DallasDan: the last of the Illini tribe died in a smallpox epidemic in the late 1700s. The costume was designed and presented by representatives of a tribe that was originally in Iowa. The dance incorporates movements used by various tribes that have inhabited the middle west. It is ferociously difficult to do, but every year there were as many as 20 auditioners for the widely popular performance.
DallasDan: the last of the Illini tribe died in a smallpox epidemic in the late 1700s. The costume was designed and presented by representatives of a tribe that was originally in Iowa. The dance incorporates movements used by various tribes that have inhabited the middle west. It is ferociously difficult to do, but every year there were as many as 20 auditioners for the widely popular performance.