THE BEAR DANCE
The dance is rooted in a legend about two brothers who went out hunting and came upon a bear who was standing up on his hind legs, shuffling back and forth while clawing a tree or, in some versions, scratching his back against it. The first brother continued to hunt, while the second stayed behind to observe the bear's strange movements. In return for sparing his life, the bear taught the second brother how to perform the dance and the mysterious song that accompanied it. The bear told the hunter that he should teach the dance to his people so that they could show their respect for and, at the same time, draw strength from the spirit of the bear.
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