This is the same thing with me. 4 years ago my grandmother passed and since I have been learning of our culture and taken it very deeply to heart with me❤❤
Miigwetch, i was adopted into a non indigenous family, and i’m getting regalia from bio family soon and i never knew how this is so helpful i can’t thank you enough
thank you for sharing this. when i was younger i grew up in a racist town and as a result dealt with so much internalized racism and rejected my culture. i struggled with so much identity issues and only at 19 did i start to unlearn settler ideology and embrace my culture and heritage. i hope to learn how to dance in this next year so that when powwows return in 2021 i can join my family on the powwow trail and make my ancestors proud
Yes come join the powwow circle! There are such amazing people and dancing all weekend at a powwow is the absolute best! We all understand. I grew up in Thunder Bay Ontario. It's so racist too!
I’m a non-native who is just learning about native heritage. I was invited to my first Pow wow and I have a month until it’s time to celebrate so I’m eager to learn a lot 🥰
I am using this to learn this style of dance. I'm a city Indian here in Socal I work on tv and show us Native people in a positive light. Thank you for sharing this 🙏💙🪶🐀
I haven’t fancy danced since toddler aged. I dance traditional now and my daughter wants to fancy dance. So happy you made this so I can show her some fancy footwork. Thank you your a blessing.
Haven't danced since I was 13 and now that I'm 25 I'm starting to bead my own regalia and relearn my fancy shawl dancing thank you so much for your wisdom and support ❤
Love this! I didn’t have access to Pow Wow dance instructors where I grew up but have always wanted to learn so as I got older I’m always scouring TH-cam for instruction. I’d love to see a video with all the steps put together in a workout video style or even Pow Wow dance inspired 20 minute workout video that helps get more practice!
What a blessing ,you boogy awesome . I to am a fancy dancer ,havent danced in few years but boogy in kitchen well all over the place can't stop my feet lol . You have a very genuine heart n humble spirit ,kindness flow through ur spirit n shows on your beautiful smile. My name is suzanne Good Eagle n have been dancing since i could remember . Love your foot work thank you for helping and teaching all generation and our babies,sisters,mothers and grandmothers they to can still boogy . Keep up the traditional ways our grandmothers and grandfather r proud of you , God bless n happy powowow trails ..hello from Siksika Nation blackfoot confedercy treaty 7
Thank you for making these tutorials. Im seventeen and im starting to embrace my culture even more and my tribes(Miwok) number of people being alive is low. I want to have kids and keep my culture alive and dance for everyone that couldn't and can't.
Used to be a jingle dress dancer I used to see all the women dancing shawl and I wanted to do that instead, the way teh shawls moved captivated me now hopefully I can get these down and practice to do it for fun!
Hi, I'm a descendant and I remember dancing when I was a young kid but then I lost my culture as I've grown up but I want to learn more and dance again. Thank you for posting this video as it's really inspiring for me.
I thank you for your videos. I am a mother to children who are 1/2 Cree / 1/2 ukranian. Their father doesn’t take the time to teach our daughters or do their regalia. I know how important it is to my children to dance fancy. Your videos have given me the ability to teach them so they are ready for pow wows.
Thanks for this! I am an old Native mutt and was denied all this. I'm just getting to learn the Choctaw language now. At least I can do the dancing in my home just to be doing it because. I believe my Native ancestors would be proud that I'm not erasing them like so many of my family did.
The calf raises esp with your feet apart remind me of when i did ballet as a kid We always did loads of them in warmup. Theyre especially good when you do them in "second position" where you have your feet pointing to the sides and have them like in your warmup where you sit down. Jusy sit down and push back up like that and its a stretch and a full leg muscle workout I love to learn about other people and history through craft, dance and cooking And so far i really enjoy your videos because dancing, and experiencing that form of expression really makes me connect with a part of a different culture and gain understanding Thank you so much for making them. I hope many native people will see them and get inspired
I really appreciate this video. I would watch the dancers and tried to mimicking them but have always wanted to learn the moves. I was too scared to ask as I was raised outside of my native family due to an absent parent
Yakoke! Thank-you so much for sharing, this is such a wonderful breakdown. I look forward to sharing with our young girls who want to get into Fancy. I laughed when you did the dab, my little siblings love to do that and I had to learn what it was from them. 😂
Thank you for taking your time to make these videos to share. As a disenfranchised first nations and avid dancer, my white parents put me in ballet not really knowing what to do with me. I am rediscovering my native dance and your videos are very helpful as I transition my body movements to something more natural for me like the fancy shawl dance moves. You brought back memories of my ballet teachers recommending calf lifting throughout the day, and how you do it waiting for the bus!! subscribed!!
