_2018-denver-mayor39s-awards-for-excellence-in-arts-amp-culture-imagine-2020-award-colorado-ballet-amp-keya-trujillo-clai.jpg "2018 Denver Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture IMAGINE 2020 Award: Colorado Ballet & Keya Trujillo-Clairmont from lakota Video Screenshot Preview")
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✓ Published: 15-Nov-2018
✓ Published: 15-Nov-2018
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Through “Moccasins En Pointe,” Colorado Ballet partnered with Keya Trujillo-Clairmont, a Lakota dancer and 2016 Denver March Powwow Princess, to develop and perform an original piece. Through a free performance and reception, “Moccasins En Pointe” combined Native American culture, Fancy Shawl’s regalia and footwork, a bit of ballet, and the singing and drumming of the Mandaree Singers from Forth Berthold, North Dakota. The program was also presented as part of the 2018 Denver March Pow
Through “Moccasins En Pointe,” Colorado Ballet partnered with Keya Trujillo-Clairmont, a Lakota dancer and 2016 Denver March Powwow Princess, to develop and perform an original piece. Through a free performance and reception, “Moccasins En Pointe” combined Native American culture, Fancy Shawl’s regalia and footwork, a bit of ballet, and the singing and drumming of the Mandaree Singers from Forth Berthold, North Dakota. The program was also presented as part of the 2018 Denver March Pow
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