Video: Our Community: Thunderbird Dancers Fios1 Mar 18, 2017, 11:40 am

Video: Our Community: Thunderbird Dancers Fios1 Mar 18, 2017, 11:40 am

Louis Mofsie (Winnebago/Hopi and Director) and Matoaka Eagle (Tewa/ Chickahominy) of Thunderbird American Indian Dancers share thoughts in Fios1 interview. “The history of the Native American people is part of your history, as an American citizen living here in the United States. This is part of your history. “- Louis Mofsie says.  The video shares the importance of preserving Native American history and culture through the songs, dances and stories of this 54 year old dance company… Click below:

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39th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1) 

Thunderbird Dance Social at NMAI (Note: bring a picture ID)

s l. to r. Alan Star Brown, Kitty Gabourel-Mullen, Louis Mofsie, Julian Gabourel, Michael D Taylor, Donna Kolm, Louis Mofsie

Note to Dancers & Visitors: NMAI staff will be checking your picture ID card at the door,

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian are holding a Dance Social on Saturday, April 8, 2017,

from 7 to 10 PM.

This event is at the National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan.  Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge.

Louis Mofsie and the Heyna Second Sons singers lead this traditional indoor social dance and get-together.  Everyone is welcome to join in the Native American Dancing, or just to enjoy it as a spectator.  There will also be free door prizes and refreshments.

For more information about the Dance Social, link to www.nmai.si.ed

Upcoming Event:

July 28-30, 2017 39th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1) 

Gabriel Perez, Donna Kolm, Marie Ponce, Michael D. Taylor, Roman Perez, Sandi Capasso, Ray “Two Feathers” Leung, Louis Mofsie

 

Carlos Ponce (Maya) Yaqui Deer Dance with child

Marie Ponce and Michael D. Taylor American Indian Hoop Dance

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Annual spring Dance and Music Workshop

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are holding their annual spring Dance and Music Workshop on Saturday, March 18, 2017, from 7 to 10 PM.

at The Carriage House, 225 East 67th Street, Manhattan (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues).   

Please note this new location. 

Print Flyer by Clicking:  thunderbird-dance-workshop-3_2017

 

The Workshop will include lessons in several Native American dances and songs and practice on musical instruments, for all who want to participate.   This is a unique educational opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn Native American music and dance. 

There will also be tables set up with American Indian jewelry and other handmade items, available for purchase at very reasonable prices.

All are welcome to attend.  Admission is free.  

Annual Thunderbird American Indian Concert at Theater for the New City 2017

Annual Thunderbird American Indian Concert at

Theater for the New City 2017

155 First Ave Between 9th and 10th Ave

New York, NY

Tickets: http://theaterforthenewcity.net/thunderbirds2017.html.

Print Flyer at: thunderbirds-at-theater-for-the-new-city-2017

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are presenting their 42nd annual concert of music, dance and storytelling at the Theater for the New City the last weekend of January and the first weekend of February.  

 

This is a unique educational and entertainment experience.  The Thunderbirds perform authentic dances of the Iroquois, Southwest and Great Plains Native American peoples. Each dance is introduced with a complete explanation of the dance and its cultural context and is accompanied by live music.  

 

Shows are on Fridays, January 27 and February 3, and Saturdays, January 28 and February 4 at 8 PM, with tickets prices of $10.  There are also special matinee performances for children on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 PM, January 28 and 29 and February 4 and 5, with tickets for children under 12 only one dollar (children must be accompanied by an adult paying the regular $10 price).

New choreography American Indian Hoop Dance with Michael A. Taylor & Marie Poncé to the music of Rob Mastriani and Louis Mofsie and New Stories by Matoake Eagle and Sheldon Raymore!

 

All performances are at the Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue at East 10^th Street in Manhattan.  Phone (212) 254-1109 for reservations or go to www.TheaterForTheNewCity.net for advance ticket purchases.

 

Thunderbird Dance Social at NMAI

Thunderbird Dance Social at NMAI

January 21, 2017, from 7 to 10 PM.  

One Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan.   nmai-flyer-white-dance-social-1-17

NMAI Calendar

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian are holding a Dance Social on Saturday, January 21, 2017, from 7 to 10 PM.  

 

This event is at the National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan.  Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge.

Heyna Second Sons Drum Circle at NMAI

Hoop Dancer Michael D. Taylor (Choctaw)

 

Louis Mofsie and the Heyna Second Sons singers lead this traditional indoor social dance and get-together.  Everyone is welcome to join in the Native American Dancing, or just to enjoy it as a spectator.  There will also be free door prizes and refreshments.

 

For more information about the Dance Social, link to www.nmai.si.edu.  

Thunderbird Annual Holiday Party & Indian Market 2016

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are holding our Annual Holiday Party Saturday, December 10, 2016, at La MaMa (The Downstairs, basement level),

66 East 4th Street, in Manhattan (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue)

 6 PM until 10 PM. 

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Everyone is welcome to attend.  Admission is free. 

This is a potluck dinner – so please bring a dish to share. (Cold dishes are better because this venue has limited cooking facilities.) 

 

In addition to the dinner, there will be music, dance, games and, of course, socializing.  

 

The party is taking place in conjunction with a 3-day Indian Market with vendors selling traditional and contemporary Indian works. For more information about the Indian Market, visit LaMama.org/Indian_social.

 You can find more about Thunderbird activities at our website ThunderbirdAmericanIndianDancers.org.   

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Annual Thunderbird November Auction of Native American Items

 The Annual Thunderbird Auction, with moderator Louis Mofsie, will be on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at The Carriage House,  225 East 67th Street,  in Manhattan (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues).

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The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will be holding our annual November auction of Native American items.  Jewelry, leather goods, baskets, rattles, clothing, blankets and other beautiful items will be available.  

 

The Auction will be on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at The Carriage House,  225 East 67th Street,  in Manhattan (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues).   Please note that this is a new location.  Auction items can be viewed from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, with the auction taking place from 7 PM until about 9 PM.

 

This is a great opportunity for early holiday gift shopping.  

 

All proceeds from this auction are used for the Thunderbird American Indian Scholarship Fund, which has awarded over 500 grants for the college education of Native Americans.

 

Payment for winning bids can be made by cash or check (with proper id).  We cannot accept credit/debit card payments.

 

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All are welcome to attend.  Admission is free.