WhoMe

Anybody see a fancydancer do a cartwheel lately?

Anybody everseen a fancydancer do a true backflip?

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eap7

A girl dancing as a fancy dancer in the Schemitzun switch dance did several cartwheels. I've never seen a backflip.

Buckskinrose

seen Poncho Brady do a cartwheel in a contest this summer....

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timmy tiger

I've seen cartwheels several times.

But I don't remember every seeing a backflip. That would be interesting to see.

superndngyrl

I think WhoMe has a challenge for all you fancy dancers out there!! Lets see some back flips and cartwheels!!!

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WhoMe

Naw. No challenge here. It's just that in many peoples stories, they mention fancy dancing to include acrobatics such as back flips and cartwheels.

I have seen several cartwheels in fancy dance routines. Yes, it is a real eye catcher.

I've only seen one true backflip by a men's fancy dancer during a dance contest. It took place during the rodeo finals powwow a long time ago. It was pretty impressive. . . but the fancy dancer couldn't dance worth beans.

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Buckskinrose

I have even heard that a straight dancer did a backflip at powwow.....but I wasn't "there" so I can't say for sure that it actually happened.

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WhoMe

Buckskin,


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they_drag_him

John Windy Boy (RIP) used to do cartwheels and backflips when he was in teen boys.

J_MaHrEe_J

hmm...i dont think i ever seen a fancy dancer do a backflip before i didnt hear of one doing one before either....but i have seen them do cartwheels

dang guys can do a better cartwheel than most girls i know lol
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but at this one powwow i was at...in the middle of the arena..there was a rope that was there so that no dancers would go in between the poles that were in the middle...well in one contest or special this one fancy dancer was dancing and well he jumped across that rope...and not long after him...the rest were doing it as well...it was awesome...

i cant remember wat powwow that was at....lol

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Iowa_Boy

Poncho did one at the Meskwaki Proclamation last year, haven't seen him this year. Back in the 70s it was common. Back flippin' was big then too, especially if you could land on the last beat. The back flip went away for two reasons, 1) the athletic guys stopped dancing (injuries or something) and 2) the bustles got bigger. Last attempt I saw was in the mid-90s, but it wasn't a true backflip, is was more of a back handspring (in a flip you don't use your hands). With the handspring, if your not going to make it all the way around, you can just push with you hands to get you around.

The only real relic from those days is the splits (or hurdler stretch for those who aren't flexible enough). Used to be everybody went down.

I did see the "wagon wheel" last summer, that's where you put one hand on the ground and circle around it.

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J_MaHrEe_J

oh hey i seen some of those last summer too....i like those...haha....

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