Miigwech for sharing Kathy! My mom was also disenfranchised. I'm a bill c 31 baby. I'm so happy these videos help you 💞 if you have any requests lmk 😁.
Thank you so much for sharing!! My tribe has classes once a month but I need to practice in between and your videos are just what I need!! Thank you again!!
Awe I'm from Nipigon Ontario, small world eh. I danced for the first time in 13 years (since granny passed) last September. Was so emotional and felt amazing to get back out there. My shawl doesn't fit anymore so just went in my Ribbon skirt but want to do shawl again. I want to thank you for sharing this with us. Chi miigwetch 💗 howah did some of your moves nearly killed myself 😂 powwow not for another month and a half so I got time to practice
thank you thank you thank you!!! I am going to dance fancy shawl my mom is going to make me a fancy shawl dress and I want to make my family proud! I know a few moves thanks to you!!💜💜😁
Tysm I grew up in a foster home where i wasn't exposed to this. I'm so in love with it and I'm learning it before icwa is overturned. How do you move in like powwow circles, like your supposed to move around how do you do it.
Thanks for this :) I teach ballet lessons to kids and they always ask me questions about the types of dancing I do. I want to do whole dance history lesson based around this and let them try it.👌👌 This type of classical dance doesn't get enough shine in the world :) so I want my class to know better lol. I have fond memories of learning fancy shawl dance at a community center in my home town ^^
Thank you I have see you do the fancy shawl dance and that’s why I have decided to finally do this because I have always had a problem with dancing but I have never really tried because I have been bullied most of my life I am going to be making my own regalia and moccasins so I can join my culture
I used to dance jingle whe i was little. I stopped dancing years ago and have been wanting to learn again but i want to try fancy cause most girls dance jingle.
Miigwech!! You’re a very good teacher and I especially appreciate how you encourage the newbies like myself. I feel called to learn and will 100% be following your channel.
It's been YEARS since I've danced lol, last time I was around 14, I'm 24 now😭. I've forgotten how much I missed and loved dancing and how close it makes me feel to not only my tribe but our history. I'm starting to learn again, tbh I'm kind of embarrassed I forgot so much, but thank you so much for uploading this video 😊
Sorry for the late reply. I still get nervous at powwows. I wear glasses and when I dance I take them off so I can't see people looking at me lol. It throws me off when I notice people watching me. My trick is don't wear glasses, keep head up and look at the ground, and not to give a crap lol It's like a dance prayer.
I’ve never danced any dance in my life so I’m trying these for the first time today and the only one I can do is the backwards 7 in the air but only with my left foot as a base 😂😅 I’ve got a lot of work to do 😅
HIIT is amazing, I know once I started doing squats and lunges my movement got way faster. During a normal powwow season about 2 months before powwows I run hills regularly to increase my lung capacity. Any kind of Plyometrics also are great.
Hi. I am a teacher and we are reading Powwow Day by Traci Sorell next and I am wondering if it would be appropriate for my students to watch your video and try these steps along with you?
I love this. When my grandmother passed away there was no one left to pass these things on. I love that you are teaching the next generation 💕
This is the same thing with me. 4 years ago my grandmother passed and since I have been learning of our culture and taken it very deeply to heart with me❤❤
Miigwetch, i was adopted into a non indigenous family, and i’m getting regalia from bio family soon and i never knew how this is so helpful i can’t thank you enough
thank you for sharing this. when i was younger i grew up in a racist town and as a result dealt with so much internalized racism and rejected my culture. i struggled with so much identity issues and only at 19 did i start to unlearn settler ideology and embrace my culture and heritage. i hope to learn how to dance in this next year so that when powwows return in 2021 i can join my family on the powwow trail and make my ancestors proud
Yes come join the powwow circle! There are such amazing people and dancing all weekend at a powwow is the absolute best! We all understand. I grew up in Thunder Bay Ontario. It's so racist too!
