Marie Ponce Native Hoop Dancer Queens Farm Pow Wow
Special Admission Days
Friday–Sunday, July 26, 27, 28, 2024 Friday: Gates open at 6:00PM; Performances 7–10PM Saturday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM & 7–10PM Sunday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM
Please join the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers for our 45th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Friday, July 26, through Sunday July 28, 2024, at the Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY).
Gates are open Friday at 6 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM. Pow Wow dancing will be Friday 7-10 PM, Saturday 1-5 PM and 7-10 PM and Sunday 1-5 PM. Gourd Dancing at noon on Saturday and Sunday.
New Dancers Contest Prize Money Rewards in honor of our 60th Anniversary!!! See Prizes below…
L to R: Isabelle Cespedes, Michael A Taylor, Matoaka Eagle, Carlos Ponce, Marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Ciaran Tufford Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
Admissions must be purchased on-line and preferably in advance. To purchase admission, go to queensfarm.org, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets” and purchase on the linked EventBrite page. There are some limits on the number of attendees allowed, and although this is quite high, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance.
L to R: Kitty Mullen, Isabelle Cespedes, Dale Legones at Theater for the New City Annual Concert, NYC
Dancer registration Friday 5-7 PM & Saturday after 11 AM. Contest dancers must register by Saturday 1 PM. Although the majority of contest points are given Saturday and Sunday, participation points are awarded for Friday night dancing. Contests will run rain or shine. All dancers must pay a single day admission fee (covering the full weekend) before they enter the pow wow grounds, but there is no dancer registration fee. Admissions can only be bought on-line, preferably in advance: go to
L to R: Thunderbird Members Alan Brown, Carlos Ponce, Julian Gabourel, Ciaran Tufford, Michael A Taylor Dale Legones, marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Louis Mofsie
QUEENSFARM.ORG, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets” and purchase on the linked EventbriteTBA page. Overnight Accommodation: Dancer RV’s must be moved into the parking lot overnight; no overnight tent camping. Get Tickets Go to: https://www.queensfarm.org/thunderbird-american-indian-powwow/
L to R: Heyna Second Sons: Louis Mofsie, Ciaran Tufford, Matoake Eagle, Sandy Capasso, Michael A. Taylor Matt C. Cross, Carlos Ponce sing at Theater for the New City, NYC
Dancers Prizes!!!!:
For Adult Dance Contest Categories:
MEN’S TRADITIONAL ,WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL, MEN’S & WOMEN’S FANCY
PRIZES:1ST $800 2ND $500 3RD $300 4TH $200
For YOUNG WOMEN & YOUNG MEN Dance Contest Categories
SUN JUNE 2, 2024 CELEBRATING 22ND ANNUAL DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON 11AM-6 AT INWOOD HILL PARK
A Native American and Multicultural Celebration
In September 2002, with a generous grant from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Kamala Cesar, Executive/Artistic Director of Lotus Music and Dance and Producer Carl Nelson created Drums Along the Hudson®: A Native American and Multicultural Celebration. It began as a traditional Pow Wow to celebrate Native American heritage and culture, and also MORE :AT https://www.drumsalongthehudson.org/
Sun Mar 17, 2024 Thunderbird Spring Indoor Pow Wow at Riverside Church Upper Westside 490 Riverside Drive in South Hall at 1:30pm -4pm
Thunderbird American Indian Dancers and pow wow dancers of over 30 Native Tribes join Artists and Crafts people offer authentic varieties of Native items, to bring you the 3rd Annual Spring Indoor Pow Wow at Riverside Church.
Bring your moccasins or comfortable shoes and shawl and join our dancers at this family pow wow event. Demonstrations by Thunderbird dancers and participants of our dance and music workshops at Riverside Church.
Louis Mofsie Winneabago/Hopi) Director of the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Inc. leads Dance Workshop in Native Social Dances at Riverside Church today on Super Bowl Sunday! Jeremiah Drake (Cherokee) and Lela Drake lead a stellar Rabbit Dance! Enthusiastic group learns Robin song and dance to mark the coming of spring. With Thunderbirds: Alan Shooting Star Brown,(Lenap), (Taino/Cherokee Tuscarora and Donna Kolm (Nanticoke)…see video below:
490 Riverside Drive/ 91 Claremont Ave nr 122 Street NYC, NY 1:30-3:30pm Learn Native American Dance songs and details about Native culture related to understanding Native Culture, Pow Wow Traditions and Native peoples. Free of charge. Louis Mofsie (Winneabago/Hopi), Matt C Cross (Kiowa), Alan Shooting Star Brown ( Delaware/Lenape), Marie Ponce ( Lucayan Taino-Key West Conch/ Cherokee-Tuscarora….Print out flyer above for events during the year or share/subscribe on our Facebook page and website.
