| Show P t tY Y f 0 Yr R 1 B rd N M k rj k 4 Mr 1 i fx 63 f Wallace and Henry Cesspooch Bear Dance Chiefs who made arrangements for forthe the Randlett Bear Dance This Spring dance originated by the Utes is now in progress with the feast set for Monday evening 1963 Ute Pear Bear Dance Heralds Welcome to Spring S rin rina a Feast None Mon I I Courtesy Ute Bulletin The Big Bear Dance at the Randlett Bear Dance Corral opened Thursday evening as the Utes Ute's traditional welcome to Spring The l ladies dle in their long fringed the shawls m men n with willi beaded belts and large hats make a pictUre as they dance back and forth to the rumbling and singing of the llie Bear Dance singers Its It's ladies choice and and weather wea- wea weather ther permitting long lines of dancers will dance every af- af afternoon afternoon and evening until Monday the e day dY of the feast Arrangements have been made to feed about 1300 Pro Pro- people following the dance The legend of the Bear Dance is handed down from generation to generation The oldsters tell the youngsters how a young Indian brave was very ill and had a dream In this dream he was told to togo togo go up into the mountains to a certain place He followed the directions and came upon a huge bear dancing back and forth in front of a tree The bear taught him the dance and told Wm him how 1 to prepare the music Then told him to go goback goback back and teach it to his pea peo- people pie The Ouray Bear Dance was held last week with some people attending the feast on Monday A bus load of dane dancers ers came down from White White- Whiterocks rocks to add to the festivity of the occasion A definite time has not yet been s set t for the White White- Whiterocks Whiterocks rocks Bear Dance but will be announced soon Pickups Store at Randlett donated dont ted cash to the Chiefs Wallace and Henry Cesspooch to be used for labor at the dance Dee Broughs Brough's Store also made a donation to the Bear Dance |
