For anyone not hiking this weekend...

[jmzblond]

19th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest at the
Heard Museum in Downtown Phoenix

http://www.showuptickets.com/details.asp?eventId=125479

Experience the fast-paced precision and grace of hoop dancing at the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest. Top hoop dancers from the United States and Canada compete for cash prizes and the World Champion title. Visitors can enjoy dance performances as well as delicious fry bread and other American Indian foods. For many years, the intertribal hoop dance has expanded to incorporate new and creative designs and extremely intricate footwork. Each dancer presents a unique variation of the intertribal hoop dance, weaving in aspects of his or her distinct tradition and culture. Individual routines are presented using as few as four to as many as 50 hoops, which are manipulated to create a variety of designs including animals, butterflies and globes. Dancers are judged based on the International Athletic Likert Scale, which assesses five skills - precision, timing/rhythm, showmanship, creativeness and speed. In recent years, younger competitors such as La Rance, who's also an up-and-coming actor, are incorporating modern dance steps like hip-hop into their routines. No matter which steps a hoop dancer wields, however, she or he is dancing in the footsteps of an ancient tradition.


Venue:
Heard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004


Saturday, 2/7/2009
Price: $9.00
Discount Price: $8.00 (14 tickets remaining) *Use the link provided above.
Special Notes: Senior Ticket (55+ Valid ID Required) Ticket good all day (9:30am-5pm).


Sunday, 2/8/2009
Price: $9.00
Discount Price: $8.00 (14 tickets remaining) *Use the link provided above.
Special Notes: Senior Ticket (55+ Valid ID Required) Ticket good all day (9:30am-5pm).


Dave and I are going on Sunday. Anyone else wanna go? We try to attend every year. This is an amazing event. We really enjoy it, and always have a lot of fun. Let me know if you need anymore info.
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