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 — 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 ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Hoop dancing has always been a way of life for Manaya Duncan. “Ever since I could walk, my parents gave me a ...