About six years ago community members in Hooper Bay worked together to revive a Yup’ik dance group for young people. The idea was to help reconnect kids to their culture, teach about the effects of ...

For many Yup’ik dance groups in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the pandemic limited their ability to gather together and perform traditional dance. Some groups are just beginning to dance together again ...

Illustrate your stories with a feathery dance fan called a Tegumiaq in the Yup’ik language Molly learns the Seal Dance when she visits a new friend. The Seal Dance is a traditional song and dance ...

At the apex of dance stands -- en pointe -- "Swan Lake." "Nutcracker" may have more familiar music and "Don Quixote" the more spectacular leaps. But when most people think of ballet, lithe (and ...

Upon hearing a tambourine drum, villagers on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea in the Arctic hurry to the community hall. Dressed in jeans and T-shirts, they begin to dance, accompanied by ...

In spite of the gore, I sit completely transfixed by the deft movements of Sarah’s hands as she butchers a young spotted seal laid out on a strip of cardboard on the floor. “Can I help with anything?” ...

Lucy helps her grandfather, and her entire community, recall the traditional dance festivals that they used to enjoy before the outsiders came. Includes author's note on the history of traditional ...