1.8M views · 25K reactions | A bear was spotted performing a pole dance routine in Lancaster, New Hampshire, on June 12. The black bear was spotted dancing against a white pole outside of people’s homes. https://www.newsweek.com/gyrating-bear-pole-dancing-routine-outside-new-hampshire-home-video-1601549 | Newsweek | Facebook

9.5K views · 176 reactions |  The Alaskan dancing bear!! Have you ever seen a bear dance like this? Make sure to catch a video if you see this rare sighting out in nature!!  | #SharingAlaska by @bradjosephsphotos | Tag us or use #SharingAlaska to share your content! | #alaska #alaskalife #bears #bear #reel #wildlife #nature #funny #funnyvideos | Sharing Alaska | Facebook

New Kituwah Academy students perform the Bear Dance at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Cherokee Youth Center on the morning of Friday, July 15. (JONAH LOSSIAH/One Feather Video) | Cherokee One Feather

The first dance of the 2025 season at Oconaluftee Indian Village - the Bear Dance 🐻🐻🐻 “Yona” is the Cherokee word for bear. This dance shows the bears moving through the four seasons. It’s also a fun social dance where the “bears” that are dancing get to growl and tussle with each other. Oconaluftee Indian Village is an open air living history museum located in the cultural district of Cherokee, NC. We pride ourselves on sharing authentic Cherokee culture with our guests The Village is open t

A ceremonial Cherokee dance with both spiritual and social meaning, celebrating important events and themes like harvest, redemption and forgiveness — the Cherokee Word of the Week is “stomp dance.” | Visit Cherokee Nation

Could you dance for four straight days? At the Utes’ Indian reservation in Utah, tribe members do just that during the Bear Dance, one of the oldest recorded dances in North American history. Learn about the spiritual message of the dance and the present day life on the reservation. | Voice of America

Sometimes things get a little heated during the bear dance and the bison dance 🤷🏻‍♀️ Cherokee social dances are so much fun to watch. Traditionally done as a way to well, socialize with people in your community and visitors, these dances were meant to be easy enough for anyone to participate in. Today, as Possessing a Sense of Humor is one of our Cherokee Core Values, these dances provide joy and entertainment to our visitors and demonstrators alike. Oconaluftee Indian Village is an open air l