Mens Fancy Dancing 1996 Champion of Champions Introduction

[jalobeaulieu1]

I dont make reggailia but i do make drums flutes wigwams and canoes. I love it

[highspacefox]

man, their footwork is amazing

some orgasmic costumes too.

[swatz25]

@highspacefox costumes? you mean regalia

[animecatgirlroxs]

I also love the dancing and drumming. I love the shawl dancers but if you sum it up i like to watch everything!

[animecatgirlroxs]

I go to pow wows every year and they are amazing! My mother always buys incense for the house. i need to start buying some of my own. They smell amazing.

[Bluefirefoley]

watchin them guys as a lil Creek boy got me dancin today, AHO GEORGE R.G. AND DWIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

[jacobredelk]

ah ah aahhh good dancing guys

[MrMakitaBoy]

Yup - never say "costumes". Costumes are things people wear to make them look like something they're not. You can say "outfit", "regalia", but never EVER call it a costume. (unless the dancer in question isn't native.... ;-) )

[libertypilot]

nice costumes

[Goodsinger409]

HOKAA!!!!!!!

[stormproductions98]

i hate when white people call them costumes and ask for eagle feathers those are sacred to us native americans and u want them to be cool stfu

[kingziggy17]

i wanna make one of those does anyone know how?

[ruthiebutz15]

@kingziggy17 you can't just "make them" they're sacred..

[kingziggy17]

WOOOW i love those umm... yeah im still learning

[YoshiMystu002]

It's great to be inspired from all Fancy Dancers and will always be a Fancy Dancer Hoka hay!. Proud to be Native!.

-ClassicRoots

[fancydancevideos]

holy crap diwight white buffalo is in there. this is like 14 years old and hes still in mens. What a trooper ha ha

[PawneeBoii92]

@NATIVEPRIDE145: HORSESHIT!!!

[scorpion2491]

Fancy dancing is one of my favorites <3

[cheyangie2000]

my husband said he once seen a dancer (not sure if it was fancy or grass) do a BACKFLIP! Does anyone kno of any videos posted like that?

[Bluefirefoley]

I stole a lot of my fancy dance moves from George and R.G. Those guys rule.

[MsQueenie05]

this is so amazing. love listening to the drums

[kaugustson]

Totally AWESOME!

[21nativewarrior]

whoo ndn!

[NATIVEPRIDE145]

HEY IM A FANCY DANCER AND I WAS RANKED 2ND IN CANADA!!!! HOKA NATIVE PRIDE

[scorzi]

Amazing. That must be so heavy!!!

[C4pul1ne]

wow I love that dance ! And the costums (or should I say clothes ?) are gorgeous !!!

I really like this cultur, it's too nice :)

[tamarinda334]

@C4pul1ne Costumes or clothes don't say it like that my trainer ( im a fancy shawl dancer) said that its called a Regalia's ...

[C4pul1ne]

@tamarinda334 Ok my bad ^^ I don't wanted to be insulting or what ! So I find the Regalia's are beutiful ^^

[swinomish62]

Sound like someone needs a piece of frybread

[ndnmomma414]

4 all da peeps dat don't know.... the so-called costumes are REFERED TO AS OUTFITS!!!! bUT UDDER DAN DAT POW WOW IS THE BEST WAY 4 ALL N8V3 P33PS TO SHARE THE 1 THING THAT BILAGANNA'S AND WATVER TRIBE CALLS WHITE PEEPZ WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ....AND THATS DANCING FOR OUR FREEDOM!!! GOD BESS THE UNITED ARMED FORCES AND EVERY

N8VE FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM!...FREEDOM!!!!!

[LieutenantLousyshot]

@ndnmomma414 You sound like the Natives that make me sad of my community. Seriously, learn some goddamned grammar and stop speaking like a black man.

Also, they're called regalias. Learn your shit.

[ndnmomma414]

@LieutenantLousyshot

ok I understand everyone has a right to free speech and you all have an opinion that's all good ..on top of that if you are a proud native then the way someone expresses themselves should not offend you in any way grow up and if you don't like the way I use my lingo then I suggest you don't read them........

[LieutenantLousyshot]

@ndnmomma414 That has nothing to do with it. It's just an unreadable butchery of english language and you look like a fig newton when you talk like that (black on the inside, brown on the outside). That is all

[ndnmomma414]

@LieutenantLousyshot

so now we are resorting to name calling huh... well I hope that makes you feel good

[alasknbboi]

regalia uh duh

[ndnmomma414]

@alasknbboi

OUTFIT!!!!

