Navajo Hoop Dance

[Veyoun]

I can only say... that those peopel really have a strong connection to earth and maybe even to the ghosts and spirits of this world.. i really respect this peopel.. may there culture never fade into black!

[123allrock]

Our culture is finaly learning to respect the values and traditions such cermony represents to look past our narrow view of the world now if we would only listen to what we have been warned about for generations the world would be a better place .thankfully many now are.

[cuzgandalfgothigh99]

white man probs does not understand the spiritual value of this. :I

[riasunkissed27]

AMAZING+BEAUTY+FULL

[pronunciationmeg]

This is just my silly opinion but the dances I've seen from Din'e (or Navajo) seem to be some of the most powerful with some of the best rhythms and melodies.

[Xaisunen]

Lila waste!!! I am Lakota and enjoy watching other tribes! Beautiful <3

[LordLarsaSolidor]

Sacred Geometry

[Altaira55]

Amazing. I love everything about this; music,song and wonderful dance.

[MurakamiTesuka]

ula?

[tjw3llz]

love the kick move on the first hoop, koool!!!!

[CelticDreammaker]

I call it beautiful. Also I rememeber something like this at my old school. It was culture week and our school. Asked for some of these to perform. I thought it was like Awe. Oh my goodnessm I couldn;t say anything really at time. All I can say,now I was glad watch. Cause if felt like a lot spiritaul energy coming form them. It was amazing,

[richie22147]

If anyone knows where in the USA I could travel to this summer to be instructed in this magnificent dance, please contact me! I live in Oregon and am a Modoc hula-hooper. I want to continue my exploration of the medicine wheel. Peace.

[EliManningFan896]

I love the Navajo Nation! My adopted native american grandma is Navajo. And i love her lots!

[canaraz4]

Try to see how many animals they represent........focus on their dance and the music...it can take you an a journey, if you open your mind and let it.

[JesusH1mself]

who the fuck would dislike this

[F3ather]

dont fuck with the big bad NaVajO PriDe. haha

Dine' 4 life

[Robert30561]

Can only respect and admire these people, I'm sorry that I'm not indian, but I could be ....... I live in Eastern Europe but that the free land called America, but not for those who have been in possession of the land ..... ...... The eagle wing quickly bring Indian brother ..

[Annie10k]

I remember te eagle then the collection of hoops on the floor representing the circle of life

[Annie10k]

Oh.. my goodnes... I remember the (I don't know if you would say story.. but the) meaning in the dance from the beginning to end

[Annie10k]

So cool... I Love, Love, Love.. the many beauties that make up this planet earth..

there obviously is soo... many horrible things and people here on this earth but they can never withstand overcome or overshadow the beauty that makes up this earth...

So beautiful... wish one day I can visit the Grand Canyon or North America, to listen and learn and watch the Native Indians and visit Hawaii or Australia to see the Aboriginees and wow.. Africa too...

Beautiful..

thanks for posting...

:)

[nemone118]

@Annie10k ya, i would like to travel and see old nations of nature too. to become a student would be extreme :)

[1958svj]

I hope all people can appreciate the spiritual value in this ancient form of dance that can only be expressed in this way by us Human Beings. The way of the Navajo (Dine') needs to be included in the greater awareness in order to continue to consciously evolve .

[1958svj]

Thiere is such spirual value in recognizing in this ancient dance form the love and appreciation to all of existance and our place as human beings with the awareness and capacity to express it.

[RTamaskan]

hoop dance is the best!!!

[SytheClaw]

absolutely amazing im going 2 get my hoops

[Danceme0utside]

Omfg this is amazing!!!!!

[America2470]

This is all the ancestors could really ask for, for the young ones to keep the culture alive. And preserve the spirit of the great nation.

[dingleberrys09]

Holy shit, this is a gem

[bowaka74]

Thank you for sharing this with us

[taise25]

wow am amazed its wonderfull great video thanks for sharing greetings

[nativewuksachi]

dancing with the spirit

[SuperLJAG]

Beautiful video

[rezbro08]

this is why navajos dominate the powwow circuit and thats why other tribes dont like navajos, cuz they always win at powwows.

