World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
The World Championship Hoop Dance Contest is an annual American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancing competition held at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]
During the contest, dancers are scored based on their skills in precision, timing, showmanship, creativeness and speed.[2] Competitors are allowed to use as many hoops as wanted during their dances, some using as few as four to as many as 50 hoops.[3][4] The competition is divided into five categories, including Tiny Tots (age 5 and below), Youth (6–12), Teen (13–17), Adult (18–39) and Senior (40 and above). The dance is used as a way of self-expression and storytelling, including dancers spinning the hoops or transforming hoops into animal shapes.[5][6]
The Championship began in 1991, originally created for the New Mexico State Fair by Ralph Zotigh and his son Dennis Zotigh.[7] After the first competition was held, according to Dennis Zotigh, the contest was named the "Tony White Cloud Memorial World Championship Hoop Dance Contest" in honor of White Cloud "for his contributions in founding the modern Hoop Dance."[8] In 1992, the competition was moved to the Heard Museum, where it continues to be held.[7] In 2021, the event was held fully online for the first time in the competition's history.[9]
World Champions[edit]
- 1991 Eddie Swimmer (Eastern Band Cherokee, Chippewa Cree)[10]
- 1992 Quentin Pipestem (Tsuu Tina)[11]
- 1993 Quentin Pipestem (Tsuu Tina)[11]
- 1994 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi–Choctaw)[12]
- 1995 Quentin Pipestem (Tsuu Tina)[11][13]
- 1996 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[12]
- 1997 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[12]
- 1998 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[12]
- 1999 Vincent Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[14]
- 2000 Lisa Odjig (Odawa-Anishinaabe)[8]
- 2001 Alex Wells (Lil'wat)[10]
- 2002 Alex Wells (Lil'wat)[15]
- 2003 Lisa Odjig (Odawa-Anishnaabe)[8]
- 2004 Daniel Tramper (Eastern Band Cherokee)[16]
- 2005 Alex Wells (Lil'wat)[17]
- 2006 Dallas Arcand (Cree)[18]
- 2007 Dallas Arcand (Cree)[18]
- 2008 Charles Denny (Cree-Ute)[12]
- 2009 Brian Hammill (Ho-Chunk)[12]
- 2010 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[12]
- 2011 Tony Duncan (Apache, Hidatsa, Arikara)[19][20]
- 2012 Dallas Arcand (Cree)[18]
- 2013 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[21]
- 2014 Derrick Suwaima Davis, (Hopi-Choctaw)[21]
- 2015 Nakotah LaRance (Hopi-Tewa, Assiniboine)[22]
- 2016 Nakotah LaRance (Hopi-Tewa, Assiniboine)[22]
- 2017 Tyrese Jensen (Navajo-Maricopa)[23]
- 2018 Nakota LaRance (Hopi-Tewa, Assiniboine)[22]
- 2019 Cody Boettner (Muscogee Creek)[24]
- 2020 Scott Sixkiller-Sinquah, (Gila River Pima-Hopi)[25]
- 2021 Tony Duncan, (San Carlos Apache, MHA Nations)[26]
- 2022 Sampson Sixkiller Sinquah (Gila River Pima/Hopi-Tewa/Cherokee)[27]
- 2023 Scott Sixkiller Sinquah (Gila River Pima/Hopi-Tewa/Cherokee/Choctaw)[28]
- 2024 Josiah Enriquez (Pueblo of Pojoaque, Navajo, Isleta)[29]
References[edit]
- ^ "31st Annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest". Heard Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Jung, Carrie (9 February 2015). "World Championship Hoop Dancing Contest Celebrates 25th Anniversary". KJZZ. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Summerhill, Cliff (3 February 2020). "The best hoop dancer in the U.S. will be decided in Phoenix. Here's how to watch". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Ouellette, Nathan (20 February 2018). "America's First Nations Compete at World Championship Hoop Dancing Contest". Medill Reports Chicago. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Jacoby, Lars (26 January 2003). "Competitors' routines tell story". Arizona Republic. p. B2. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jodi Rave (4 February 2003). "Woman takes top spot in hoop dance competition". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 8A. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ a b Krol, Debra Utacia (14 July 2020). "Hoop Dance family loses a champion and its 'handsome star,' Nakotah LaRance". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Zotigh, Dennis W. (May 30, 2007). "History of the modern Hoop Dance". Indian Country Today. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ D'Andrea, Niki (19 January 2021). "The 2021 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Goes Virtual". Phoenix Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b Walker, Dalton (February 9, 2020). "Hoop dancer faces the 'unthinkable' then family and friends step up". Indian Country Today. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Quentin Pipestem". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kroll, Deb (February 22, 2010). "Heard Museum announces World Hoop Dance winners". Native Times. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Lusty, Terry (1995). "Hoop dancer recreates legends while performing". Windspeaker. 12 (21). Edmonton, Alberta: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society: 15. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Vincent Davis". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Dancers Win 2 of 3 Hoop Prizes". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. February 5, 2002. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fehr-Snyder, Kerry (February 9, 2004). "Hoop Dancing Contest Long-Standing Tradition: All in the Family". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whiting, Brent (February 7, 2005). "Finding Who's Lord of the Rings (pt. 1)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. B1. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com. and Whiting, Brent (February 7, 2005). "Heard Hoop Dancers Compete (pt. 2)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. B9. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Dallas Arcand". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Scott, Luci (February 7, 2011). "Hoop-Dancing Champion (pt. 1)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. B1. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com. and Scott, Luci (February 7, 2011). "Hoop-Dance Crown Goes to Mesa Man (pt. 2)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. B7. Retrieved 2 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tony Duncan". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Derrick Davis". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "27th Annual Hoop Dance Contest Winner". Heard.org. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Florida Hoop Dancer Wins Title of World Champion at 29th-Annual Hoop Dance Contest". Red Lake Nation News. Red Lake, Minnesota: Red Lake Indian Reservation. February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Begody, Candace (February 13, 2020). "Sixkiller-Sinquah wins title at 30th hoop-dancing championship". The Navajo Times. Window Rock, Arizona. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Tony Duncan takes top prize at first-ever Heard Museum Virtual Hoop Dance Contest". Indian Country Today. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "32nd Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest". Heard Museum. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022.
- ^ "33rd Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest". Heard Museum. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.
- ^ "World Championship Hoop Dance Contest". Heard Museum. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024.