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Feb. 6-7, 2027

Thank you to everyone who attended the 36th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest!

Since the first World Championship Hoop Dance Contest hosted at the Heard Museum in 1991, this competition has become a cornerstone for honoring cultural heritage and continuing traditions, celebrating the profound history of hoop dancing within Indigenous communities. This event continues to be a success because of your support, and each one of you are contributors to the extraordinary energy of the arena.

2026 Champions

Well done to all 2026 Hoop Dance champions! You are leaders of this vibrant community and we recognize you for the hard work, dedication, and beauty you bring to the competition.

Josiah Enriquez, 3X Hoop Dance World Champion

Adult Division

1st Place
Josiah Enriquez
(Pueblo of Pojoaque/Navajo/Isleta)

2nd Place
Scott Sixkiller Sinquah
(Gila River Pima)

3rd Place
Tony Duncan
(Apache/Arikara/Hidatsa)

4th Place
Talon Duncan
(Arikara/Hidatsa/Mandan Apache)

5th Place
Kailayne Jensen
(Navajo/Maricopa)

6th Place
Tyrese Jensen
(Navajo)

Youth Division

1st Place
Victor Duncan
(Plains Cree/Taino/Apache
/Arikara/Hidatsa/Mandan)

2nd Place
Cooper Nez
(Navajo)

3rd Place
Leo Brady
(Lakota/Navajo/Sac N Fox
/Pawnee/Cheyenne/Kiowa Apache)

Teen Division

1st Place
Matero Ulibarri
(Pueblos of Pojoaque
/Santa Clara)

2nd Place
JaiPo Jarvier
(Pueblos of Pojoaque/Santa Clara/Taos/Tohono O’odham)

3rd Place
Shikeyah Torres
(Navajo/Mexican)

Senior Division

1st Place
Terry Goedel
(Yakama
/Tulalip)

2nd Place
Moontee Sinquah
(Hopi-Tewa
/Choctaw)

3rd Place
Lane Jensen
(Navajo/Maricopa)

Save the Date

The 37th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest will be held on February 13-14, 2027.

More details coming soon.

Thank you to our 2026 sponsors

  • Major Sponsors

    Susan Orr, in Memory of her husband William and son Tyler

  • Sponsors

    Logo for Arizona Community Foundation.
    Ted & Mary Jo Shen

  • Award Sponsors

    Jay Kahn Memorial Fund
    Richard O. Kern Fund

  • Media Partners

    A logo for gila river broadcasting corp.
    Phoenix internet logo on a white background.

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2026 Highlights

  • Josiah Enriquez – 1st Place, Adult Division
  • Scott Sixkiller Sinquah – 2nd Place, Adult Division
  • Tony Duncan – 3rd Place, Adult Division
  • Talon Duncan – 4th Place, Adult Division
  • Kailayne Jensen – 5th Place, Adult Division
  • Tyrese Jensen – 6th Place, Adult Division
  • Victor Duncan – 1st Place, Youth Division
  • Cooper Nez – 2nd Place, Youth Division
  • Leo Brady – 3rd Place, Youth Division
  • Mateo Ulibarri – 1st Place, Teen Division
  • JaiPo Jarvier – 2nd Place, Teen Division
  • Shikeyah Torres – 3rd Place, Teen Division
  • Terry Goedel – 1st Place, Senior Division
  • Moontee Sinquah – 2nd Place, Senior Division
  • Lane Jensen – 3rd Place, Senior Division