Pbs: Native American Culture: About Navajo Dances

Albert Brent Chase, artistic director of The Pollen Trail Dancers, explains the purposes of dance in Navajo culture. He notes that dance is a form of honoring one's self and the connection with one's surroundings; that dance has a healing purpose, and that dance and songs are ways of carrying on traditional teachings and history of the Navajo people.Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [8:12]