- 2 or more singers, usually about 6-10, in the middle, water
drum and horn rattles
- The Iroquois Society is matrilineal, and this dance is meant
to get the women dancing with their relations on their father's side of the family
- Format is basically the same as with Moccasin Dance
- The women lead the dance by first standing in single file and
singing the lead songs with the men, at a higher pitch
- When the beat changes, the women go to the men's side and pick
a partner who is their relative on their father's side of the family
- The women dance in the two step shuffle style and the men
dance in the fish step style.
- When the beat changes in the song, then the men and women
switch places
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