In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual. For ...

Nicole Tucker, a senior at SUNY Cortland, is president of a club that lets students flash back to the 1990s, a nostalgic time when the Backstreet Boys and hula hooping were among the latest trends.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The rich cultural tradition of Native hoop dancing was on display at World of Winter. Malcolm McDonald, a proud member of the Potawatomi tribe, blended storytelling, dance and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — When Terry Goedel stood in front of hundreds of students at Foxboro Elementary in North Salt Lake, there was a palpable awe. As part of his presentation, Goedel, who is a Native ...

Nicole Raye's interest in hoop dancing has taken her around the country. She's been around Missouri, to Kentucky a couple times, a few other states and also to Mexico. "I traveled alone in my car for ...

CHELSEA (WABC) -- There's a new sport that involves aerial dancing through hoops dangling on ceilings. "I am pretty fearless," says Avaleen Blake, a newcomer to the workout. "I'll try anything." ...