Indigenous Cultural Celebration: World Champion Hoop Dancers Featuring Lane, Tyrese & Kailayne Jense

Indigenous Cultural Celebration: World Champion Hoop Dancers
Featuring Lane, Tyrese & Kailayne Jensen
Wednesday, August 5, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fountain Plaza
In partnership with Chifin Native Youth Center, Native Youth Wellness Program, UO Home Flight Scholars Program, Many Nations Longhouse, UO Sapsik’ʷałá Teacher Education Program, 4J NATIVES, Bethel Native Youth Empowerment, LCC Longhouse, LCC NASA, H.O.N.E.Y., Eugene-Springfield NAACP, Lane County Government
Join us in welcoming Lane, Tyrese, and Kailayne Jensen — multi-award-winning world champion hoop dancers representing the Navajo (Diné) and Maricopa Tribes of Arizona. As an intergenerational family rooted in Indigenous culture, they share powerful storytelling through hoop dance and powwow traditions. Their performance celebrates heritage, unity, and the beauty of Native traditions passed down through family.
Native Youth Wellness Program will offer free books and coloring sheets for families while supplies last!
Join us in welcoming Lane, Tyrese, and Kailayne Jensen — multi-award-winning world champion hoop dancers representing the Navajo (Diné) and Maricopa Tribes of Arizona. As an intergenerational family rooted in Indigenous culture, they share powerful storytelling through hoop dance and powwow traditions. Their performance celebrates heritage, unity, and the beauty of Native traditions passed down through family.
Native Youth Wellness Program will offer free books and coloring sheets for families while supplies last!
Explore community tabling partners with fun giveaways and shop treasures from regional American Indian and Alaska Native market vendors!
About the Artists:
Lane Jensen is a World Senior Champion, earning the title at the 2019 World Hoop Dance Championship at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Raised in a dancing family, he grew up immersed in powwow traditions and has dedicated his life to preserving, teaching, and passing down the art of hoop dance to the next generation.
Tyrese Jensen is a seven-time World Champion Hoop Dancer. Known for his consistency, creativity, and precision, he continues to represent his culture through powerful performances and competition across the country.
Kailayne Jensen is a five-time World Champion hoop dancer and a proud Diné (Navajo) and Maricopa artist. She has earned multiple World Youth Champion titles at the Heard Museum and placed 2nd in the Teen Division in 2025. She began dancing as a toddler and started training in Men’s Fancy Dance at age seven, continuing her family’s legacy with dedication, strength, and passion.