The Jones Benally Family Dancers sign, chant and perform a repertoire of over 20 traditional Navajo dances. They are particularly well known for the hoop dance, in which they evoke...

2015年7月1日 · Within the Native American Community, the Navajo Dance is one such example of something truly unique and irreplaceable. Lets take a moment to learn more about the Navajo dance and point out 5 quick things that it stands for. 1. In Honoring Oneself.

2019年9月10日 · The Jones Benally Family Dancers sign, chant and perform a repertoire of over 20 traditional Navajo dances. They are particularly well known for the hoop dance, in which they evoke traditional figures and shapes using five, nine, a dozen or many more hoops.

The Yeis perform specific dances and rituals, as directed by the Medicine Man, during the ceremony for the desired end. During ceremony, a team will be composed of fourteen dancers: the leader Yeibichai - the Talking God, six male dancers, six women dancers, and finally, the Water Sprinkler - the God of Precipitated Waters.

Albert Brent Chase, artistic director of The Pollen Trail Dancers, explains the purposes of dance in Navajo culture. He notes that dance is a form of honoring one’s self and the connection with one’s surroundings; that dance has a healing purpose; and that dance and songs are ways of carrying on traditional teachings and history of the ...

Natalie Benally is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, writer, actor and community/language advocate from the Navajo Nation. She has directed and choreographed numerous theater productions. Likewise, Benally has also become involved in film and television productions, both as crew and in creative direction.

Navajo Song and Dance is a social dance event that has its origins in traditional Navajo ceremonies. In Navajo Song and Dance, women choose their dance partners. The attire worn by participants is the epitome of traditional Navajo fashion and some of the most beautiful works of art one can see.

2020年4月1日 · Yeibichai weavings constitute a small but highly collectibl­e category of Navajo textiles. These weavings evoke scenes from the ninth and final night of the Nightway healing ceremony during which a succession of teams of masked dancers appear, impersonat­ing male and female Yeis.

Types of songs range from those that are personal to those used in social and family settings, those used in personal ritual, and those used in important ceremonies. This presentation includes a webcast of songs and dances presented by the Dineh Tah' Navajo Dancers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, recorded at the Library of Congress in 2005.

2020年5月6日 · The Night Chant or The Yeibitchai Dance is one such ceremony for which you may not come across a lot of detailed descriptions. An ethnologist and linguistic expert, Washington Matthews, is one of the very few people who wrote extensively about it in his book The Night Chant, which was published in 1902.