I’m a non-native who is just learning about native heritage. I was invited to my first Pow wow and I have a month until it’s time to celebrate so I’m eager to learn a lot 🥰
I haven’t danced fancy shawl in over 2 years. So I wanted to pick it up again during quarantine. This video was really helpful miigwech :)
Yess another native who likes avatar!! :)
It's been over 20 years since I've danced. I'm thankful for your video. I needed to brush up
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Yaaaayyyyyy…I love this and at 59yrs old, I see how you young woman have taken our blessings up a notch
I am using this to learn this style of dance. I'm a city Indian here in Socal
I work on tv and show us Native people in a positive light. Thank you for sharing this 🙏💙🪶🐀
I appreciate you doing this. My daughter like to dance and she learned watching your videos.
I haven’t fancy danced since toddler aged. I dance traditional now and my daughter wants to fancy dance. So happy you made this so I can show her some fancy footwork. Thank you your a blessing.
so glad I’m trying to learn how to dance again. My nana danced fancy shawl she died in 2017 she’d be so proud of me 😕.
Haven't danced since I was 13 and now that I'm 25 I'm starting to bead my own regalia and relearn my fancy shawl dancing thank you so much for your wisdom and support ❤
Love this! I didn’t have access to Pow Wow dance instructors where I grew up but have always wanted to learn so as I got older I’m always scouring TH-cam for instruction. I’d love to see a video with all the steps put together in a workout video style or even Pow Wow dance inspired 20 minute workout video that helps get more practice!
That's a great idea!
I would watch that like every day lol my toddler would love it too heehee
This is awesome. I don't have any mi'kmaq elders to teach me powwow moves, wela'lin! Please keep doing these videos
Check out Pow Wow Sweat
I love your dimples. I had a wonderful roommate who was native American. She took me to powwows.
Jingle dress basics would be amazing !!
I will do my best!
What a blessing ,you boogy awesome . I to am a fancy dancer ,havent danced in few years but boogy in kitchen well all over the place can't stop my feet lol . You have a very genuine heart n humble spirit ,kindness flow through ur spirit n shows on your beautiful smile. My name is suzanne Good Eagle n have been dancing since i could remember . Love your foot work thank you for helping and teaching all generation and our babies,sisters,mothers and grandmothers they to can still boogy . Keep up the traditional ways our grandmothers and grandfather r proud of you , God bless n happy powowow trails ..hello from Siksika Nation blackfoot confedercy treaty 7
Thank you for making these tutorials. Im seventeen and im starting to embrace my culture even more and my tribes(Miwok) number of people being alive is low. I want to have kids and keep my culture alive and dance for everyone that couldn't and can't.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Also love your humor 💜❤️💜
Used to be a jingle dress dancer
I used to see all the women dancing shawl and I wanted to do that instead, the way teh shawls moved captivated me now hopefully I can get these down and practice to do it for fun!
Hi, I'm a descendant and I remember dancing when I was a young kid but then I lost my culture as I've grown up but I want to learn more and dance again. Thank you for posting this video as it's really inspiring for me.
I’ve been looking for a tutorial like this for YEARS. Thank you so much ❤️
I haven't danced since I was a preteen I'm now almost 30.. I need to get back into shape to dance
You have a gift of teaching! I am a retired dancer, working on coming out of retirement. Chi miigwech!
You are so joyful. My daughter loves learning from your videos thank you!
I love the dance moves but most importantly I admire the meaning behind the moves. Thanks for sharing
thank you for showing younger generations this… alot of us have family that passed or we dont know so we dont get to learn these things.
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEVER TAKE THIS DOWN🙏🙏🙏
I thank you for your videos. I am a mother to children who are 1/2 Cree / 1/2 ukranian. Their father doesn’t take the time to teach our daughters or do their regalia. I know how important it is to my children to dance fancy. Your videos have given me the ability to teach them so they are ready for pow wows.
Thanks for this! I am an old Native mutt and was denied all this. I'm just getting to learn the Choctaw language now. At least I can do the dancing in my home just to be doing it because. I believe my Native ancestors would be proud that I'm not erasing them like so many of my family did.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 3 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DANCE IN A BUTTERFLY
The calf raises esp with your feet apart remind me of when i did ballet as a kid
We always did loads of them in warmup. Theyre especially good when you do them in "second position" where you have your feet pointing to the sides and have them like in your warmup where you sit down.
