This past weekend there was a smoke dance contest in Florida. Some of the winners were not Haudenosaunee.
I predict this will be the beginning of the new evolution of Smoke Dance Contests where other tribes will begin to enter this dance category AND... eventually interpret and express it in different directions (much like the anishinaabe jingle dress).
Once this happens, there is a good possibility that more non Haudenosaunee will begin placing above the Haudenosaunee in competitions where contests may take place far away from Smoke Dance country.
What do you think?
IS this a step in the right direction?
I predict this will be the beginning of the new evolution of Smoke Dance Contests where other tribes will begin to enter this dance category AND... eventually interpret and express it in different directions (much like the anishinaabe jingle dress).
Once this happens, there is a good possibility that more non Haudenosaunee will begin placing above the Haudenosaunee in competitions where contests may take place far away from Smoke Dance country.
What do you think?
IS this a step in the right direction?
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