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 cultural preservation, 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
More details coming soon.
2026 Sponsors
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Major Sponsors
Susan Orr, in Memory of her husband William and son Tyler -
Sponsors
Ted & Mary Jo Shen -
Media Partners
