Who's name comes to mind when you think of Men's Fancy?

[WhoMe]

The men's fancy dance originated with the Ponca tribe in the early 1900's. Since that time there have been many great fancy dancers both in the past and present.



Anyways,

Who comes to your mind when you think of Men's Fancy Dancing?




(I predict the answers that are posted will depend on the replyers age and location.)

[Wojapi4Me]

Tom Snowball

[bwhite]

George Alexander comes to mind.

[powwowpro]

The first Northern fancy dancer that comes to mind is Chico Her-Many-Horses. In his day he had the moves, the outfits, and the competitivness. That whole family can dance. Enjoyed watchin him kick it again at Denver March years back during a fancy dance special. The next person that comes to mind in Northern is Nate Thompson.

The first Southern fancy dancer that comes to mind is Joe Bointy. Outfits are always original, CLEAN looking, never a busted bead or bustle spike, and the guy was faaaaaaaaast. Plus the guy has longevity. Still kickin it and is competitive. Must take good care of himself to stay injury-free and in shape.

Nowadayz the Northern dancer that comes to mind is Larry Yazzie. He has it all. Complete coordinated sets of beadwork and bustles, always has repairs made, and is in great shape. Plus he's not a "flapper" or just a "spinner". He has alot of footwork and has that longevity.

It's hard to think of a current southern fancy dancer that has all the elements. One that is popular and gets named alot doesn't keep time real well (why doesn't anyone notice that but me?????), and the rest of the current winners either don't have complete outfits (beaded capes and cloth aprons-not hard to be fast with a lightweight outfit, no belt, duct tape on their mocs), or don't stay in shape very well, or just arent what I think is Southern.

There are a bunch fo champs and they all have there own great qualities. These are just my ops and what comes to my mind first.

[Mr Bo Jangles]

George Smith........AKA.......George "Woogie" Watchetaker

....oh yeah......and WhoMe! aye!

[WhoMe]

....oh yeah......and WhoMe! aye!

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Thanks Mr. Bo *LOL ... i think?



Anyways...

Fancy Dance:

Dennis Rough Face (Ponca) originator of the fancy dance
Gus McDonald (Ponca) first world's champion fancy dance winner
The Rice Sisters (Pawnee, Sac & Fox) first woman fancy feather dancers
Elmer Brown (Otoe) introduced acrobatics to fancy dance
Timothy Hail (Lakota) among the earliest of Northern Fancy Dancers
Dixon Palmer (Kiowa) first to use hackles on bustles
Gordon Lasley (Mesquakie) first Northern dancer to influence Southern fancy dancers
Boye Ladd (Ho Chunk, Zuni) First fancy dancer to travel to Canada. Introduced Russian kicks to fancy dance.
Joe Bointy (Kiowa, Comanche) longest era as fancy dance champion, 1970's - Present.

[crazywolf]

One name comes to mind in addition to others

Boozhoo niji,

I remembera post in a thread where someone said they knew a fancy dancer that beaded his bustle extenders. I know some one that did that, and he is also the oldest man I know of still fancy dancing. I believe his name is Darrel Whitehorse, i see him frequently down here in Florida at Chambers pow wow, and every extender on his bustle is peyote stitched 4 inches, took him 2 years to complete. I believe he said he was in his late 60s, early 70s. I have learned a lot of good things from this man.

Derek

[Da1and_only_princess]

darral jack

[Mike Hawk]

Woogie Watchataker
George Alexander
Joe Bointy
RG Harris
The Late Billy McClellan
Gus McDonald- Thee Original Champ
Johnny Whitecloud -One Of Tha Founding Fathers
Dwight White Buffalo
Tha Late Saunders "BT" Bearstail
Tom Snowball
Chico Hermanyhorses
Norman Roach
Roy Crazyhorse Bison

Those Are Juss SOME Of Tha Great Fancy Dance Legends That I Look Up To

[middle of the sky]

furiously-fancy is my hero!!!!




















(eh? EH? i did what you asked...is that good for 5 grand ff?)

[Mike Hawk]

LMAO!! Cheaters!!! U Guys Are Disqualified!!!

[*Brown Eyed Gurl*]

I only know local dancers from the Fraser Valley area....and then i only stare and drool...LOL..j/k...i would love to see some of these dancers mentioned in this thread:-)

[ccreek10]

These are the ones I remember seeing at the American Indian Expo through the years: Woogie Watchetaker, Bill Koomsa, Jr., Tugger Palmer, James Cozad, Daniel Cozad, Johnny White Cloud, GiGi Palmer, Joe Bointy

[kevin]

Hey, you know I keep hearing about Gi Gi Palmer and what a great dancer she was. anyone know what she is up to or how I can get an e-mail to her?

[Tiyospaye Yazzie]

Master

Joe Bointy is it. Southern all the way. Of course back then he went capeless and only a beaded arm band with a feather, not feathers, feather hanging from it along with his apron leggings and kerchief and beaded cuffs.