![]() ![]() “She had danced for like 30 years, every summer, before that.” “My mother stopped dancing the summer that she was pregnant with me,” she recalls. ![]() Ho-Chunk herself, she’s steeped in the lore of the ceremonial. Tallmadge Sainz is a former arts educator. “The original Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial took place at a natural amphitheater on the Wisconsin River,” says Melanie Tallmadge Sainz, director of the Little Eagle Arts Foundation, which is organizing the event. 22.įrom 1923 to 1988, generations of tourists enjoyed nightly presentations of authentic song and dance presented by the area’s first residents, the Ho-Chunk people. Nostalgia for some, a fresh and unique art form for others, the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial returns to Wisconsin Dells for a single performance on Aug. ![]() The show re-creates a longtime tradition while increasing visibility for Native art forms. ![]()
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