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Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State

Fancy Dance Workshop
with Supaman

4:00 pm Sunday, October 13, 2024

Eisenhower Auditorium

FREE - Registration is required

This event has reached capacity. Registration is closed.

Fancy dance is a dance created by the Ponca Tribe and is one of the most popular forms of Native American dance, commonly performed at powwows.

Supaman (Chris Takes Gun Parris) will lead the fancy dance workshop highlighting powwow styles. He will speak about the history of powwow styles and the men’s fancy war dance. He also will teach the basic steps for the dances and the different styles of music.

The workshop is open to the public. It is presented in partnership with the Penn State Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance and Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association.