Larry Yazzie and Native Pride Dancers
Native American Fancy Dancer - Solo and Group
Larry
Yazzie (Meskwaki/Dine) is an International Lecturer, Educator,
Performer, and a World Champion Fancy Dancer. Raised on the Meskwaki
Indian Settlement in Central Iowa, he began dancing at the age of 7.
Throughout his childhood Larry was instructed on the traditions of
the Meskwaki People, including the flamboyant and energetic fancy
dance and the northern Plains style of singing.
As a dancer and singer, Larry has performed throughout North America as well as South America and Europe. His current solo show, “Native Pride Dancer,” balances entertainment with education and features the high-energy Fancy Dance. Larry performs this show for a variety of audiences from K-12 to colleges and universities, to corporate gatherings and community festivals. Notable performances include at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, the 1999 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, and most recently in 2005 at the Belo Horizante International Cultural Festival in Belo Horizante, Brazil. Larry and his seven year-old son Jessup were also seen performing in the 2005 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Since the 1980s Larry has performed with several notable performance companies, including the Woodland Singers and Dancers, the Discover Native American Dance Troupe, Lakota Dance Troupe, Foxwoods Dance Troupe, and the Kevin Locke Trio. Recently, while still continuing his successful solo show and duo show with his Jessup, he formed his own company, the Native Pride Dancers. Also, Larry is a member of the American Indian Committee on the Ordway Theater's Cultural Advisory Council.
Formed in 2003 and directed by Larry Yazzie, the NATIVE PRIDE DANCERS strive to educate and entertain audiences of all ages throughout the world on the beauty, skill, and majesty of American Indian music and dance. The NATIVE PRIDE DANCERS offer a variety of performance types, from solo to large ensemble productions designed for classrooms as well as theaters.
Larry performs with his son Jessup as well as with the Native Pride Dancers – they offer school, festival and concert performances both indoors and outdoors. Larry also offers lectures, workshops and demonstrations - for more information please click here.
