Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Lakes Area Fire Flow Classes: -to teach people the proper procedures when hoop dancing with fire, -to teach people basic movements when using other flow tools such as staff, poi, and fans, -to teach people the proper safety techniques when dancing with fire, -to bring in other fire performers to teach their style of performing. October Hoop Gathering: -to encourage families to come and move and play together, -to bring another skilled hoop performer/teacher to our area to teach her style of hoop dance, -to create a safe and fun place to dance and play, -to help advanced hoopers in our area an opportunity to learn more, -to help new hoopers become comfortable with their hoop and their bodies, -to share the happiness a hoop brings. Alexandria Hoop Gatherings: -to create a Hooping Community where people can gather and learn together, -to offer a new form of dance to people of all ages, -to allow people to learn something new that has not been offered in their area. Hoop Play Make and Take in Callaway: -to share the story of where Native American Hoop Dancing Came from -to bring an amazing Native Hoop Dancer to the area to demonstrate this form of Hoop Dancing, -to pass on my knowledge of hoop making. It would be neat to see kids learn how to make Native Hoop Sets to create income for themselves or to just learn a new hobby like hoop making, -to bring people together from the Reservation and from surrounding border communities. A pre and post survey of attended will establish a base and measure the increase in knowledge of Hoop Flow Arts. I will have comment sheets at each event to see what people hope to learn at these events. I will create videos, pictures and a web page sharing stories, pictures, etc. of these projects. I will write a story of what I have learned after these projects are completed, and what I hope these projects to become in the future.