rites and ceremonies, Fancy dance

Abstract

"Documentary on the Native American fancy dance, today a men's competitive dance often seen at powwows. Its origins in Oklahoma in the 1920s are recalled by eyewitnesses Paul Little Voice, Jewell McDonald, Charles Chibitty, and Woogie Watchetaker. Pete Moore, Jr. demonstrates how to don the various components of fancy dance regalia. The songs and drumming that accompany the dance are discussed by Oliver Little Cook. After a description of the elements that constitute good fancy dancing, Pete Moore, Jr. and George Alexander are seen performing solos in a competition. The tape concludes with advice for young dancers."--WorldCat.org.

Description

1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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