Double Beat Drama

[babyfancydancer]

I have just entered teens and every powwow I went they have a double beat. If it is not to hard to explain, can someone explain?? Or name some people in that are pretty good at it and are willing to help a first timer?? I have been dancing for a while and never learned double beat!!

[matthew]

Lol, yeah no kiddin eh bouble beat is getting huge, We had a double beat for comp, I was like Shiiiish, i never danced this before, so i kinda danced it like a chicken, with a slide,....hahah,.....I was laughing the whole time,, jusss watch the other fancydancers, and practice on your lawn at home is all I can say,.....but im in the same boat, how u dance this?????

MAtthew :dontknow:

[FancyStar]

Ok, I'll try. Most girls tend to keep their shawls over their shoulders with while holding it at the waist. I have seen giels take their shalws off and fold it like a tradish dancer and dance with it over one arm.

When dancing it you do this kinda skip step. No big leaps or steps but you keep your feet close to the ground adn almost skip along going in an S shape.

On honor beats some girls will bow their heads while doing the step in place or doing a back step.

The swing of the fringe and stopping with both feet on the ground is important. ( Duh, as always)

If you don't stop on time, it's really hard to fake it with these songs.

You just have to watch and imitate to get the step. After you figured out your basic step, make it unique to you.

Hope this helps and good luck!

[49in_ndn]

Have you ever seen Crow style women's traditional? That's kind of how your s'pose to do it. If you ever get chance try and find out how they do it and watch them like find a video or something. Some ppl call it the "original" crow hop. And it's kind of more like a slide and not a hop.. lol :)

[Siouxper_Bunz]

Have you ever seen Crow style women's traditional? That's kind of how your s'pose to do it. If you ever get chance try and find out how they do it and watch them like find a video or something. Some ppl call it the "original" crow hop. And it's kind of more like a slide and not a hop.. lol :)

Yup yup......nuff said !

Anyhow that style came from Southern ,AB (Canada)
I never knew that, till one of mah frens told me last year (lol ,duhhh) i thought it came from a different tribe, cuz most pws i went to around AB ,womens fancy would have a double beat , in fact they were very goot at it ,seeing those fancy shawlers sliding smoothly ,i'm a jingler not a shawler although i would like to try it out......

[s_jingle]

is the double beat just the crow hop or is it something totally different???

[sookout sh'nob]

Lol, yeah no kiddin eh bouble beat is getting huge, We had a double beat for comp, I was like Shiiiish, i never danced this before, so i kinda danced it like a chicken, with a slide,....hahah,.....I was laughing the whole time,, jusss watch the other fancydancers, and practice on your lawn at home is all I can say,.....but im in the same boat, how u dance this?????

MAtthew :dontknow:

I do it the same way with a slide and a step. I've been all over, almost everywhere but the coasts, and still I have not heard how the men are supposed to dance to this kind of song. And it hasn't been for lack of asking either ;)