Traditional Sidestep?

shawldancer · 06-14-2005, 12:13 PM

I actually fancy shawl not jingle but I have always wondered what the tradition side step step is. There are so many ways people do it.
A friend who is Ojib once told me the tradition step was done be keeping the feet together and doing a bouncing type move with more knee bend.
There are a lot of people wh do a swivel step with feet to gether, but I see even more who lift left leg and do a step, and many other variations.

Anyone know what the traditional step is?

jingle-babygirl · 06-15-2005, 01:52 AM

does anyone have a straight answer because like shawldancer i am confused too....

sookout sh'nob · 06-15-2005, 10:09 AM

The leg lifting you are mentioning sonds more like a traditional round dance. I can't recall ever seeing anyone side-step that way...but I spose I haven't seen everything yet either. That's the best I got there.

Now on the side of your side step, when I had prairie chicken dance questions i put a little tobacco down there on the ground and made a lil prayer request for some info...

InGee-AhnDoh-BuhWaahChiGay

Maybe try that. Ask the spirit of that dance ot come and show you there. Sometimes a traditional thing like that is just what you need to get your traditional know-how :D

It's also a helluva lot more reliable than the internet ;)

06-14-2005, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
shawldancer Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11	Traditional Sidestep? I actually fancy shawl not jingle but I have always wondered what the tradition side step step is. There are so many ways people do it. A friend who is Ojib once told me the tradition step was done be keeping the feet together and doing a bouncing type move with more knee bend. There are a lot of people wh do a swivel step with feet to gether, but I see even more who lift left leg and do a step, and many other variations. Anyone know what the traditional step is?

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06-15-2005, 01:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
jingle-babygirl Teen Dancer Join Date: May 2005 Location: here...there...i can't remember..but some where up north Posts: 346	does anyone have a straight answer because like shawldancer i am confused too....

06-15-2005, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
sookout sh'nob Boogie Monster Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 534	The leg lifting you are mentioning sonds more like a traditional round dance. I can't recall ever seeing anyone side-step that way...but I spose I haven't seen everything yet either. That's the best I got there. Now on the side of your side step, when I had prairie chicken dance questions i put a little tobacco down there on the ground and made a lil prayer request for some info... InGee-AhnDoh-BuhWaahChiGay Maybe try that. Ask the spirit of that dance ot come and show you there. Sometimes a traditional thing like that is just what you need to get your traditional know-how :D It's also a helluva lot more reliable than the internet ;)

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