Hoop Dance by Marie Ponce (Cherokee and Seminole). Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
Alan Shooting Start Brown (Lenape/Delaware)
Carlos Ponce (Maya) Traditional Men’s Dance Category/Singer, Yaki Deer Dancer
THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS’ POW-WOW AND DANCE CONCERT (2024)
JANUARY 12 – JANUARY 21
JAN 12-21; FRI + SAT @ 8 PM, SAT + SUN @ 3 PM
Tickets $15
MATINEES ARE KIDS’ DAYS: At all matinée performances, children ages five to twelve who are accompanied by a ticket-bearing adult are admitted for $1.00 (adults $15). Children under 5 will not be admitted.
On Sunday November 19, 2023 The Thunderbirds will offer Native American authentic pottery, jewelry, arts, crafts, regalia from Native American communities across Indian Country and beyond in an auction at Riverside Church Assembly Room 491 Riverside Drive/ 91 Claremont Ave, New York City near 122 street in the Grants Tomb/ Sakura Park area. There will be a preview at 1:30 pm and the auction starts at 2:30pm. Louis Mofsie Founding Director of the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will give detailed descriptions of the items offered which often have interesting origins. All funds will go to The Thunderbird Scholarship Fund for Higher Education (Our Scholarships page gives more information for Native students going to college university or higher education at trade schools)
L to R Pictured: Thunderbird American Indian Dancers at Queens Farm: Louis Mofsie (Winneabago/ Hopi), Marie Ponce (Lokono-Taino/ Cherokee) , Michael A Taylor (Choctaw), Alan Shooting Star Brown (Lenape/Delaware)
On Sunday November 19, 2023 The Thunderbirds will offer Native American authentic pottery, jewelry, arts, crafts, regalia from Native American communities across Indian Country and beyond in an auction at Riverside Church Assembly Room 491 Riverside Drive/ 91 Claremont Ave, New York City near 122 street in the Grants Tomb/ Sakura Park area. There will be a preview at 1:30 pm and the auction starts at 2:30pm. Louis Mofsie Founding Director of the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will give detailed descriptions of the items offered which often have interesting origins. All funds will go to The Thunderbird Scholarship Fund for Higher Education (Our Scholarships page gives more information for Native students going to college university or higher education at trade schools)
Pictured above: Marie Ponce(Lucayan Taino/Cherokee-Tuscarora) at Pelham Pow Wow NYFA, LMCC, Gibney Fellow, Lifetime Member of Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Please join the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers for a Native American Dance Workshop focusing on Native Hoop Dance on Sunday, October 8, 2023, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Multi-Purpose Room Riverside Church Riverside Drive at 120th Street 91 Claremont Ave, New York City, NY 10027-5706 http://www.trcnyc.org
This story-telling dance featured annually at the National Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix Arizona, fosters fitness, eye-hand coordination and balance. A unique opportunity to join Thunderbird Hoop Dancers: Louis Mofsie (Winneabago/Hopi (director of The Thunderbirds, Marie Ponce (Lucayan Taino/NC Cherokee-Tuscarora) (NYFA fellow featured NY Times and BareFeet TV PBS), Michael A Taylor (Choctaw(of Wind of Great Spirit Healing Arts), Matt C Cross (Kiowa).
Hoop Dancer Michael D. Taylor (Choctaw) Wind of Great Spirit Healing Arts, Lifetime Member Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Open to beginners and people who have any level of experience. Instruction is for Adult levels and young people 7 and above, often excel at this dance style. Native and non-Native people are welcome to attend. Admission is free. This Southwest dance empowers dancers in a new relationship with one’s body, trauma, fear of failure and movement dialogues with the audience.
Pictured: L to R Matt C Cross (Kiowa), Michael A. Taylor (Choctaw), Alan Brown (Lenape/Delaware) Members of Thunderbird American Indian Dancers at Theater for the New City
The workshop is being held at the Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive or 91 Claremont Avenue, MPR Room, in Manhattan. The Church is off West 120th Street, 1 block west of Broadway. Free of charge donations are welcome.
Next years 45th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow at Queens Farm Museum is Fri-Sun July 26-28, 2023!!
Look at this flyer for Harvest Dance at Queens Farm 11/19/23, free workshops at Riverisde Church NYC 10/8, 12/10 2023 & 2/11, 4/14 2024 & Native Auction at RSC 11/19/23…
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