Jusy sit down and push back up like that and its a stretch and a full leg muscle workout
I love to learn about other people and history through craft, dance and cooking
And so far i really enjoy your videos because dancing, and experiencing that form of expression really makes me connect with a part of a different culture and gain understanding
Thank you so much for making them. I hope many native people will see them and get inspired
Thank you for sharing this part of our culture. My mother was adopted so I was never able to learn this part of my heritage. I am grateful to you ❤❤❤
I love this!!! Got me off the couch right now! Needed that...I’m so out of shape but I needed this! Pidamaya
I really appreciate this video. I would watch the dancers and tried to mimicking them but have always wanted to learn the moves. I was too scared to ask as I was raised outside of my native family due to an absent parent
Yakoke! Thank-you so much for sharing, this is such a wonderful breakdown. I look forward to sharing with our young girls who want to get into Fancy.
I laughed when you did the dab, my little siblings love to do that and I had to learn what it was from them. 😂
Glad I found your videos. I use them to show my new students the basic steps.
Great! This is the way; Practise and progress.
I love this so much! I’ve always wanted to learn 🙏
🧓 I'll just take it easy I'm older I can cheat a little 🤣 the sound of the drums tickle my feet ❤️ luv your moccasins.
Tansi!!! Ekosi for sharing!! I cant wait to learn from you❤💛🤍🖤
Thank you for taking your time to make these videos to share. As a disenfranchised first nations and avid dancer, my white parents put me in ballet not really knowing what to do with me. I am rediscovering my native dance and your videos are very helpful as I transition my body movements to something more natural for me like the fancy shawl dance moves. You brought back memories of my ballet teachers recommending calf lifting throughout the day, and how you do it waiting for the bus!! subscribed!!
Miigwech for sharing Kathy! My mom was also disenfranchised. I'm a bill c 31 baby. I'm so happy these videos help you 💞 if you have any requests lmk 😁.
This is really going to help me to go dance in front of a school
Thank you so much for sharing!!
My tribe has classes once a month but I need to practice in between and your videos are just what I need!! Thank you again!!
Awe I'm from Nipigon Ontario, small world eh. I danced for the first time in 13 years (since granny passed) last September. Was so emotional and felt amazing to get back out there. My shawl doesn't fit anymore so just went in my Ribbon skirt but want to do shawl again. I want to thank you for sharing this with us. Chi miigwetch 💗 howah did some of your moves nearly killed myself 😂 powwow not for another month and a half so I got time to practice
this is an awesome video. Thank you for sharing your love & knowledge.
Bless you! Thank you so much!
Thank u now i can powwow dance and i will make my ancestors proud
Thank you, I appreciate this! It's hard to find videos for those of us wanting to learn! Looking forward to more!
Oh my gosh this helps so much! I never really knew how to dance so I kinda taught myself and this helps so much more 🖤
Yakoke! My daughter has wanted to learn dances for powwow, and your demonstrations are just what we needed. You’re my hero :)
This makes me so happy
Thank you!, This helps me so much!
I am a little out of shape right now. I used to do calf raises all the time. I am not sure why I stopped. Thanks for the reminder.
You’re awesome 👏🏼 I love this love ❤️ love 💕 love 💗
What a good vibes. 😁 I play soccer⚽️. and for training always have to warm up with some similar thecnic's. Just like her is showing! Thanks(: 👍
thank you thank you thank you!!! I am going to dance fancy shawl my mom is going to make me a fancy shawl dress and I want to make my family proud! I know a few moves thanks to you!!💜💜😁
Get it girl 🙌🏾❤️
This helped because I had a powwow and this is what we did thank I’ll keep practicing and watching you
Wopila! Beautiful!
Tysm I grew up in a foster home where i wasn't exposed to this. I'm so in love with it and I'm learning it before icwa is overturned. How do you move in like powwow circles, like your supposed to move around how do you do it.
