On Saturday, August 17, Lake City was once again honored with a visit from the Red Sky Drum Group from Towaoc, Colorado, when they came to town to perform their traditional bear and snow dances for the Lake City audience, and to conduct a fire and sage blessing on the town and community members. Above, the audience joins hands for a group dance; inset photos left to right show dancers Mark Wing, Stephen Pensoneau and Rita Pensoneau-Wing.
At the August 17 Red Sky Drum Group performance in Town Park, festivities kicked off with a grand entrance dance, with Austin Jacket singing and drumming, as dancers Mark Wing, Rita Pensoneau-Wing, Stephen Pensoneau, and Aliyah Jacket entered the park together in swirls of color and energy. Each dancer subsequently did their own personal dance, of exceptional note, Mark Wing performing the Warrior Dance, and Stephen Pensoneau performing his specialty, known to tribal members as a ‘fancy dance,’ with energetic twirling motions, sending the colors of his costume flying.
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