CIS Hoop Dancing Workshop

CIS Hoop Dancing Workshop

Come join us for a Hoop Dance workshop hosted by Cree and Salteaux Hoop Dancer Jay Genaille! A member of the Cowessess First Nation, Jay is a professional Hoop Dancer and Storyteller, mentored by 3x World Champion Dallas Arcand Sr. Recently, Jay performed at the South Island Powwow on September 30th, 2023.
As a survivor of Intergenerational Trauma, Jay's hope is to inspire Indigenous youth to reconnect back to culture as a way of healing. He tells his story through his Hoop Dance, using anywhere between 5 -18 hoops. His storytelling includes speaking about Hoop Dancing, the medicine wheel and his journey as an Indigenous man reconnecting back to his Indigenous identity.

Learn more about Jay at his website.

Host or Publisher Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies