Powwow Research Paper
Powwows
On March 26, 2016 I went to the 102nd University of Oklahoma Spring Powwow hosted in Lloyd Noble Center. The American Indian Student Association has been hosting this event every spring. It is known as the longest running powwows in the nation and the world. Besides that, it is a unique opportunity to express the beauty of the native culture. Personally, it was an interesting experience to me to discover the creativity of this culture through their dances, songs and artwork.
The annual Spring Powwows contest has been running since 1914 bringing the native tribal members and the public together. In this event, there are a multiple number of contests including Men’s Fancy Dance, Men’s Straight, Men’s Traditional, Women’s Cloth, Women’s Fancy …show more content…
The use of colors, geometrics shapes, cones, feathers and other material make the outfit unique for both men and women. Moreover, I noticed that these outfits are designed in way that allows the dancers to move freely and perform their dances at ease. No matter how sophisticated the dance is, the dancers managed to preform it in a perfect manner.
My favorite dance was the women’s jingle dance. Personally, I felt that the Jingle dress stands as musical instrument itself because of the metal clinking. In other words, a simple dance movement such as crossing the dancer feet can produce beautiful music along with the sound of the drums. It was interesting to see the women dances to move and stop their fetes exactly when the drum beats.
The men’s Fancy dance was extraordinary and probably the most exciting dance in the event. The dance seems to be fast and hard to follow the drum beats. However, these men dancers were high energetic and they ace the moves. I believe that this dance is one of the most popular dances in the powwow event and to the public as well. It was not my first time to see the Men’s Fancy dance, but it was my favorite
On March 26, 2016 I went to the 102nd University of Oklahoma Spring Powwow hosted in Lloyd Noble Center. The American Indian Student Association has been hosting this event every spring. It is known as the longest running powwows in the nation and the world. Besides that, it is a unique opportunity to express the beauty of the native culture. Personally, it was an interesting experience to me to discover the creativity of this culture through their dances, songs and artwork.
The annual Spring Powwows contest has been running since 1914 bringing the native tribal members and the public together. In this event, there are a multiple number of contests including Men’s Fancy Dance, Men’s Straight, Men’s Traditional, Women’s Cloth, Women’s Fancy …show more content…
The use of colors, geometrics shapes, cones, feathers and other material make the outfit unique for both men and women. Moreover, I noticed that these outfits are designed in way that allows the dancers to move freely and perform their dances at ease. No matter how sophisticated the dance is, the dancers managed to preform it in a perfect manner.
My favorite dance was the women’s jingle dance. Personally, I felt that the Jingle dress stands as musical instrument itself because of the metal clinking. In other words, a simple dance movement such as crossing the dancer feet can produce beautiful music along with the sound of the drums. It was interesting to see the women dances to move and stop their fetes exactly when the drum beats.
The men’s Fancy dance was extraordinary and probably the most exciting dance in the event. The dance seems to be fast and hard to follow the drum beats. However, these men dancers were high energetic and they ace the moves. I believe that this dance is one of the most popular dances in the powwow event and to the public as well. It was not my first time to see the Men’s Fancy dance, but it was my favorite