TO DANCE, TO FLY
(U.S.A.)

Oil on Canvas - 40" x 32"

This young boy is a Grass Dancer. The regalia of Grass Dancers consists of long yarn fringe and ribbons that hang from their shoulders, waist and legs, and they wear no bustle. They wear beaded headbands and a warrior’s head roach on their heads. As they weave and dip, the long fringe waves like the grasses of the prairie swaying in the wind. The dance emulates trying to stomp down the long buffalo grass. This young Grass Dancer was a very energetic dancer, and it was the shadow beneath his feet that seemed to give him the ability to soar when he danced. As I observed him, it was as though an eagle was at his feet, giving him strength and power.