The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted the 22nd annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest over the weekend.

After staying out of the competition for a few years, Dallas Arcand, pictured above, returned to the ring. The Cree man from Alberta, Canada, who won the contest in 2006 and 2007, reclaimed the title of world's best hoop dancer.

Lane Jensen (Navajo/Pima/Maricopa) placed second. Tony Duncan (San Carlos Apache/Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara), who was the 2011 champion, came in third.

Rounding out the adult division were Jasmine Rae Pickner-Bell (Crow Creek Dakota), Lowery Begay (Navajo) and Michael Goedel (Lumbee/Yakima/Tulalip)

The rest of the contest proved to be a family affair. Three-time youth champion Tyrese Jensen, son of Lane Jensen, won his first teen division world championship over Talon Ree Duncan, Tony Duncan’s younger brother, and Vanessa Schocko (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa).

Brian Hammill (Ho Chunk) held onto his senior division title, with Moontee Sinquah (Hopi/Tewa) taking second place. Longtime hoop dancer Terry Goedel (Yakima/Tulalip), father of Michael Goedel, won third place.

In the youth division, Tiana Schocko, the younger sister of Vanessa Schocko, won the world title; Nedallas Hammill (Navajo/Ho-Chunk), the son of Brian Hammill, won second place; and Jacob Cabarrubia (Little River Band of Ottawa Indians) came in third.

An estimated 7,000 people attended the event.

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Hoop-dancing champs named in 2-day contest (The Arizona Republic 2/13)