Dallas Chief Eagle Email and Phone Number

*Dallas is an K-12 art teacher with a master’s degree in guidance counseling and personnel services. A Recognized Master of the Lakota Hoop Dance, Dallas has worked as an artist-in-residency and mentor to other dancers through his Hoop Dance Society on the Pine Ridge Reservation. *Dallas is a member of the Rosebud Lakota nation.*Dallas shares and teaches the traditional hoop dance in a manner that the students enjoy while learning about the development of their own characters. *Through the “hoop,” Dallas places an emphasis on the importance of both female and males roles in the world and presents traditional Lakota perspectives on boy-to-man/girl-to-woman growth. Over 300 hoops are used in a residency which focuses on self-balance, rhythm and movement.* The finale of the residency is a school assembly or public performance during which core groups of students demonstrate the skills they have acquired throughout the week.*Technical Requirements: Atleast 32' by 16' dance area, Microphone and CD Player. Fee Structure: $700 to $1,000 across the state fees. Hoop dance workshops. Multi-day Residency and additional dancers & singers available upon request (South Dakota Arts Council fee support up to 50% is available upon request) South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota and the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is also funded directly by the National Endowment for the Arts through South Dakotans for the Arts. Contact: Dallas Chief Eagle 28963 200th Ave Martin, SD 57551 Home: (605) 685-1135 or Cell: (605) 407-0677 Email: dchiefe@gwtc.net

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