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SOUTHERN DANCERS: (1) Straight Dance. This dance is usually called the "Gentlemen's Dance". Various stories say they are moving to battle looking for enemy tracks, occasionally pointing them out. Some tribes dance very fast to these songs with much movement. Usually wear heavy cloth leggins, a trailer down the back, no feather bustles, and a roach made of porcupine or horse tail. (2) Mens Southern War Dance. Needs little to explain that they are preparing themselves for the upcoming battle. Usually wear two feather bustles with heavy feather plume work around the ends of the feathers.. Very fast songs, very fast foot work, which originally called for them to step with every beat, and stop completely on the last beat. The songs have long since past the time when it is humanly possible to step with every beat, but some come very close and they are usually the winners. Southern songs are generally faster than Northern songs and judges look for speed, whereas, the Northern Judges look for speed and style. (3) Ladies Southern Buckskin Dress. Slow steady songs that highlight the grace of these dancers. Dresses not as heavily beaded over the shoulder as the Northern Buckskin Dress, but very colorfully arranged. Some dress are two piece with a top and bottom, and some are single piece full dresses. (4) Ladies Southern Cloth Dress. When cloth became available, the southern tribes still made their dresses similar to the buckskin dress. They usually swing their colorful shawls to the beat, and it must be done with the whole body movement and not obviously swung with the arm. They honor the drum during the honor beat by lowering their head and moving in slow curved path, some hold up their fans. Each tribe has their own style of dress.
NORTHERN DANCERS: (1) Traditional Dance. Usually called the Single Bustle dance. Songs are usually medium fast with a steady drum beat. Singers sing very high pitched. It is usually the crowd favorite and according to the viewer count here, the viewers favorite. (2) Grass Dance. Dancers wear light cloth leggins with much fringe. Their shirts are heavily fringed and they wear no feathers. There are too many stories of the origin of this dance, but the most common is that the younger men flatten the grass on the prairie where a dance was to be held. They bobbed and weaved like the prairie grass. (3) Chicken Dance. These dancers imitate the Prairie Chicken when it displays for mating season. They have intricate footwork and speed is not an issue. Usually they wear a single feather bustle with a roach headdress that prominently carries long Pheasant feathers. Their arm work is important to imitate the wings of the Prairie Chicken.
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simian1842a
(3 weeks ago)
You are welcomed to view my other channel....simian1842....by pressing the button above.
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moanaisnow
(2 months ago)
Great!
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helensarku
(3 months ago)
like both channels. Family picked up some Cherokee as they ventured from Santee in the Carolinas, thru Dixie, to settle mostly in Silas, Alabama (family name) and Mississippi/Louisiana line. A swamp denizen from around New Orleans, my husband and I moved to SW Mo-Zarks about 10 years ago. Musta died and went to heaven!!!! One danced spontaneously at a small but good meeting at Eureka Springs; can't remember the name of the beautiful Ojo Azul spring, but part of the trail. We have remnants of the trail and a trace on our land, down in a holler along a branch. There's a seep with a pothole dug in it, if you know what to look for. And a rock lined path uphill to the knob top. with old old old flowers. yes.
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MANATAWA11
(4 months ago)
I visited this place 1999. I love the sounds an the people. Thanks for the videos. Greetings from Germany!
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JubbyzUnkle
(7 months ago)
Thank you!
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lebeaugurl
(8 months ago)
Hey. Nice video quality! I was wondering if you have any vids of *The Boyz* singing "you are so fine...you will be mine, util the end of time..." ??? IF so, can you direct me to it, thanks! Appreciate it alot.
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LeSCINTILLA
(10 months ago)
Thank you for sharing this beautiful channel! I love the sounds here. Glad to be your friend.
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Uwohilatlitigv
(1 year ago)
Thanks for the heads-up. :)
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