SUIMA boys sing Bear Dance songs for the Ignacio Middle School. L-R: Kyle Rima, Maynard Taylor, Kylan Velasco, and Tamarius Royland.
Students from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy show their Bear Dance skills to the Ignacio Middle School kids on Wednesday, April 22 held at the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum.
After a brief presentation from the SUIMA kids the Ignacio Middle School kids decide to show them what they’ve learned. Girls from each school got to pick the boys and then the dancing begun.
With the guidance of Bear Dance Chief, Matthew Box, the Lower Elementary boys sing Bear Dance songs they were taught and have learned. They eagerly watched and learned from Mr. Box as he guided them.
Bear Dance Chief Matthew Box shows the students of the Ignacio Middle School the growler. He demonstrates what it does and how it’s used; the SUIMA students later put that knowledge into action as they sang Bear Dance songs.
Students from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy show their Bear Dance skills to the Ignacio Middle School kids on Wednesday, April 22 held at the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum.
