SIOUX COUNTY 4-H DANCERS
Ft. Yates, N.d.
Fancy Shawl Dancer
Origin:
• Northern tribes along the U.S. &
Canadian border
Dance Description:
• fast paced dance
• dancer should appear light on
her feet
• fancy footwork
• keep in time to the drum beat
with her head
• Imitate a butterfly
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• Regalia:
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A light weight fabric
Main article is shawl
• Spans the lady’s arms from fingertip
to fingertip
• Fringe 14 to 18 inches depending on
the height of the dancer
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A choker and neckerchief are
optional
eagle plume with beaded barrettes
and ribbon on the braids
Moccasin
Leggings
Belt
Jingle Dress Dance
• Origin:
• Regalia:
• Solid fabric
• “healthy” colors –red, green, yellow,
black and blue
• Several rows of metal cones sewn
across the dress on the skirt (and
sometimes the top or blouse).
• Ojibwe people
• late 1920’s the dance was given
to the Lakota and it spread
westward into the Dakotas and
Montana.
• Medicine man’s dream
• These cones are made from lids of
chewing tobacco cans.
• Eagle plumes or other feathers on
heads
• Feather fan that in raised during the
honor beats
• Spirits taught him steps and
dress
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Dance Description:
• Footwork low to the ground
• Dancer moves her feet in time
with the drum
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Traditional Dancer
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Origin:
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Oldest form of dance for ladies of
all ages
• Regalia:
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• Sways naturally with the
movements of the women’s
feet
Dance Description:
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Northern
• Northern style is danced by
remaining in one spot, lightly
bouncing in rhythm with the
drum.
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Southern
• Southern style has the women
slowly and gracefully walking
around the Circle in time with the
drum, gently stepping toe-heel,
toe-heel with the feet appearing
to “walk in the clouds”.
Fringed shawl over their bent
left arm
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Purse in their left hand
Feather fan in their right hand
• Fan is raised in salute when
the women hear the drum
giving honor beats.
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Knee-length beaded
moccasins,
Leggings
Buckskin or cloth dress that
with long open sleeves.
Leather concho belt
Breastplate
Scarf or a choker
Fancy Feather Dance
Origin:
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did not originate from any old dance or
style it belongs to no one tribe.
It started in Oklahoma and is now all
over the country
Dance Description:
• Much faster than all other styles
• sometimes freestyle
• full of shaking, ruffling, and
blinding footwork
Regalia:
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Signifying marks are the bright, twin
bustles
Roach
Small arm bustles
Covered in beaded and fringed
aprons over the shoulder and waist
Matching sidetabes
Large sleigh or the smaller Hawk bells
Large Angora goat hide
Moccasins
Grass Dance
Origin:
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Very old
Born in North and spread to South
Dance Description:
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Flatten the grass in the arena before
a pow-wow
Very fluid movements
Fringed capes
Matching apron
Fringed sidetabs
Jogging pants with fringe
Bells
Men’s Traditional Dance
Origin:
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Oldest form of dance
Held when war parties would return
Regalia:
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Represents animals
Breast plate
• Bones or shell
Dance Description:
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traditional dance step is done with
the ball of the foot
touching the ground on the first
beat
the whole foot on the second beat
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Neck Choker
Ankle bells
Shield
Honor staff
Eagle feather spikes
Enjoy!!!