Albuquerque's Native American Dancers Unite Hip Hop and Pow Wow Culture | If Cities Could Dances

Albuquerque’s thriving hip hop and freestyle dance scene is influenced by Indigenous dancers from many tribes, Pueblos and other communities.

Meet dancers and couple Anne Pesata (Jicarilla Apache) and Raven Bright (Diné) who describe their New Mexico dance scene as “Indigenous futurism,” and credit their mentor Randy L. Barton, or Randy Boogie, a dancer, DJ and artist (Navajo) for cultivating the unique dance culture. Barton created The Sacred Cypher, an event that highlights how Indigenous art forms connect with hip hop.

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📖​ Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Anne Pesata (Jicarilla Apache) and Raven Bright (Diné)
00:19 Anne and Raven Describe Their Indigenous Futurism Dance
00:53 Albuquerque and the Diverse New Mexico Dance Scene
01:31 Foundations of Freedom Dance Crew
02:16 Anne Pesata, a.k.a. Jicarilla Apache, Background in Dance
03:32 Raven Bright's (Diné) Background in Dance
04:18 Randy L. Barton, or Randy Boogie, Southwest Hip-Hop Icon
04:41 The Sacred Cypher Event

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👟Featured dancers:
Raven Bright
Anne Pesata
Randy L. Barton
Sarah Hogland Gurulé
Daniel Xikome
Malinalli Hernadez
Crystál Zamora
Nate Herndon

🎵 Featured music:
Randy L. Barton
https://www.randylbarton.com/music

🎨Featured murals:
Aaron Noble
Nancy Young
Christian Michael Gallegos

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