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Fancy dance

Title
Fancy dance [videorecording] / Full Circle Communications ; produced and written by Scott Swearingen and Sandy Rhoades.
Publication
Tulsa, Okla. : Full Circle Videos, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Swearingen, Scott.
  • Rhoades, Sandy.
  • Full Circle Communications.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the Native American fancy dance, today a men's competitive dance often seen at powwows. Its origins in Oklahoma in the 1920s are recalled by eyewitnesses Paul Little Voice, Jewell McDonald, Charles Chibitty, and Woogie Watchetaker. Pete Moore, Jr. demonstrates how to don the various components of fancy dance regalia. The songs and drumming that accompany the dance are discussed by Oliver Little Cook. After a description of the elements that constitute good fancy dancing, Pete Moore, Jr. and George Alexander are seen performing solos in a competition. The tape concludes with advice for young dancers.
Series Statement
Native American dance series ; Volume 1.
Subject
  • Fancy dance
  • Powwows
  • Indians > North America > Oklahoma
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Series title and volume number from wrapper and original container.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer, Scott Swearingen ; interviews and research, Sandy Rhoades.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: J.R. Mathews.
  • Interviewees: Paul Little Voice, Jewell McDonald, Charles Chibitty, Woogie Watchetaker, Oliver Little Cook.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3499
ISBN
1889988154
OCLC
  • 39422506
  • NYPY99-F863
Title
Fancy dance [videorecording] / Full Circle Communications ; produced and written by Scott Swearingen and Sandy Rhoades.
Imprint
Tulsa, Okla. : Full Circle Videos, c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Native American dance series ; Volume 1.
Credits
Videographer, Scott Swearingen ; interviews and research, Sandy Rhoades.
Performer
Narrator: J.R. Mathews.
Interviewees: Paul Little Voice, Jewell McDonald, Charles Chibitty, Woogie Watchetaker, Oliver Little Cook.
Local Subject
Powwow dances.
Added Author
Swearingen, Scott. Producer. Author
Rhoades, Sandy. Producer. Author. Interviewer
Full Circle Communications.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3499
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