Jones Benally Family: Navajo Dancing Photo/Foto: HIDVL
  • Title: Jones Benally Family: A Night of Traditional Navajo Dancing
  • Holdings: video (HIDVL)
  • Duration: 00:59:04
  • Language: English
  • Date: 14 Aug 1997
  • Location: Performed in The Cirlce at The American Indian Community House, New York City.
  • Type-Format: performance
  • Cast: Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe (Navajo), performers
  • Credits: American Indian Community House, producer ; Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe (Navajo), creator ; Curtis Harris (San Carlos Apache), introducer

Jones Benally Family: Navajo Dancing

The American Indian Community House presents the internationally acclaimed Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe (Navajo/Dine). The Mesa, Arizona troupe visited the Community House to perform in its "Circle" where they presented traditional Navajo and inter-tribal dances to the AICH community. The Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe is led by Jones Benally, a world champion hoop dancer, and includes his three grandchildren, who also perform with their politically driven punk rock band Blackfire. With a repertoire of over two dozen Navajo and Inter-Tribal dances, the Troup has performed in the United States, Europe, South America and Canada, as well as for many Indian Nations.


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