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Today, hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression to celebrate and honor Indigenous traditions throughout the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Dancers are judged on a slate of five skills: precision, timing\/rhythm, showmanship, creativity, and speed. Contestants compete in one of five divisions: Tiny Tots (age 5 and younger), Youth (6-12), Teen (13-17), Adult (18-39) and Senior (40 and older).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Visit Phoenix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday and Sunday, top American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers will compete at the Heard Museum for the prestigious World Champion title and cash prizes.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":504,"template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-503","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest | UrbanMatter Phoenix<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers will compete at the Heard Museum 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