Nakotah LaRance

Nakotah Lomasohu Raymond LaRance (August 23, 1989 - July 12, 2020) was a Native American hoop dancer and actor.

He received the name “Lomasohu” by his paternal grandmother, which means "handsome star" in the Hopi language.

[1][7] He won the title of World Champion at the Hoop Dance Contest three times, as part of the adult division in 2015, 2016 and 2018.

[1] LaRance taught hoop dancing to students at the Lightning Boy Foundation in New Mexico.

[8] LaRance died at age 30 on July 12, 2020, after a fall from climbing a bridge in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.