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Signature Event

World Championship Hoop Dance Contest

February 14 - 15, 2026

The Heard Museum Grounds

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Tickets coming soon.

The Heard Museum would like to thank everyone who attended and sponsored the 35th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.

Each one of you are contributors to the rich history of this dance and the extraordinary energy of the arena. This event continues to be a success because of your support.

2025 Winners

Well done to all 2025 Hoop Dance winners! You are leaders of this vibrant community and we recognize you for the hard work, dedication, and beauty you bring to the competition. And a huge congratulations to Josiah Enriquez, the First Place Winner of the 2025 Adult Division and 2X Hoop Dance Contest World Champion.

Please see below for all winners of the 35th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.

Josiah Enriquez (Pueblo of Pojoaque/Isleta/Diné)

Adult Division

1st Place
Josiah Enriquez
Pueblo of Pojoaque
/Isleta/Diné

2nd Place
Talon Duncan
Three Affiliated
Tribes

3rd Place
Tony Duncan
Apache/Arikara
/Hidasta

4th Place
Scott Sinquah
Akimel O’odham/Hopi/Tewa
/Cherokee/Choctaw

5th Place
Joseph Secody
Diné

6th Place
Sky Duncan
San Carlos Apache
/Three Affiliated

Tribes

Youth Division

1st Place
Victor Duncan
Plains Cree/Taino/Apache
/Arikara/Hidasta/Mandan

2nd Place
Aaron James Vigil
Pueblo of Pojoaque
/Nambe Pueblo

3rd Place
Lakai Torres
Diné/Mexican

Teen Division

1st Place
Mateo Ulibarri
Pueblo of Pojoaque
/Santa Clara

2nd Place
Kailayne Jensen
Diné

3rd Place
Cyrus First Charger
Blackfoot Confederacy
/Blood Tribe

Senior Division

1st Place
Dallas Arcand
Cree/Nakota Sioux
/Metis

2nd Place
Terry Goedel
Yakama/Tulalip

3rd Place
Moontee Sinquah
Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw

Save the Date!

The 36th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest will take place on February 14 – 15, 2026.

More details to follow.

2025 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Winners

  • Josiah Enriquez (Pueblo of Pojoaque/Isleta/Diné)
    1st Place, Adult Division
  • Talon Duncan (Three Affiliated Tribes)
    2nd Place, Adult Division
  • Tony Duncan (Apache/Arikara/Hidasta)
    3rd Place, Adult Division
  • Scott Sinquah (Akimel O’odham/Hopi/Tewa/Cherokee/Choctaw)
    4th Place, Adult Division
  • Joseph Secody (Diné)
    5th Place, Adult Division
  • Sky Duncan (Apache/Three Affiliated Tribes)
    6th Place, Adult Division
  • Victor Duncan (Plains Cree/Taino/Apache/Arikara/Hidasta/Mandan)
    1st Place, Youth Division
  • Aaron James Vigil (Pueblo of Pojoaque/Nambe Pueblo)
    2nd Place, Youth Division
  • Lakai Torres (Diné/Mexican)
    3rd Place, Youth Division
  • Mateo Ulibarri (Pueblo of Pojoaque/Santa Clara)
    1st Place, Teen Division
  • Kailayne Jensen (Diné)
    2nd Place, Teen Division
  • Cyrus First Charger (Blackfoot Confederacy/Blood Tribe)
    3rd Place, Teen Division
  • Dallas Arcand (Cree/Nakota Sioux/Metis)
    1st Place, Senior Division
  • Terry Goedel (Yakama/Tulalip)
    2nd Place, Senior Division
  • Moontee Sinquah (Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw)
    3rd Place, Senior Division

Our sponsors

  • Major Sponsors

    Susan Orr, in Memory of her husband William and son Tyler
  • Youth & Teen Division Sponsors

    Jay Kahn Memorial Fund
    Richard O. Kern Fund
  • Sponsor

    Ted & Mary Jo Shen
  • Media Partners

  • Youth & Family Programming at the Heard is made possible by

    Tohono O’odham Nation

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Open Now: Hoop Dance!

Continue celebrating Hoop Dance by visiting inside the museum to see the recently opened Hoop Dance! This exhibition shares the story of the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest. Experience firsthand art, photography, and videos of past contests, plus special items like hoops that belonged to Tony Whitecloud, the father of modern hoop dance. In addition, we are excited to announce the premiere of the short documentary film Circle of Life: Hoop Dance at the Heard Museum highlighting the history, culture, and meaning behind hoop dance and the World Championship.