Original Straight Dance 2005 NMAI National Powwow

[Coyotedaha]

Oh Yeah, that's the way it's suppose to be . . . . smooth, smooth, and graceful with class . . . .

[wookiekrew]

The dance means looking for enemy out was hunting and the otter represent the comanche side iam just as what was told to me iam kiowa comanche and born for tahbaah clan

[asiam994]

didnt kno straight dancers wore a bustle



[josihair]

@asiam994 He is demostrating the orignial dance and at one time certain dancers would wear this type of bustle called a crow bustle. Nowdays an Otter Drag is worn

[blackcrowheart]

@josihair was it only select dancers of a warrior society that was given permission to make, wear and keep the crow belts?

[Coyotedaha]

@josihair

True as to the Otter Drag which I use in lieu of the Crow Bustle . . . I think the Helushka uses the Crow Bustle . . . .

[kainaipride96]

needs more bounce more hop

[wuliechsin]

@kainaipride96 Straight Dancing is not about bounce and hopping around. It is a diginfied and Graceful dance. He is a very very good dancer and is dancing the way it is ment to be dance. None of this contempeory stuff. A sign of a great straight dancer makes the dance look smooth and the dancer looks like he is gliding across the ground.

[kainaipride96]

@wuliechsin ohh relly sorry and im a northern tradishanlole dancer intss a bigger busstle and a havey outfit and more of a work out than eney other dance

[wuliechsin]

@kainaipride96 I understand I dance both styles.

[kiwipro7]

He is my second cousin. K F Stabler was my grand father. I would like to get in touch with you guys sometime....

[mrxsd73]

Good one, but to say thats the first straight style? Some southern tribes like Pawnees would debate that bussle and two roach feathers, but that varies tribe to tribe.

[74Parker612]

omahaboy91, oldest pow-wow in america?!?! B.S. thats just like calling a SUNDANCE a pow-wow!!!! it was a fuck,n harvest ceromony that lost it REAL meaning!!!! LOST ITS REAL MEANING!!!!

[CampCrier]

hey that's my uncle hollis d. stabler. he jus taught me his song!!

[dtiron]

man this video gives me the chills,

great singing and dancing. thanks for sharing. A-ho!

[wuliechsin]

Beautiful. Aho!!!!!!!!!!

[Pentis16]

That's Hollis Stabler, Jr. and that's his Individual Song, composed by John Turner (Omaha).

From what I've heard, it's the first time it's been sung since it was composed.

VERY! Beautiful song, rendered here by Yellowhammer.

[Pentis16]

That's Hollis Stabler, Jr. and that's his Individual Song, composed by John Turner (Omaha).

From what I've heard, it's the first time it's been sung since it was composed.

VERY! Beautiful song, rendered here by Yellowhammer.