When I say Native American, what do you picture in your mind? What about American Indian? What about Native American Dancing? What are your expectations? Do you think of the American Indian in the past tense as many schools who continue to perpetuate the stereotype through mascots such as "warriors" or "redskins" or "Indians"? Take a look around your world if you live in North America, take a look at the embedded racism that is in so many aspects of your life. Go shopping, "Faux Native American" fashion is all the rage now. So check out Ha'Stylez dancing their old school hip hop style on OU Campus:
My friend Benny the emcee for the event.
This day's entertainment was brought to you by the Native American Studies Department at the University of Oklahoma!
So are you ready for some "Native American dancing" - or dancing by people who just happen to be Native American?
Check out "Ha'Stylez" on youtube.
Pretty cool to watch these guys move!
Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education; dancing with the feet, with ideas, with words, and, need I add that one must also be able to dance with the pen? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. ~Vicki Baum
So much fun to photograph and watch. Of course it's even better to be able to photograph something unique.
Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order. ~Samuel Beckett
Definitely worth your time if you get the chance to watch them...
I don't have a lot to say, but I'm sleepy right now and trying to finish this post. So I will. I have more photos but will share them later.
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