[dee6ify]

this is soo awesome i love my tradition

[Vampelfmaid]

That's amazing. You can feel the power in their dance and the music. Anyone who sees this and isn't spirituality lifted is made of stone.

[runningwaterstwofear]

this is the way we start the day off in prayer

[orestesgrokar]

Realmente é emocionante ver esses jovens dnaçando com vigor habilidade e alegria com uma canção tão revitalizante, parabéns... que maravilha a cultura ancestral!

[shailia93]

thumbs up for Natives we rock : D

[stormwings1]

Hey that looks like Fun ! and such, is the ultimate purpose of life. it is time we retread our steps back from whence we came, time to reclaim that which has been lost within the hearts of so many. Aho !

[MyTbradley]

I Love it !!!!!! Good Job boys...:)

[firebugthefirst]

his bell fell of thats a sign i was tought if any of your outfit fell of that u would have to pay an elder everthing you have or give him your outfit just to pick it up and you cant touch it or nothing will go right in your life

[cenalover386]

they did an a amazing job!!! just watching them made me short of breath!!

[ladyhoopla1111]

This is stupendous!!!

[starshaveeyes1]

wow, i really like they are fully enjoying themselves and they're faces show it =), right on!

[OctoroonToYou]

It's great that they show our traditions in heavy tourist attractions because it hosts people from other nations. We need people from around the world to know that this is American culture, real American culture.

[doberluv87]

amazing! 

[weirdfetishes5]

wow!!!!!!

[TheMrhorseface11]

that was phukin tight!!

[deniedbylies]

Haha i tried to do this but i sucked at it. Some Navajo i am.

[intotalawe]

This is so neat and exciting dancing. As a traditional indigenous Australian we do a type of introduced hoop dancing too but nothing like this. Native peoples from all over the world have such rich diversity in our cultures that took centuries, yes even thousands of years to cultivate to what it is today. I really appreciate this posting, and the singing is so like our old chanting dance songs also, that have rich meaning. Much appreciated this is.

[gnawershreth]

That was awesome!

I just figured 'hoop dance' would be another kind of dance when I clicked the link. I was watching bear dances and stuff and saw this in the 'suggestions' bar on the right, so I just kinda expected this to be guys dancing in a circle or something. Hehe

These guys are absolutely amazing! :)

[dreamweaver536]

Nizhoni yee' Ahe ehee'.

[roger1987ful]

CHIGUEN A SU MADRE PUTOS  GRIGOS ROBA TIERRAS

[stiler1]

This young as contagious rhythm

great!

[YukanaNae]

the hoop action is great! totally love it!

[CTCADietclerk]

People who don't live a life like this, with the values, traditions, really don't understand. This is not a "display" for them, this is life, a never ending circle..... no beginning, no end.

[XxhomsarXx]

@CTCADietclerk someone by the name og God said that there is a beginning and an end but thats just me

[flyingcricket1001]

That was much more technical and complex than I expected when hearing this was a "hoop dance". Better than hoola hoops!

[62rome]

hoop dancers, awesome.

[Lautengitarre]

Sincerely yours Amselhupfer. Nice & fine & fun

[mlchell]

INCREDIBLE...wow...

[chaipasquoi]

Great dance! Only shame that the acts of the Dine nation don not correspond to those theories: circle of family destroyed by casinos, circle of earth destroyed by uranium exploitation and it's military use, circle of mankind destroyed by one of the most violent racial segragation I met !Circle of nations broken by a blind support to the Bush wars and hisuse of the US army. Good to not be a "pure blood" but a member of the human family!

[colinchick69]

@chaipasquoi How true your word s. Six million Jews were killed by Nazis, but how many tribal peoples died in this country due to European invasion thru the years? You mention uranium exploitation,just one terrible way to die slowly. The Native miners took radio-active uranium dust home on their work-clothes and exposed their families also. Is'nt the rez system a form of concentration camp without walls? My aunts and uncles were not proud of their Lakota blood, more's the pity.

