This document is a class outline for a Native American Pow Wow dance and song class that meets every Tuesday evening. It provides details about the structure of the class, including past and upcoming topics of discussion. It also gives an overview of the typical order of events at a Pow Wow, including the Grand Entry and different types of dances. Photos are included to illustrate some of the dances and events. Information is provided about an upcoming field trip for the class to attend a Pow Wow in Austin, Texas.

1. Welcome back to
Native American Pow Wow Dance and Song Class
Class 4, Nov. 4, 2014
every Tue nite, 6:30-8:30p
instructor: Marvin “Mo” “Doogie” Pair

2. Class 1 (10/14): History and Background of the modern Pow Wow
Class 2 (10/21): Pow Wow description
Class 3 (10/28): Pow Wow etiquette, dance styles and clothes
Class 4 (11/4): Pow Wow description cont., etiquette
Class trip to Austin Pow Wow: Nov. 8, 2014
Class 5 (11/11): Pow Wow song elucidated

3. Pow wow order of events:
-Grand entry
-Flag Song
-Invocation
-Post colors
-Veterans' song
-Round dance or soldier dance
MC-dictated:
-Intertribals
-Social dances
-Exhibition dances
-Honor dances
-Contest

4. photo: National Powwow, via facebook
Grand Entry at National Pow Wow 2014

5. photo: National Powwow, via facebook
Flag song rendering at National Pow Wow 2014

6. photo: United San Antonio
Pow Wow, Inc. via facebook
George TallChief, Osage

7. photo: “The Official Austin Powwow
and Native American Heritage Festival”
via facebook
The Colors and Veterans

8. photo: United San Antonio Pow Wow, Inc.
via facebook
Round Dance

9. photo: gatheringofnations.com
Intertribal Dance at Gathering of Nations, 2011

10. source: Facebook/Cumash Pow Wow 2013/AmigoNonProfitFilms
Social Dancing: The Potato Dance

11. photo: United San Antonio Pow Wow, Inc. via facebook
Eagle Dance, an exhibition dance

12. photo: United San Antonio Pow Wow, Inc. via facebook
Tallchief family at their give-away,
United San Antonio Pow Wow, 2012

13. Danita Goodwill competing at Gathering of Nations, 2012

14. Trip to Austin Pow Wow:
-Be at
Toney Burger Ctr. 3200 Jones Road
by 9:30am, Sat., Nov. 8
-www.austinpowwow.net
-entry fee: suggested only
-Lee Walters, Pow Wow Chairman,
will bring us to the floor

15. Let's dance, Pow wow style!

16. Reasons for dancing:
-the “double step” honors animals that taught humans to dance
-”...the ability to dance- to pray using motion- is a gift to Natives
from the Creator.”

17. Questions?

18. Singing time!