Thanks for this :) I teach ballet lessons to kids and they always ask me questions about the types of dancing I do. I want to do whole dance history lesson based around this and let them try it.👌👌
This type of classical dance doesn't get enough shine in the world :) so I want my class to know better lol.
I have fond memories of learning fancy shawl dance at a community center in my home town ^^
Omggg thank you for this!! I've been wanting to become a fancy shawl dancer for so long ;-; I'm gonna actually commit to learning:)
Thank you for this! I loved watching you, you are so much fun!
Chi miigwetch! Mno bmaadiziwin! Thank you for sharing. Loving learning your fancy footwork. You’re such a light.
Thank you so much for sharing
I'm 12 years old and I've been watching you videos for quite a while, and all thanks to you I know how to powow dance 🤍
I actually wanna learn this so thank you for putting it up
Thanks! I got a pow wow performance!
I want to learn, thanks for this !🙏🏽
Thank you, great break down.
I was listening to some AC/DC (not my fav band, but it was on the radio) and i could see powwow dancing there.
Learning how to fancy dance during COVID-19! Hopefully I can learn by once powwows start again 🤩
You and your boots are beautiful!
Thank you I have see you do the fancy shawl dance and that’s why I have decided to finally do this because I have always had a problem with dancing but I have never really tried because I have been bullied most of my life I am going to be making my own regalia and moccasins so I can join my culture
Can you do a really simple one for kids
Yay soon I'm going to be dancing fancy shawl
Hey I want to learn how to dance so I’m watching this video
Omg I really want to learn but I have no one to learn from so thank you!!😭🤚🏼❤️
I used to dance jingle whe i was little. I stopped dancing years ago and have been wanting to learn again but i want to try fancy cause most girls dance jingle.
Oh, i just LOVE you! You are full of joy and love. "YOu don't have to look at your feet!!!!"
Miigwech!! You’re a very good teacher and I especially appreciate how you encourage the newbies like myself. I feel called to learn and will 100% be following your channel.
the most beautiful boots mocassins. 🥰
It's been YEARS since I've danced lol, last time I was around 14, I'm 24 now😭. I've forgotten how much I missed and loved dancing and how close it makes me feel to not only my tribe but our history. I'm starting to learn again, tbh I'm kind of embarrassed I forgot so much, but thank you so much for uploading this video 😊
Sorry for the late reply. I still get nervous at powwows. I wear glasses and when I dance I take them off so I can't see people looking at me lol. It throws me off when I notice people watching me. My trick is don't wear glasses, keep head up and look at the ground, and not to give a crap lol It's like a dance prayer.
I’ve never danced any dance in my life so I’m trying these for the first time today and the only one I can do is the backwards 7 in the air but only with my left foot as a base 😂😅 I’ve got a lot of work to do 😅
My daughter just turned 20, and she wants to fancy dance. I'm sharing your videos. WibthahoN :0)
i’m watching you from thunder bay! i’ll be doing those calf raises :) thank you for this
My 9 year just love's love's you boots now she is trying to ask me to get her some for Christmas this year
Love these videos! Do you have any workout tips (cardio/weights etc) you can share, especially for fancy shawl dancers?
HIIT is amazing, I know once I started doing squats and lunges my movement got way faster. During a normal powwow season about 2 months before powwows I run hills regularly to increase my lung capacity. Any kind of Plyometrics also are great.
Thank you so much 😭 this was so so so helpful
I absolutely love this. 💖💖
📢Beautiful n Fancy‼️🎨💃❤📈😜🤘
Yay thank you for your lessons. You gained a subscriber.
I've been so busy I hope to post more soon!
chi miigwech! i’m watching so my steps aren’t too bad, im attending a powwow tmrw and my cuz will probably bring stuff for me to wear to dance hehe
Thank you ❣️
Thank you so much. I always wanted to learn
Girl you are amazing keep it up 💕
Thank u ml i really needed this to dance and learn
We should share thiese video for Canada day, let’s explode all socials with this teaching ! Do you have one for kids??
Thank you so much from Cowessess, SK! 💛
Thank you. 🥰
Thank you so much , especially about strengthening our ankles I’ve had many sprained ankles and weak feet.... Aho
Hi. I am a teacher and we are reading Powwow Day by Traci Sorell next and I am wondering if it would be appropriate for my students to watch your video and try these steps along with you?