Male jingle dress dancers

WhoMe · 08-24-2006, 05:56 PM

What do you think about men/boys who wear jingle dresses in switch dance contests?

**Kakeeya** · 08-24-2006, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoMe

What do you think about men/boys who wear jingle dresses in switch dance contests?

I think you'd probably look nice in one WhoME....

j/k

**wardancer** · 08-24-2006, 07:54 PM

I was at Stroud one year and a guy had a jingle dress....Had empty beer cans for jingles , and an empty beer box for a crown. It was quite an outfit. I think he won!

powwowbum49 · 08-25-2006, 01:35 AM

Switch dance contest is a blast, and I remember a guy I know dollin up for one in Winnepeg. If memory serves me right he was beat out by a dude in a jingle set.

LMAO...wonder where those pics are...If I can find them I might have to post them

WhoMe · 08-25-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by powwowbum49

Switch dance contest is a blast, and I remember a guy I know dollin up for one in Winnepeg. If memory serves me right he was beat out by a dude in a jingle set.

LMAO...wonder where those pics are...If I can find them I might have to post them

YOU'D BETTER NOT!!!! *L

Mato Winyan · 08-25-2006, 12:04 PM

I saw one usin pop cans one time for jingles and another time one had pot pie pans. That was a hoot...

As long as they are being absurd like that I don't have a prob.... I just don't wanna see on in a real dress. Just like I would feel uncomfortable with a women wearin full guy stuff.

Dat1NdnGuy · 08-27-2006, 05:38 AM

Wow...Ive seen plenty of fellas in Real Dresses for switch dance. I've seen women dance Grass, AND chicken even...and that was just in general. Not switch dance. So owno...I'm Baffled...

musicedu77 · 08-31-2006, 12:39 PM

i dunno i mean if the dress holds no medicine and sole purpose of the girl dancer was to compete then id say yay but i would come up to the dude and say nice dress*l*
and say hmm wonder if hes wearing anything underneath*lmao*
but in all seriousness the jingle dress isnt something that can just be put on by anyone...if the dress holds medicine then no but this subject is a touchy subject too..

Lakota Wiyan · 08-31-2006, 01:13 PM

I think that the switch dance is meant to be in JEST...not in anyway serious, so I agree with Musicedu77....if it's done in the spirit it's meant to be, it's funny and such a good time!!! However, there are families who are very serious and respectful of their daughters who dance, and their dresses are totally off limits!! But I think that the people are knowledgeable enough to "police" themselves when it comes to this.

I personally prefer seeing guys out there, straight off the drums, with fancy shawls on....it's more comical!!!

**Wojapi4Me** · 08-31-2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakota Wiyan

I personally prefer seeing guys out there, straight off the drums, with fancy shawls on....it's more comical!!!

I agree. To me, men putting on jingle dresses seems like a slap in the face to real jingle dancers and the Ojibwe people in general. Its especially bad when they paint up like whores...I know its supposed to be a joke and all, but it just seems inappropriate to me.

**Migiziwomen** · 08-31-2006, 02:35 PM

I love switch dances I laugh my A** off every time. I think that the jingle switch is just simple fun, however I do not think that beer cans and beer boxes are in good taste, and frankly disrespectful. now befor anyone decides to get all ruffled over defending the man who wore this in the circle, let me say you do not have to be intentional in your disrespect for the act to be disrespectful. the circle is sacred. lol i have seen some danged good switch dancers coming from both sides

**Eagle Plumes** · 08-31-2006, 03:37 PM

I used to see aman who was a awesome switch dancer, had his own outfit and everting, but quit when he felt it got way out of hand, this man could dance!! put many a woman to shame!!!

**middle of the sky** · 08-31-2006, 03:55 PM

there was a male jingle dancer at kamloops some yrs back....he was in a dance off for first or second place.....
i dont think its right ..but people will do what they do.....i also dont think its right when girls do the dunk n dive...stop emasculating our men!! dammit

**Wojapi4Me** · 08-31-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoMe

What do you think about men/boys who wear jingle dresses in switch dance contests?

Hey WhoMe, you started this thread...what're your thoughts?

