{"id":9089,"date":"2023-02-09T10:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=9089"},"modified":"2023-02-09T10:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:10:23","slug":"uw-platteville-business-major-to-perform-native-american-hoop-dance-super-bowl-weekend","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-platteville-business-major-to-perform-native-american-hoop-dance-super-bowl-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Platteville business major to perform Native American hoop dance Super Bowl weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nedallas Hammill, Courtesy: Native Spirit Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As millions of people from around the world prepare to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 12, one University of Wisconsin-Platteville student will be showcasing his talents and sharing his culture with football fans in Glendale, Arizona. The NFL invited Nedallas Hammill, the 2020 teen world champion Native American hoop dancer, to perform Super Bowl weekend. In the coming days, Hammill a native of New River, Arizona, will travel home to prepare for his upcoming performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to go back to Arizona. It will be one of the bigger shows I have done. I\u2019m nervous and excited to get my name out there,\u201d said Hammill, a sophomore\u00a0business administration<\/a>\u00a0major. \u201cI will hoop dance and my uncle will be doing the singing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hammill, a member of the Dine\u2019 (Navajo) Nation and Ho-Chunk Nation, began hoop dancing at 4 years old. He started learning with five hoops, advanced to seven, 10 and now dances with 13, however, he has incorporated as many as 28. According to Hammill, the creation of hoop dancing varies amongst Indigenous communities, but the symbolism of the hoop represents the circle of life with no beginning and no ending.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ho-Chunk tribe\u2019s story is about a warrior\u2019s journey,\u201d explained Hammill. \u201cA warrior went out because he felt lost. Throughout his journey, he discovered many things of beauty and nature; the eagle taking flight, the butterfly coming out of the cocoon, the flower, sun, moon and stars. When he got back to the village, he wanted to tell his people what he saw, but he couldn\u2019t put it into words and instead he crafted the hoops to tell his story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoop dancing is a family affair, notes Hammill. His dad created\u00a0Native Spirit Productions<\/a>, a company specializing in musical, cultural dance performances and artisans. Hammill\u2019s goal is to take over the business one day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been all over the United States and outside of the country hoop dancing. It\u2019s given me a chance to meet a lot of different people,\u201d he said. \u201cTo share my culture is cool. I enjoy hoop dancing. I want to make it my career. To share the art is not only good for the educational aspect, but it\u2019s also something I would like to do for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Hammill\u2019s Super Bowl weekend performance, he will travel to Phoenix to compete in the\u00a0World Championship Hoop Dance Contest<\/a>\u00a0 on Feb. 18-19. This will be his first time competiting since the COVID-19 pandemic. The event allows the dancers to perform different styles of hoop dancing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome will take a more contemporary style. In the younger categories, people incorporate break dancing techniques,\u201d said Hammill. \u201cWhat I enjoy most is telling the story. Whenever I\u2019m hoop dancing, I like to put emphasis on my moves. When I do the Eagle, I don\u2019t want to just show it off a little bit and then go to the next formation \u2013 when I make the Eagle, I want to tell the story of the eagle taking flight and flying around \u2013 then eventually morph into the next formation.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Hammill looks forward to his own performances, he encourages the campus community to attend Native American presentations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re able to see a Native American performance or a pow-wow, I would take that opportunity. They are always super cool,\u201d said Hammill. \u201cI enjoy listening to Native American singing. I would encourage anybody who would like to listen to something new to give it a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Written by Ruth Wendlandt<\/p>\n

Link to original story: https:\/\/www.uwplatt.edu\/news\/business-major-perform-native-american-hoop-dance-super-bowl-weekend<\/a><\/p>\n

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