I was looking at the schedule posted online at the Ft.McDowell Casino website last night and it says that each group of dancers will have winners announced right after their group contests.
So Friday night-Golden Age contests, winners announced and they're done. Saturday night-Adult women, both age groups contest,winners announced and they're done. Sunday afternoon-Adult men contest, etc.
My thoughts: Is that really a pow wow??? It sounds more like a dance contest only. Which is fine, but why not call it a DANCE CONTEST.
Registration closes at 5pm on Saturday, so an adult woman dancer could show up at 4:30 Saturday, register, dance in their contest and pick up any winnings and leave saturday night. Never having been in a Grand Entry or inter tribal or anything. I mean, am I understanding this right?
So grand entry on Sunday will be a bunch of men? Gee, they're supposed to pick head man/women at each session, wouldn't that be funny if there were NO women dancers to choose from? I was already kind of put off because you literally can't participate if you're under age 21, which really seems exclusionary-but as I understand it, it's because it's a CASINO. Still, a pow wow with no tiny tots??
I was thinking about dancing but it doesnt seem like it's going to be the usual "pow wow" kind of atmosphere, so maybe not.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
So Friday night-Golden Age contests, winners announced and they're done. Saturday night-Adult women, both age groups contest,winners announced and they're done. Sunday afternoon-Adult men contest, etc.
My thoughts: Is that really a pow wow??? It sounds more like a dance contest only. Which is fine, but why not call it a DANCE CONTEST.
Registration closes at 5pm on Saturday, so an adult woman dancer could show up at 4:30 Saturday, register, dance in their contest and pick up any winnings and leave saturday night. Never having been in a Grand Entry or inter tribal or anything. I mean, am I understanding this right?
So grand entry on Sunday will be a bunch of men? Gee, they're supposed to pick head man/women at each session, wouldn't that be funny if there were NO women dancers to choose from? I was already kind of put off because you literally can't participate if you're under age 21, which really seems exclusionary-but as I understand it, it's because it's a CASINO. Still, a pow wow with no tiny tots??
I was thinking about dancing but it doesnt seem like it's going to be the usual "pow wow" kind of atmosphere, so maybe not.
Anyone else have any thoughts?

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