The Ojibwa, Odawa and Potawatomi

The Fancy Shawl Dancer


The shawl in the Fancy Shawl Dance represents the butterfly's wings, the fancy steps and twirls represent the butterfly's style of flight. This is another reason you will sometimes hear the Fancy Shawl Competition Dance referred to as the butterfly dance.





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