Bear Dance ‘Pino Nuche’ style
Friday - June 9, 2017 by Staff report | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | Special to the Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | Special to the Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | Special to the Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
The Southern Ute Bear Dance filled the corral over Memorial Day weekend, May 26–29. This spring celebration lasts four days, culminating with a feast on the final day. The Bear Dance is part ceremonial dance, part social dance. The spring time celebration comes to a close on the evening of the fourth day, when the singers sing the ending song, which is much longer then the other songs — this last dance is an endurance dance and closes the Bear Dance until the following spring.