On October 18th, the students at HRH were treated to a very special performance by three time Hoop Dancing World Champion Dallas Arcand, Jr.
Dallas Arcand Jr first began spinning hoops with his father, three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer Dallas Arcand Sr, at the age of four. It was a game, of course, but he loved the stories that the dances and the hoops told so he worked to master the art himself. He first joined Dallas Sr on the stage at the Calgary Stampede Rodeo Half-Time Show at the age of eight, doing the Grass Dance in front of crowds of up to 20,000 people, and has continued to be a favoured Stampede performer since that event in 2006. Today he is highly respected for his own skill as a Hoop Dancer, and for his abilities as a musician and entertainer.
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Dallas Junior currently lives on the Alexander First Nation (Cree: Kipohtakaw / ᑭᐳᐦᑕᑲᐤ) Reserve in Northern Alberta. He is father to one beautiful girl, Primrose and his son, Alaric. Even with all his touring, there will be another bouncing baby in 2024. Although Dallas Jr has accumulated many high profile and international performance credits, he is most proud of the work he has done as an entertainer and speaker for local bands and communities in Canada. He has developed a diverse repertoire of entertainment and speaker programs for both adult and youth audiences.
2010 - performed at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada
- attended the Victoria School of Performing Arts in Edmonton
2012 - performed at the Summer Olympics in London, England, alongside Canadian musician Corb Lund
2016 - co-wrote a song that was selected by Flo Rider’s production team for
inclusion on Flo Rider’s new album. Unfortunately the song was cut from the album at the last minute but it was a great experience and a testament to his growing skills as a songwriter.
- competed in the World Champion Hoop Dance Contest (age 18) against
his father and 40 other adults. He placed 12th in the world
2017 - speaker at event in Lac La Biche about Family Violence Awareness &
Prevention, focus on bullying
- speaker at event in Revelstoke on Living Your Life in Balance
2018 - speaker at Niagara on the Lake, focus on leadership skills
- speaker for the Muckleshoot Nation in Seattle, Wa
- focus on the perils of street drugs
- focus on leadership skills
- performed at the Winter Olympics in South Korea
- released his first traditional flute CD titled Moonshadows
2019 - performed for the World’s Fair committee in Dubai
- released his second current flute CD titled Coyote & Raven
2020 - 2021 - no live performances due to covid. Several in-house show in the living room via Zoom.
- The audience loved it; we cringed but it got done. They said we’ll take anything and they got more than that
2022 - co-wrote the Native section of Telus Spark’s Quantum Sandbox with his producer, Peter D’Amico
- released Rez Dogs, a children’s music CD written and performed by Dallas
Jr
2023 - performed. WHAT DO YOU WANT IN HERE
Dallas Junior’s musical accomplishments include singing, songwriting and instruments including flute, drums, guitar and piano. He is also a talented music producer and engineer, currently working on his fourth CD.