fancy dance
Elaborate tribal choreography
Fancy dance is a style of competitive powwow dancing characterized by fast footwork, athletic movements, and elaborate regalia with brightly colored feathers and ribbons.
Originating among Plains tribes in the early twentieth century, it became one of the most popular categories at modern powwows: He took first place in men's fancy dance.
The style emphasizes showmanship and stamina, with dancers improvising intricate steps that must stop precisely when the drumbeat ends.
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- grand entryImpressive, showy entrance
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- eagle featherBird-of-prey plumage piece
jingle · bustle · moccasins · drumbeat · ribbon · beadwork · twirl · stomp · crow hop · shawl · fringe · southern style · arena · ceremonial · traditional · competition · bells · spinning
- American dancebreakdancing, hip hop, hustle, Charleston, lindy hop
- Plains IndigenousCree, Blackfoot, Dakota, Lakota, tipi
- ritual dancescorroboree, barong, dervish, jingle dress, grand entry
- powwowgrand entry, regalia, drum circle, jingle dress, drumming
- reservationsreservation, booking, hotel reservation, room reservation, table reservation
- First NationsCree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Inuit
fancy dancetraditional dance
Culturally inherited choreography
round dance · honor dance · grass dance · processional · intertribal
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