Sunglass etiquette while dancing

Privateer6 · 04-29-2006, 09:42 PM

Ok folks this is an etiquette question, is it ok to wear sunglasses while dancing? I've seen a few people do it, but I have heard that it is not proper to do so.

Sweet_N8tive65 · 04-29-2006, 10:38 PM

I've worn sunglasses before while dancing inter-tribals. But I have never worn them while in competition or during exhibitions.

**billyjoejimbob** · 04-29-2006, 11:31 PM

What if your regular glasses are photosensitive? Do you have to take them off during competition?

Id be ramming people left and right.

between2worlds · 04-29-2006, 11:53 PM

Don't see that it'd be wrong if there was a medical need - for instance macular degeneration is caused -in part- by UV exposure. People who have it are supposed to wear UV protection when they are outside.

"When in doubt ask" usually works out to be the best policy. For reasons of my own situation, I usually have to ask lots of questions of the committee before I go to a powwow... and even then I am circumspect until I am told it's ok by an elder or a head dancer.

~b2w

tigger · 05-02-2006, 10:29 AM

i've never heard anything about them being wrong or anything and see alot of dancers wearing them. esp at outdoor powwows.

**WocusWoman** · 05-02-2006, 01:36 PM

I think they look bad, but I've been guilty of leaving a pair on because I forgot they were on. I noticed alot more elders wear them; and I would not have the nerve to question an elder about this, it's most likely they need them on-because they are their prescriptions that turn dark in outdoor light.

sunbursthonor · 05-02-2006, 10:14 PM

one of my good friends will hayes wears sunglasses. I have no problem with it. If that is your thing, do it. it IS your regalia. but if asked, im sure he wouldn't wear them. BUT, i cant keep on my normal glasses while dancing, much less sunglasses.

Steffan Redhawk · 05-10-2006, 01:57 AM

I was dancing in Muncie, Indiana (Yeah, I know... been going there for years, leave me alone)

I think it was 2002, or maybe 01'... One of the WWII vets came up to me, took off my glasses, and stomped on them... Lucky for me I paint my face, so they were oakly knockoffs... Being the cocky little SOB I am, I snagged a pair from his daughter, put them on, and went back out... It's a shame they were purple...

His only words to me "Real indians can see without sunglasses". Well, around here, one of the elder vets, Frank Bush, passed away that year, and I'll tell ya, Indoors, or out, he always wore his sunglasses... Doesn't really matter anyway, guess the guys daughter wasn't a skin.

If you wanna wear glasses, wear them, if it offends someone, then you know what to do, apologize, explain (if needed) and go on. If we spend the rest of our lives worrying about "Protocol" we aren't gonna learn a thing.

04-29-2006, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Privateer6 Like my new toy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cylon occupied North Carolina Posts: 775	Sunglass etiquette while dancing Ok folks this is an etiquette question, is it ok to wear sunglasses while dancing? I've seen a few people do it, but I have heard that it is not proper to do so.

05-02-2006, 10:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
sunbursthonor Teen's Contemporary Trad. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Probably somewhere in the www.powwows.com game room LOL no seriously, in GA Posts: 307	one of my good friends will hayes wears sunglasses. I have no problem with it. If that is your thing, do it. it IS your regalia. but if asked, im sure he wouldn't wear them. BUT, i cant keep on my normal glasses while dancing, much less sunglasses. __________________ Even YOU can change!

05-10-2006, 01:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Steffan Redhawk Northern Traditional Join Date: May 2006 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Posts: 235	Weird Story I was dancing in Muncie, Indiana (Yeah, I know... been going there for years, leave me alone) I think it was 2002, or maybe 01'... One of the WWII vets came up to me, took off my glasses, and stomped on them... Lucky for me I paint my face, so they were oakly knockoffs... Being the cocky little SOB I am, I snagged a pair from his daughter, put them on, and went back out... It's a shame they were purple... His only words to me "Real indians can see without sunglasses". Well, around here, one of the elder vets, Frank Bush, passed away that year, and I'll tell ya, Indoors, or out, he always wore his sunglasses... Doesn't really matter anyway, guess the guys daughter wasn't a skin. If you wanna wear glasses, wear them, if it offends someone, then you know what to do, apologize, explain (if needed) and go on. If we spend the rest of our lives worrying about "Protocol" we aren't gonna learn a thing.

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04-29-2006, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sweet_N8tive65 Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12	I've worn sunglasses before while dancing inter-tribals. But I have never worn them while in competition or during exhibitions.

04-29-2006, 11:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
billyjoejimbob Fat Singer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: white guy land Posts: 1,526	What if your regular glasses are photosensitive? Do you have to take them off during competition? Id be ramming people left and right.

04-29-2006, 11:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
between2worlds Patrick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverdale, MD Posts: 2,739	Don't see that it'd be wrong if there was a medical need - for instance macular degeneration is caused -in part- by UV exposure. People who have it are supposed to wear UV protection when they are outside. "When in doubt ask" usually works out to be the best policy. For reasons of my own situation, I usually have to ask lots of questions of the committee before I go to a powwow... and even then I am circumspect until I am told it's ok by an elder or a head dancer. ~b2w

05-02-2006, 10:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
tigger Pow Wow Committee Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: powwows.com Posts: 6,183	i've never heard anything about them being wrong or anything and see alot of dancers wearing them. esp at outdoor powwows.

05-02-2006, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
WocusWoman N8tiffUmatillaMAMA Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Interior Alaska Posts: 2,740	I think they look bad, but I've been guilty of leaving a pair on because I forgot they were on. I noticed alot more elders wear them; and I would not have the nerve to question an elder about this, it's most likely they need them on-because they are their prescriptions that turn dark in outdoor light.

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