Last Friday, I went to Dances of Universal Peace. It is a dance put on by people

There are a lot of Native American groups in NY State. Mohawks, Senacas, Onadogas, Tuscaroras, I can't name all the 6 Nations of the Iraquois or all the Hausudonomi groups and in VT (across the lake) the Abenakis. I've been to Social Dances and the midwestern import dance, the Pow Wow, a few times. I like the Abenakis story telling, reinacting dances a lot, only saw that once. The Social Dances are the ones that our Northeastern Woodland Indians had mostly. I will have to see if I can find any dances in your state. There are Pow Wow schedules for most states if you searched your state and Pow Wows. You could also try searching Native American Social Dances and your state or even the states nearby. There is a HUGE Pow Wow in Canada. I went once and didn't go back because too many people, wicked trafic jams, like the smaller onces, not ones with 1/2 a million people.

Being part of a pow wow would be very interesting.

I haven't been part of a Pow Wow. The only one I could be part of is the Boy Scout one in Glenns Falls NY, it's a fund raiser for them. That one allows non-Native American decent people, too. The others, I think I would have to prove some kind of heritage. Which I already know I can't. We trace back to Europe.

Now the Social Dances, many times, I've heard a request that anyone who can dance get up and dance. So I have gotten up and danced at the Social Dances.

There are other ways to be part of Pow Wows besides dancing. Being one of the singers, drum beaters, ticket takers, first responders, etc. I have friends who make things to sell at the Boy Scout one and the Native ones, but they have Native American Ancestry. I sat at their booth while they went to the bathroom before. I think selling traditional crafts and items, if you get a nice booth in the shade,it is really, really wonderful. They've been doing many of the Pow Wows since they started and get first pick of places to put their booth.

You said you're from Missouri or am I thinking of another friend?
I put Pow Wow Schedules Missouri in a search and got these:
www.osageriverpowwow.com
www.somoag.org
www.crazycrow.com

This one has many events, so after you click it, go to the right side for evens and click on Robert Woolery Memorial Pow Wow.
www.visitsedaliamo.com

I hope I spelled all the above right. If not, you can do the same search using different search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing) and see what you come up with. Thanks and take care.

Yep, I am from Missouri. I'll have to check out the schedule just to see where and what is happening in our area. I love to dance but have a husband who doesn't like it so it's very difficult to go dancing alone..lol Thanks for the information and best response.

Not a problem at Native American Social Dances and at the end of the Boy Scout Dance. They invite everyone to go up. No true partner dances that I can see at Pow Wows. Some partner dances and some not at Social Dances. I like their motto at the social dances, dance for those who can't. Already told you about my Uncle. I dance for all the people who had cancer like my Mom and amputees who couldn't wear prosthetics because of diabetes like my Uncle. They do have wheelchair dancing that is coming of age now.

Wish they had wheelchair dancing a few years ago. My mother was in a wheelchair for awhile and lived in a nursing home. She was a professional dancer when younger and would have loved to do something of that nature.

Actually, was started by a person in a wheelchair.

I did enjoy it very much. Thank you. No pictures. It's a dance group that has started up and will be the third Friday of every month.