The trick gave the people a laugh as they watched the man's head swivel around like an owl, trying to keep an eye on his wife, Selam said. Along with learning something about specific dances, viewers should get to know the different styles of dancing and costumes, Selam advises. Men wear such things as round, eagle feather bustles, and women wear buckskin dresses decorated with shells. Their steps are hard and heavy. Men and women wear silk outfits with ribbons and feathers.
Women also wear shawls.
Their steps also are lighter. Male grass dancers wear costumes of yarn with tall feathers atop their heads that sway with their steps. The costumes once were made of grass. This dance is new, originating with the Plains tribes in the 1970s. This dance also is new, originating with the Great Lakes tribes.