08-24-2006, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,555	Male jingle dress dancers What do you think about men/boys who wear jingle dresses in switch dance contests? __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe

08-24-2006, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
wardancer Don't be skurred ! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Kansas Posts: 11,261	I was at Stroud one year and a guy had a jingle dress....Had empty beer cans for jingles , and an empty beer box for a crown. It was quite an outfit. I think he won! __________________ *I believe blood quantums are the governments way to breed us out of existance !* *Never wrestle with a pig....you both get dirty and the pig likes it !* Have A Stress Free Year ! The parties over...Back to work ! I'm not as good as I once was , but I'm as good once as I ever was !

08-25-2006, 01:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
powwowbum49 Arena Director Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: midwest, USA Posts: 810	Switch dance contest is a blast, and I remember a guy I know dollin up for one in Winnepeg. If memory serves me right he was beat out by a dude in a jingle set. LMAO...wonder where those pics are...If I can find them I might have to post them __________________ PB49 "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Pablo Picasso My comments are based on what I have been taught and my experiences over the years I have been around the circle. They should in no way be taken as gospel truths and are merely my opinions or attempts at passing on what I have learned while still learning more.

08-25-2006, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mato Winyan Gangster of Love Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,497 Blog Entries: 4	I saw one usin pop cans one time for jingles and another time one had pot pie pans. That was a hoot... As long as they are being absurd like that I don't have a prob.... I just don't wanna see on in a real dress. Just like I would feel uncomfortable with a women wearin full guy stuff. __________________ "We see it as a desecration not only of a mountain but of our way of life. This is a genocidal issue to us. If they kill this mountain, they kill our way of life." ~Debra White Plume

08-27-2006, 05:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dat1NdnGuy Aint Dat Sumptin? Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,029	owno... Wow...Ive seen plenty of fellas in Real Dresses for switch dance. I've seen women dance Grass, AND chicken even...and that was just in general. Not switch dance. So owno...I'm Baffled... __________________ "Out greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us." "Never Compromise yourself, Your all you've got" "An eye for an eye will only lead to a blind world."

08-31-2006, 12:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
musicedu77 Teen Dancer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: nwo Posts: 400	i dunno i mean if the dress holds no medicine and sole purpose of the girl dancer was to compete then id say yay but i would come up to the dude and say nice dressl and say hmm wonder if hes wearing anything underneathlmao but in all seriousness the jingle dress isnt something that can just be put on by anyone...if the dress holds medicine then no but this subject is a touchy subject too..

08-31-2006, 01:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lakota Wiyan THE Lakota Wiyan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: He Sapa/Mni Luzahan/Inkpata Posts: 419 Blog Entries: 1	I think that the switch dance is meant to be in JEST...not in anyway serious, so I agree with Musicedu77....if it's done in the spirit it's meant to be, it's funny and such a good time!!! However, there are families who are very serious and respectful of their daughters who dance, and their dresses are totally off limits!! But I think that the people are knowledgeable enough to "police" themselves when it comes to this. I personally prefer seeing guys out there, straight off the drums, with fancy shawls on....it's more comical!!!

08-31-2006, 02:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Migiziwomen AND SHE LIKES IT Join Date: May 2004 Location: IN THE HEARTS OF MANY Posts: 2,352	I love switch dances I laugh my A off every time. I think that the jingle switch is just simple fun, however I do not think that beer cans and beer boxes are in good taste, and frankly disrespectful. now befor anyone decides to get all ruffled over defending the man who wore this in the circle, let me say you do not have to be intentional in your disrespect for the act to be disrespectful. the circle is sacred. lol i have seen some danged good switch dancers coming from both sides __________________ AYWAWAG ANISHINABEG IZH AAYAN WII WII DOOK AAGOZIYAN**

08-31-2006, 03:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Eagle Plumes Just Bead it! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MId-West Posts: 11,492	I used to see aman who was a awesome switch dancer, had his own outfit and everting, but quit when he felt it got way out of hand, this man could dance!! put many a woman to shame!!!

08-31-2006, 03:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	there was a male jingle dancer at kamloops some yrs back....he was in a dance off for first or second place..... i dont think its right ..but people will do what they do.....i also dont think its right when girls do the dunk n dive...stop emasculating our men!! dammit