Hoop dancers ... and performed a hoop dance and drum song for first lady Jill Biden and about 400 Native people from all over the country attending the first Native American Heritage Month Reception.

When Mattias Big Bear was just a toddler, his grandpa Joe introduced him to the rare Native art of hoop ... There is a weekly hoop dance class at the American Indian Center from 6-7:30 p.m ...

Native American hoop dancing dates back so far that even the tribes themselves are unsure of when it exactly started. What is known is it's more than a performance, it's even more than spiritual.