What's Hoop Dancing? This Navajo TikToker Explains

This internationally recognized Navajo dancer is using TikTok to share the art of hoop dancing with a new generation
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[@desertdragon2397]

The Navajo Nation call themselves Dineh. Thank you for this upload. Everyone please look after yourselves and others. Life will get better.

[@nayahri]

🤗🤗🤗

[@ivonnebadillo632]

I follow Patrick on the KZbins 🤣 and I'm so glad that he is getting more recognition. Keep on bringing light into the world with your story telling and humble spirit! Kill' em with the fancy!

[@amekiaj8063]

Beautifully majestic!!!!!

[@sceetee22]

This is a beautiful video. I'm proud of y'all! Bless!

[@michelecleary7169]

I follow Patrick’s KZbin channel. I didn’t realize he dances. Go Patrick!

[@johnnyoddyssey2477]

Native LOVE! 🙌🏼

[@frankpeter9145]

He is showing creative and spiritual inspiration.

[@sarahdecontie8732]

Kichi megwetch (big thank you) for this video!! Your moves are incredible, right on 🤘

[@brigeen1]

Wow, wow, wow - that is amazing! Thanks so much for allowing us into your beautiful dances.

[@b.s.814]

Many blessings to all of you around the world each Heritage from everyone around the world is a gate way to your Ancestors . thank you for this .

[@annisalahjie1730]

Lovely

[@MelancholischerMond]

I follow his YT channel though I am not a Native American. But I support their culture and their human rights.

[@OGPimpin]

Brooo, this is so dope!

[@martarivera4361]

My favorite Dance the hoop dance. I love the music and drum 🥁

[@ohms497]

Yes more hoop dancing!

[@jeannieluna3009]

Spectacular! Thank you 🙏🏽

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

looking at there clothing you can see a clear relation to aztec dress

[@ryancruz1876]

And?

[@sonicluffypucca96]

There is archeological evidence of cultural and trade contacts between the peoples of the Southwestern nations and Mesoamerica

[@BUMWRECK3R]

Hawaa from Haida Gwaii

[@andrewjameshenderson1389]

Miigwech!!! ❤

[@carolinaschwaiger2117]

Thank you ❤❤

[@madmachanicest9955]

Ok cool I knew about this already . I grow up in a native community in south GA. Hoop dancers were rare in the South but the were into group meetings twice a ya so. The frist dancer was not hoop tho that was something elses. I can't remember it name. The female verses of the frist dance is called fancy sha . Ether way this is amazing glad to see more people are learning about this. I am much more failary with Grass dancers that really cool too people should look that up. I did not do any of the more complex dances. I was part of the drum cycle my self and as I got older I mean did sacuity work. My time there end shortly after high school . I still miss it but nothing lasts for ever.

[@SolutionD]

Every girl at every festival. Ever.

[@wicked_deftlady]

Beautiful. 🌈☯️☮️

[@ese_cholito]

And here we have the raindancer in his natural habitat... Dancing for a bountiful harvest.

[@rubbercable]

I . Had . No . Idea. It's pretty cool - not keen on the slow mo tho. Would've been nice to see a full performance tho'

[@rajwanteerobinson1761]

I shared a hoop dance ( world best) in climate mission platform

[@Ezekiel-7_25]

Tribe of Gad .. Northern Kingdom of Israel

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Why are Navajo's dancing like the plain tribes? Strange

[@_robustus_]

I could appreciate it a whole lot more without the dayglow colors,factory made textiles and dyes. Look at traditional aboriginal material culture and you might see what I mean. It’s so beautiful in its own right.

[@cheyennecraig4788]

If you're reading this, I urge you to get right with God. Jesus can give you the peace you've been looking for. Instead of running to the counterfeit and things of this world, I encourage you run to him.

[@yammoto148]

I encourage you to ask people elsewhere.

[@wiker680]

Ah yes, the first white-wash

[@brigeen1]

Jesus and christians are the main reason that these people have lost so much ot their culture and so many of their lives and why so many native americans live in poverty now. Christianity doesn't need to be mentioned here.

[@Xcris_crosX]

Oh good grief 🙄😒

[@sarahdecontie8732]

If you're reading this, I urge you to get right with the Creator. The Creator can give you peace you've been looking for ❤