Nakotah LaRance (Hopi/ Tewa/Assiniboine) of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, NM, won his second consecutive adult world hoop dance title at the 26th annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest to become the best hoop dancer in the world.
PHOENIX-Nakotah LaRance (Hopi/Tewa/Assiniboine) of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, N.M., earned 237 points to win his second consecutive adult world hoop dance title at the 26th annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Feb. 14. The honor also included $3,500 in prize money.
LaRance's total, out of a maximum of 250 points, bested that of the second-place finisher, former champion Dallas Arcand (Cree/Nakota Sioux/Metis), of Kipohtakaw First Nation, Alberta, Canada. Arcand had 231 points, earning him a $2,500 prize. In 2015, LaRance's victory over his next closest opponent, seven-time adul...
