White Star Gourd dance

[travelingmocs]

Hello all, I just wanted to let every one know of the fourth annual White Star gourd dance on November 17th. The head singer this year once again is Earl Fenner. There will be gourd dancing in the afternoon and evening followed by a intribal session. There will be a pitch in dinner also with the meat provided by Lou and Chris Bell:D .
The dance is held in Clearmont Indiana, at the Lionsville building. There is camping avalible. Plus there are hotels and places to eat also.

Please contact me with any questions, Thanks.........TMS

[powwowbum49]

SDinAZ

Well, I will have come over and say hey to you then ole boy. I was planning on being there anyway and this is just another reason to make it. Drop me an email and let me know how long you are going to be up this way, where your staying and all. Maybe you can stop by for supper some night. Have a safe trip!

[echohawk neconie]

curious

just curious to know how some of these groups get there gourd dance groups going, have been around and always see these groups at different powwows. but always wonder how and who gives you people permision to do this.

[travelingmocs]

Well the way we started is the Founders Teed Howard and Dick King wanted to promte gourd dancing here in the Mid-west, and revive it. So it begain and has been going on for four years.

[Kiwehnzii]

Are you guys NDNs? Just curious.

I think echohawk neconie is curious too.

[powwowbum49]

Gentlemen

There was a there all about whitestar not to long ago which may still be in the archive. It explained the who and where of this group. Oh yeah most all the members are not native, or at least the ones I know anyway.

[powwowbum49]

S'all good

Well.......I had a good time. Good singing and dancing, good grub....just can't knock it. Well attended...about 25 singers and the same number of dancers, plenty of families with the kids playing in the background, moms and dads watching so they don't get too rambunctious. S'all good :D

Did some visiting (ok, lots of visiting), some singing, a little chair dancing (you know when you aint out there but a song that you really likes is being sang and you just can't sit still). The food was great and plenty of it. Lots of money was collected for a certain gal that is having trouble affording all the meds she needs now and that was a good thing. Shoot...I had a really good time

Ya missed out SDinAZ...hopefully next time

[Mato Winyan]

....and a good time was had by all!

I had a really good time also. Everything thing the bum said is true. Alot of good people having a really good time.
I posted some photos in the gallery so you can see for your self some that went on. (thought of you straightdancerinaz )

After the first set there was a dinner........no, a great dinner....scratch that one too......a FANTASTIC FEED!!! Frybread wasn't JUST frybread I would call it more like "indigenous manna"!!:Angel2 :Angel2 :Angel2

There was one shorter set of gourd dancing, then there was intertribal.
The only thing I felt was really missing that would have made it a perfect day, was a good Northern Drum!!!!!!!!!!! ( sorry BUM, TMS, CEM and WYAT I'm a nothern girl....what'd 'ya expect????)
:2:

[SouthernSinger]

Hey everybody..

I hope everyone is doing well.. Hate I missed the weeked. It would have been nce to make it out there and see you guys. I'm glad to hear it was a good weekend. TMS, where have you been man???? haven't talked to oyuin forever!

singer

[moose2u]

The weather was perfect, the singing fantastic and the feed was wonderful. Chris did a great job of organizing the feed. If you wasn't there you missed a great day.

[Aki-sha]

Enjoyed White Star again this year. Nice folks and good food.
Had fun singing.

The singing was on, but the dancers acted like they were zombies !!!! Usually when the singing is good the dancers will make all kinda noise and keep the singers pumped up.

c-ya

[travelingmocs]

Hey the dance was really great , the crowd was small but oh well. The food was great, MaMa Bell did a wonderful job with the kitchen. The singing was really good. I had lots of fun out there at the drum. But those dancers need to get excited.

When you out there dancing your not out there to dance for your self your there to help create medicine for those people who are sick. So someone tell those white star people to dance with feelings...............TMS

[Mato Winyan]

Hey straightdancerinaz: Ask and ye shall receive!!
I posted a couple more photos. You can see some of the singers pretty well. You can also see Jim Deere doing what he does best, love his little heart!!
I also put one in of Ma Bell.
Mato Winyan

[moose2u]

Great pictures. I'm glad those pictures showed Beaded Pony and myself behaving. :seenoevil

[BeadedPony]

Hey...the Moose is Loose!!
:Wave