Hoop dancing has always been a way of life for Manaya Duncan. “Ever since I could walk, my parents gave me a hoop,” Duncan, now 16, said Saturday while waiting to compete in the fourth annual Youth ...

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PHOENIX – Hoop dancing has rarely ever been about competition for Scott Sixkiller Sinquah. Sure, Sinquah is a world champion hoop dancer and one of the best to ever do it. But he doesn’t hoop dance to ...

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 ...

Need weekend plans? Go to the Hoop Dance competition hosted by the Heard Museum. The Heard Museum will be presenting the first-ever Hoop Dance Legacy award performer Jones Benally (Diné). Benally is a ...

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 ...

Last February, master of ceremonies Dennis Bowen (a Seneca elder) welcomed the reigning champion into the 2025 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest arena at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

The hoop dance, which many believe to have started as a healing ceremony among Taos Pueblo medicine men, is now a vibrant expression of artistry and athleticism ...