World Championship Hoop Dance Contest

The World Championship Hoop Dance Contest is an annual American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancing competition held at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

[1] During the contest, dancers are scored based on their skills in precision, timing, showmanship, creativeness and speed.

[3][4] The competition is divided into five categories, including Tiny Tots (age 5 and below), Youth (6–12), Teen (13–17), Adult (18–39) and Senior (40 and above).

[7] After the first competition was held, according to Dennis Zotigh, the contest was named the "Tony White Cloud Memorial World Championship Hoop Dance Contest" in honor of White Cloud "for his contributions in founding the modern Hoop Dance.

[7] In 2021, the event was held fully online for the first time in the competition's history.