[chaipasquoi]

@colinchick69 Always sad when someone must deny who he is.One of my grandfathers was 25% Anishinabe and I remember that he was interrested of those ancient traditions, because he always made the parallel with the roots of Switzerland ,built by peasant and shepperds revolted against Lords and having a very similar democratic system than the Iroquois.Many want to ignore it but the contact with Native Americans has brought to feodal nations a new point of view about freedom and equal rights.

[colinchick69]

@chaipasquoi Its too bad our own nation is still victomizing tribal people. On the rez the mineral rights belong to the feds. Thats how the whole uranium mining tragedy started. The oil leases give Tribal members a few pennies,$9. a year while they reap billions. In the 4 corners area Haliburton trucks belch down the road past 10,000 year old petroglyphs, and if you want to take your life in your hands to photograph them, you're quite brave. Do you think there would be global warming ?

[sjbree]

wow they are awesome.

[gocal777]

I admire american natives who keep their traditions and ways alive by passing it on to their young ones , excellent clip, Thanks.

[poziar]

nice great way of dancing and performing it!!

[KYMAMI]

omg!so talented! very good job! better than some hip hop dancing iv seen!

[jwlheart]

These young men are so talented! God Bless them!

[0MasterOfAllThings0]

thanks for the video

[ElCid48]

Keep talkin' lamebrainman. NTP takes notice.

[irishdude69]

@ElCid48 ntp?

[ElCid48]

Julio Yazzie says to me lamebrainmen owes him some money he gave him at Gallup some months ago. Money is gone, so is lamebrainman. Too bad.

[lameman777]

ElCid4, are you fuckin retarded? i have no idea what yur fat lips are blabbing about..

[ElCid48]

lamebrainman should be indicted for impersonating a white-ass clown.

[lameman777]

and stay away from my fuckin meth! Damn foreign hippie

[lameman777]

I kind of believe that Valentiae is a stubborn transender 13 year old, sitting at this computer with is plants around his swollen angles, fapping to think of a comeback. .. get it.. comeback

[lameman777]

Valentiae is just a fuckin dirty ass, loud mouth foreign hippie. Why are you even worried about issues in the US. Are you stubborn because this country doesn't let hippies like you in?

[lameman777]

Globos meos lambe!

[lameman777]

I'm waiting to see Chief "Askfortips" in this video.:P By the way Valentair, I am full Navajo living in both CA and Arizona. you fucking foreign prick.

[ElCid48]

Hey, lamebrainman. I'm waitin' for Adam T. down at Canyon De Chelly to see what kind of derelict you are. What is this shit all about? Talking to yerself again? The meth is bad for you, man. And the beer. Your bad medicine. I think your a belagana pretendin' to be Navajo.

[lameman777]

does Valentiae really mean bovine fascies  in Latin :P

[ivanthevuks]

hey forensic find something to FUCK man ! but with that hard life story it is so fucking hard! try with this new American girl Valentiae, she is not so smart , probably not to much beautiful , but with that frustration she need sex too, and she is ready to get your bulit! So fuck off both of you !

[ivanthevuks]

OK. I am killer , you and your forensic "so called expert"catch me! And only you can do is to lick my balls !

[ivanthevuks]

1) that about genocide it is not true, you are not judge to know that and you were not any time on that places so can't talk about that so sure!

2) EVEN it is true, you can not hate all people because their Goverment make some bad politic. Way of think just like that , kill the Native Americans ... And change your picture,its so patetic becuse you came to live to America , and it is so fucking patetic way to show to everybody how big american patriot U are ,with that shit you dont like Che!

[ivanthevuks]

this is the sound of deep nature !

message to all Native American people: keep your tradition and keep your faith , you have the past write with blood, but your future are write with glory

-your friend from serbia

[EaterofFish]

Very Impressive

[Hopi4life]

Hoop dance isn't a Navajo dance....

[lameman777]

dancing for beer money.

[marasei]

I remember seeing hoop dancers when i was about 8 years old, they're still pretty impressive to watch.

