Yellow Bird Indian Dancers Offer Georgia a Glimpse of Native American Culture
From May 30 to June 3, the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi hosted the Yellow Bird Dancers. The group came to Georgia as part of a regional tour of the South Caucasus. While in Georgia, Yellow Bird performed two concerts in Tbilisi as well as a concert in Marneuli and Gori. Yellow Bird presented Native American culture to Georgians of all ages through a traditional blend of dance, art and music. The group also promoted cross-cultural dialogue. At their performance at the Tumanishvili Film Actors’ Theater in Tbilisi, the group performed with Georgian musicians. At the end of the show, local children were invited to join the group on stage for a traditional Apache dance.
The Yellow Bird Indian Dancers are respected in the United States and around the world for preserving the traditions of ancient Native American cultures. They are a family performance group that performs authentic Apache, Southwest and Northern Plains dances. These dances are extremely colorful, and include traditional Indian hoop dances, flute music, and Native American sign language demonstrations. The Yellow Bird Indian Dancers are seasoned professionals; they have performed at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and have been featured on national television in the United States. The group is headed by Ken Duncan Sr., an Apache from the San Carlos reservation in Arizona. "To be able to understand where we are going we have to know where we are coming from, and that’s why culture is very important." -- Kenneth Duncan, Sr.
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