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Powwow Competitive Dancing; Men's Fancy Dance
Lively, Energetic Dance Requires Skill
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Boys fancy dance, August 11, 2007, Verizon Center, Washington DC. Photo Joe Mann
The men's fancy dance originated int the 1950s to attract and please powwow visitors. It is a flashy and colorful dance, and is also energetic, requiring stamina, coordination and skill. It is usually a young men's dance. The fancy dance outfit has a twin bustle, decorated with free–flowing fringe, usually quite colorful. The colors represent the rainbow spirit. The fancy dancer wears a headdress roach with 2 feathers which are supposed to be kept in constant movement throughout the dance. Also known as the bustle dance, its origins are debated, with some saying it has Lakota origins, others that it is from Oklahoma.
The photos accompanying this section were taken during a boys fancy dance competitive round at the National Powwow, sponsored by the Smithsonian Instutition National Museum of the American Indian and was held at the Verizon Center in Washington DC on August 11, 2007. The division is for competitors aged 6-12.
Boy in fancy dance competition, August 11, 2007, Washington DC. Photo Joe Mann
This turned out to be one of the clearest photos of the day. This youngster was great to watch. His outfit was much more magnificent in person than the picture conveys.
The rest of the pictures are not quite as good but show what the men's fancy dance looks like.
Boy in fancy dance competition, August 11, 2007, Washington DC. Photo Joe Mann
This was the same boy, his dance is much clearer but the focus suffered.
Two boys in fancy dance competition, August 11, 2007, Washington DC. Photo Joe Mann
There is also a page on grass dance with pictures from the 2007 National Pow Wow.
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