Andy Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo), Dancing from the Heart

Back from the Edge - Andy Garcia from Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo talks about overcoming early alcoholism to become a teacher of traditional Pueblo dance. Young family members show the Butterfly Dance and the prayers as he has taught them.
I'd be very interested in your comments!
More information at www.dancingfromtheheart-movie.com, where 44 min. documentary can also be purchased.

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[Pueblofilmer]

What a blast! Will you be dancing?

[bjs4every1]

i was always told by my grandparents when praying always start from the east, south, west, and then north. Or is it different from tribe to tribe? Just wondering.

[Pueblofilmer]

I understand the pairing of colors with directions is different varies from pueblo to pueblo, so I think the order of the directions could be different too.

Thanks for your question!

[Bulimana22]

Andy Garcia is my uncle on my mothers side!

[Pueblofilmer]

That's so cool! I'd love to hear where you live and what you're doing.

[awareness137]

Can anyone put me in touch with Albert Chavez? he is my uncle on my grandma Marie Chavez tewa family

[LittleSwan88]

My great great grandma is full Tesuque Pueblo, but since then we got mixed in with Mexican, Spanish, Navajo, Apache, German, Lakota, and who knows what else. lol. Would have been nice to learn more about my Pueblo side. good to see the language is still around.

[CrazyNative4]

i will be going to albuquerque next month for the gathering of nations

[MissionControlFLC]

Thanks from another teacher who is reading "Dancing Rainbows" in our HM anthology. I've embedded this video on my website to share with my students, and it really helps bring the book alive!

[blkgrl1]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm doing the story, Dancing Rainbows, with my students and was looking for a video to support my English Language Learners. This really helps bring life to what the story is trying to convey about traditions.