BYU “Living Legends” Awesome Nauvoo Shows {Part-1}

living legends performers in nauvoo

BYU Living Legends 2014

living legends director janielle christensen introducing living legends in nauvoo

BYU Living Legends Director Janielle Christensen

The first BYU group I had the privilege to see perform was the Lamanite Generation back in the mid-1970’s. It was my first connection to my soon to be alma mater….so this all Native American performing group has a special place in my heart and memory.

I had the privilege of seeing this group perform again here in Nauvoo (but this time under their new name of “Living Legends”) and as always, the shows were  awesome!

Composed of Native American, Polynesian, and Latin American dancers, the perform dances that originate in those cultures. I had a chance to visit with several members during their 2-week show run and asked about their dances. The Polynesian dancers said theirs were the best….but so did the Latin American and Native American dancers. I do have my favorites…..

Tom took 350+ photos during the first show we watched and it has been really, really hard to select images for a post saluting these hard-working students. So…..I am dividing the photos into two posts. Here’s the first batch with country and name of the dance listed.

north american dancer byu living legends in nauvoo

NORTH AMERICAN: Eagle

 

byu living legends san juanita dance in nauvoo show

ECUADOR: San Juanita

 

byu living legends samoan dancer at nauvoo show

SAMOA: Sasa

 

byu living legends samoan dancers at nauvoo show

SAMOA: Lapa Lapa

 

byu living legends samoan dancers nauvoo show

SAMOA: Slap

 

byu living legends argentine dancers nauvoo show

ARGENTINA: Chacarera

 

byu living legends tahitian dancers nauvoo show

THAHITI: Ote’a Tavevo, Ote’a Hopu

 

byu living legends tahiti dancer nauvoo sho

THAHITI: Ote’a Tavevo, Ote’a Hopu

 

byu living legends nauvoo show tahitian dance

THAHITI: Ote’a Tavevo, Ote’a Hopu

 

byu living legends native american fancy dance nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Fancy

 

byu living legends native american dance nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Fancy

 

byu living legends native american dancers nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Fancy

 

byu living legends caporales dance nauvoo show

BOLIVIA: Caporales

 

byu living legends season of war nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Warrior’s Suite

 

byu living legends warrior's suite nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Warrior’s Suite

 

byu living legends native american dance nauvoo show

NORTH AMERICAN: Warrior’s Suite

 

Didn’t you love the costumes?!! There’s more coming………watch tomorrow for BYU “Living Legends” Part-2!

 

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