Ukraine’s Taisiia Onofriichuk delivered a thrilling performance in the women’s rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualification stage. Onofriichuk’s routine during the hoop round involved ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

Since 1992, the World Championship Hoop Dance Competition has been held at the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix, and 2026 will be no different. Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even ...

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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 ...