Origin of the Oklahoma Forty-Nine Dance

Abstract

of social dances along with the Round Dance, the Two-Step, and the Stomp Dances. It is usually performed by teen-agers late in the evening, and following another event such as a tribal pow-wow. The movement is a simple side step, as in the Round Dance, with the exception that a step is taken only on every other beat. The drum rhythm is also similar to the Round Dance, but the tempo is considerably faster. Other salient features of the present day dance have been adequately described by John I. Gamble (1952; 1960) and so are not repeated here. The Caddo Indians, of Binger, Oklahoma, also perform a Forth-nine Dance which is not related to the Forty-nine Dance discussed in the article.

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