As a child, ShanDien Sonwai LaRance never thought her love for hoop dancing would take her around the world. But her dad knew. "Keep hoop dancing," her dad often said. "It's going to open doors for ...

Hoop dancing is one of the many traditions indigenous people are still carrying on today. Originally a healing dance, the art form is now performed at powwows and other cultural events as a form of ...

Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual. For ...

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 ...