cherokee_grassdance9

so i hace seen a few grassers in the missourie/ oklahoma powwow trail use whiping sticks.how many of you all like using thoughs or other hand held stuff such as fans :?????: i preffer not holding anything when grass dancing.

the-grass-punk

for the poll you should of put in to a hoop cause i use a sweet grass hope wheni dance

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ABgrassdancer

i live in canada and i like to use a fan better. but i never tried using a stick( mayb i will try it sometime)

o_styo_jngl

the grassdancers used to carry sticks when i was little....i havent seen anybody use em in a long time tho. as for whips, only certain ppl can carry those.

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ndnsooner

I usually don't carry anything at all when I dance. On occassion I will break out my eagle wing fan....

Santee_Grassdancer

I prefer to carry nothing, but ive seen some carry whip sticks like joe lafferty. I have also seen Richard Street carry a hoop.

sookout sh'nob

I dance with a pair of sticks that look like real fancy rice knockers - the scientists say that wild rice is a grass and not a grain, so i figured what the heck anyhow - let's have some grass on the water.

I don't know where those whip sticks come from, Oklahoma I guessed, but i have a set in my basement that my daughter plays with. When I fancy dance I have one of those big flute looking whistles and a drop fan. Man, I love drop fans. I grass dance with a couple sometimes too - it's a real good motivator to keep those elbow up!

SuzzeQ4

I teach a dance class for ndn children to learn thier traditional dances. The boys find it easier while learning to carry nothing, & then have a sweetgrass hoop or stick when they are more expierenced.
Hope this helps.
Suzze

ToTGrassDancer

I dance with two small hoops in one hand and a fan in the other hand. while i dance i do small little tricks with the two hoops. it gets attention. I just made them so I don't know if the attention is negative or positive yet.

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Heck cherokee,

I kinda prefer carrying a bull whip and cattle prod!


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mato witko

ive always wanted to carry a fan but idk i kinda like moving my arms an hands around,plus i dont know where i can get a nice fan

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