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Originally Posted by NDNTacO49
I was wondering how long everyone has been gourd dancing or how did you become interested in it? I enjoy singing gourd dance myself.
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I started gourd dancing when I was around 7 or 8 years old. I used to run around the countryside with my grandma and grandpa. He was a member of the Comanche Gourd Clan. (He was an O.G., original gourddancer) LOL. My grandma was Kiowa, so we were always somewhere. I would go out there and he would hand me his gourd. Dang! Made me feel GOOD! When I wasn't out there, I would be sitting back and loved to watch my grandma and her friends dance with their shawls. They'd be all gossipin' with their hands over their mouths.LOL.
I guess my interest came from that. My childhood, going all around with them. As I got older, I got away from powwows, got busy with life. Then I realized I was missing out. So, I got back to the arena, and now, if there is a powwow with some gourd dancing, I am There! Goot thread Taco!