THE HOOP DANCE

The Hoop Dance, centers on a legend of a dying man who wanted to leave something of importance on earth. The Creator gave him a single hoop made of wood and told him that for each living thing he could create, one more hoop would be added. As he added hoops, he become stronger and created the forms of other living things.

Contemporary hoop dancers, using as many as 40 reeds or wooden hoops, can create many shapes, including butterflies, turtles, eagles, flowers and snakes. They represent living things and show how everything is connected and how it grows and changes.

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