[emagdnim88]

i love the Navajo culture and this dance was beautiful!! But Why do Navajo's hate Apaches? I dont understand, i always hear of how navajos dislike apache people, and well just plain dont like them! So tell me why? ;]

[snark505]

why do the Irish not like the English? Its Historical animosity. back in the day the Apache and Navajos used to fight each other....however the dislike is not held by every member of each tribe

[crazycool928]

I believe Apache and Navajo are one in the same. They are both of athabascan ancestry. Some people say that there was a major split in the tribe and the Apaches went to surrounding areas like southern NM and AZ. Some even made it to OK. If you listen to the two languages they are very similiar. I am Navajo and Ive visited the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Mescalero, NM. I dont think the two tribes "hate" each other. i think more of the animosity comes from the split than anything else.

[shitzitthatsit]

There's no white mountain apaches in Mescalero buddy! haha. It's the Mescalero Apaches. Mixed into all that is the Lipan, Chiracahua, and Mescalero Apaches. But under one name.

[crazycool928]

sorry. got mixed up with the az apache and NM. either way i made my point

[MarsiAli]

I wish I could have been there to see this wonderful performance. My 7 year old daughter is half Navajo is half Yupik Eskimo we live in Alaska. I think it is very imporant for her to know about both her cultural backgrounds. Veruca also loves to hula hoop. But we've never seen anything like this before! When her dad, Ron Etcitty and I were still together he took us to a pow wow both in ShipRock and WindowRock. How I wish I had the money to fly us down there to visit during that time of Spirit.

[dragonsofliberty]

these dudes have skills, y'all.

[navajodorkboythef]

do chiese people have churches????

[jbitsoi01]

Awesome performance.....

[ChickenCow72490]

My mom used to be a hoop dancer when she was a little girl. I've never seen an actual hoop dance in person though :(

[chance071]

Bravo!...Awesome!!...

[SavageCivilized]

Hey 4674438, do you want to smell my feet?

[danashoes12]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :))))

[smokedrunk]

fuckin sick as fuck... how old are these dudes...

they slayed it to the max tords the end!!!!

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!

there hot feet lol....

[URMAMI4EVER]

i love it they so gd NATIVE PRIDE 4 LIFE

[shorterdenuu]

AYE!

[mustaleskier]

Eieieieieie iiii eeaaaaaaaa eiaeia eia wowowowowohooo eiieieiiiaaa wowowowhoohohho

[mustaleskier]

Woooo wowowowo jeiiiiii ja jja wooo iiieieieia

[Quidditchfan14]

The Navajo were the first and only Native Americans to use the hoop dance for spiritual purposes. they believed the hoops would help the dancer see oncoming enemies and would get them ready for battle. It began to move Eastward and is now used as a crowd pleaseing dance.

[arashisatoshi23]

nizhoniyhii!!!

:]]

I love watching Hoop Dances! :D

[JJYazzie73]

Tight!!!!!!!!!

[Mammut1965]

I am not a History Professor. But my Parents teached respect in front

of other Cultures and people

@ SailorBarsoom:

Do not judge about things you have not done, or gone through yourselve yet.

You would not be happy, if I would go such ignorant against your culture

or live. Don't Quarrel....RESPECT.

@kamedience

I say thank you for posting this film and the music.

I do not want to get more discussions because our history is full of

non respect and misunderstanding.

[SailorBarsoom]

OK, now I have to admit I am impressed with that. When the Olympics roll around in August, you will see rhythmic gymnasts doing some of the same single-hoop moves. I can't help but wonder if this traditional Navajo dance might has inspired some moves, or if they were arrived at independently.

Of course, using so many hoops takes it to a whole different level.

[candicelove83]

Awesomeness!

[DIXZA]

I want share a video of our Feather Dance, from Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca.Mexico.Once upo a time we called this continent Anahuac and the people who lived here called themselves Anahuacas, we all share the same Ideology and Philosophy, we are brothers and there will be a time when we all can gather togheter and dance again for the Good of Mother Earth

[lameman777]

hey, lets all gather around the NDNs and watch them dance.

[Quidditchfan14]

That is so rude.

[dmaet2006]

My dad use to do this when he was younger.