2026 Red Earth Festival

    Women's Dance Showdown Winners

    Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Red Earth Festival Women's Dance Showdown! Dancers brought energy, skill, and beautiful movement to the Red Earth dance floor, competing in Women's Jingle and Women's Fancy Shawl.

    1st Place
    Thomasina “Rose” Goodeagle-Ewalk
    Osage / Quapaw
    Fancy Shawl
    2nd Place
    Madison Switch-Fixico
    Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
    Jingle
    3rd Place
    Tatiana Barcindebar
    Creek
    Fancy Shawl
    4th Place
    Catherine Sage
    Comanche
    Jingle

    2026 Showdown Competitors

    Thank you to all of the dancers who joined us for this year's showdown and shared their dancing with Red Earth Festival attendees.

    Thomasina “Rose” Goodeagle-Ewalk Tylyn Thurman Catherine Sage Kenny Taylor Madison Switch-Fixico Tatiana Barcindebar Tehya Bert Unique McCook Jesenia Velez
    Thank you to every dancer who took the floor.
    Your participation helped make the 2026 Red Earth Festival an unforgettable celebration of Native arts, cultures, and traditions.
    2026 Red Earth Festival

    Men's Dance Showdown Winners

    Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Red Earth Festival Men's Dance Showdown! Dancers brought incredible skill, strength, and tradition to the Red Earth dance floor, competing in Men's Straight and Men's Traditional.

    1st Place
    Skylar Nucosee
    Chickasaw / Choctaw
    Traditional
    2nd Place
    Pete Moore
    Pawnee
    Straight
    3rd Place
    Michael Plumley
    Otoe-Missouria
    Straight
    4th Place
    Tsakuru Shawnee
    Pawnee
    Traditional

    2026 Showdown Competitors

    Thank you to all of the dancers who joined us for this year's showdown and shared their dancing with Red Earth Festival attendees.

    Louie Sage Skylar Nucosee Donovan Haury Henry Hunter Ron Rice Jr. Daniel Roberts Antwine Hamilton Adrian Redbird Pete Moore James Yellowfish Otto Hamilton Caleb Tiger Leland Rice Tsakuru Shawnee Alec Kent Michael Plumley Tim Brown Cory Chasenah Deswood Koshiway Jehiah Kaulaity
    Thank you to every dancer who took the floor.
    Your participation helped make the 2026 Red Earth Festival an unforgettable celebration of Native arts, cultures, and traditions.