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   The Lifetime TV series Dance Moms did a full-on parody of Native culture on   
   Tuesday night when five girls in the Abby Lee Dance Company competed for their   
   instructor's approval in a number called "Tribal Council." According to the   
   recap at Glamorosi,   
      
   The group will do a Native American-inspired jazz routine called "Tribal   
   Council" - Abby got the idea for the number after seeing Cher in concert.   
      
   Fast-forward to the actual performance, in which a 13-year-old girl named Nia   
   gets the lead role. As described by Glamorosi:   
      
   The group competes first with their "Tribal Council" routine; they wear   
   two-piece costumes that are red with gold trim, except for Nia, who wears gold   
   with red trim. They all wear face paint and headpieces; Nia wears a full   
   headdress, and they all take    
   turns dancing on a large drum. This is, of course, culturally inappropriate,   
   and I'm surprised it got by the producers, but I do not fault the girls.   
      
   That's an important point--the (often very) young girls who compete on the   
   show are following orders from adults, and Abby Lee Miller in particular.    
      
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   Here's a clip of the dance number from Lifetime's YouTube channel:   
      
      
   Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/09/0   
   /confuse-em-while-theyre-young-dance-moms-puts-headdress-13-year-old-156721   
      
      
   Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/09/0   
   /confuse-em-while-theyre-young-dance-moms-puts-headdress-13-year-old-156721   
      
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