[mouster333]

@ndnmomma414 actually, regalia is the appropriate term in most circles. If you have a different word that you prefer, that is fine. But even the word "outfit" can seem offensive to many. Regalia is a more respectful term, IMHO.

[sailortitan]

@mouster333 Purely out of curiosity, why is the word "costume" considered taboo? Obviously, Native Americans don't wear this kind of clothing in day-to-day life (nor did they pre-contact) and from what I've read online, fancydancing does not have any religious or spiritual significance and actually rose out of needing to have a dance that didn't have spiritual significance after they were banned in the early 20th century. (Seriously, ancestors?! We were still doing this shit in the 1930s?!)

[mouster333]

@sailortitan The term "costume" is simply degrading. To say that it is not a spiritual dance is really an oversimplification of the issue. When Indigenous spirituality was banned, the Indigenous had to take their spirituality underground. In other words, white people have no idea what has significance to any Indigenous group - they are simply not invited to that party, as it were. This is not dress-up, this is community. This is not a costume party, this is holding on to hope.

[sailortitan]

@mouster333 Thank you for the clarification. :-)

To clarify, I wasn't implying that "costume" meant dress-up or a costume party. :-) In Irish and Scottish Highland dance, the outfits are called costumes--but no Irish or Scottish Highland dancers would describe their costumes as "dress-up" or a "party costumes". Those costumes are a proud part of our cultural traditions--they are described as costumes because they are worn at special events and times, not because they are supposed to be silly.

[mouster333]

@sailortitan Different cultures, different connotations. The Scots and Irish, though certainly oppressed here in the states, brought their heritage with them. The Indigenous people here were often stripped of their heritage in most unimaginable ways- banning the cultural expressions, stealing the children, etc. - so the term costume can feel offensive even when the person using it doesn't intend offense. I think the Native people are constantly battling dominant perceptions of their cultures.

[sailortitan]

@mouster333 Thank you for sharing your experiences and observations with me. I think what you say bout Native people battling perceptions about their cultures is certainly true in a way it probably isn't for most other cultures in the United States, and I can see where when one person says "costume" only in the context where I meant it, another person means it in a more pejorative context. One of the reasons I felt it was important to ask the question was that if there was [cont]

[sailortitan]

@mouster333 a deeper spiritual connotation to the fancydancing costumes, I felt it was an important thing to be aware of where sources I had read so far hadn't gone into possible spiritual connotations that the dance might have had.

[bigrider2806]

my cousins son dances ........... its amazing to watch .

[opheliasopus]

The costumes & dancing are a piece of art! Thank yo for sharing!

[KWEKOSHKUKI12]

do not say costumes, they are not costumes.

[Leah2685]

@KWEKOSHKUKI12 REGALIA!!!

[shadowgirl9891]

oh, that's cool.

[shadowgirl9891]

how do they make the headresses?

[godofcreek720]

you need a base usually or rope frayed together then have a loom with thread attached to it add horse, porcupine, or turkey beards to it but tying it to the tread then sew it to the base depending on the type you want will dictate the amount of rows

[cpsfig]

porky needles, deer tail hair and alot of time

[revolversmoke]

they buy them I think

[FakeVideos982]

very nice dancing, my colors are white, yellow, and blue for my costume

[cromesurfer]

Awesome dance!=^)

[treela2003]

(My 10 year old son posted the previous comment, by the way.) It's traditionally a male dance. Likewise, there are female versions as well. Fancy shawl dance for instance. Have a nice day.

[jdog41897]

back in da day there was a lot of women fancy dancers

[sas22sas]

i wish i was a native american i loooooooooooooooooooove you guys love you i live in london england

[treela2003]

if you dont know only men could do this dance

[sas22sas]

no i did not know that

and why only men?

[dkodaseet]

Thats my uncle, Dwight Whitebuffalo...

[treela2003]

thats awesome

[marcothebear]

What a wonderful people, and what a dance..

I love POWWOW, it's great, fantastic.

It's so pretty, i will call it ...

"AMAZING"..

[desertspawn]

Pow-wows are awesome. I loooove the Native American people. Sad what all had to happen and such.

[lyn1954o]

would love to go to a pow-wow, this is magnificent, thankyou ahwah......

[wakinyan]

even got black lodge singing...legendary video

[papequash]

lmfao my uncal roy is in here haha

[eatdogs]

wow. i was at this event. red earth 1996. my only question is, where the heck is joe bointy???

[kinumedo]

I love this, is so beautiful, thanks.

[steelgrrrlmai]

w00t! Gee if this isn't all the legends dancin! out dere. Thanx for postin it.

[ladychoctaw]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful dancing!! I love it..!! Please continue to post for the Native Americans who enjoy the dancing!!