Girl's Native American healing dance goes offers comfort during COVID-19 outbreak Skye Yannabah Poola Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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FROM WILLIAMSTON. PAIGE: IT’S A SPECIAL DRESS FOR A HEALING DANCE. CALMING ANXIETY AND PROMOTING PEACE. >> THERE'S A VIRUS AND MANY PEOPLE LOST THEIR FAMILY MEMBE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PAIGE: 7-YEAR-OLD SKYE WANTS TO HELP. SHE’S WATCHED NATIVE JINGLE DRESS DANCERS HER WHOLE LIFE, LEARNING THE TRADITIONAL HEALING DANCE BY WATCHING OTHERS. AND NOW THAT THE WORLD IS FACING A PANDEMIC SHE DECIDED TO SHARE HER TALENT. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY PROUD. VERY PROUD TO KNOW THAT AT HER AGE SHE THINKS ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND HER, HER COMMUNITY. PAIGE: LAST WEEK SKYE’S MOM ANGEL SHARED A VIDEO OF SKYE DANCING ON FACEBOOK. SINCE THEN IT’S GOTTEN ALMOST 4 MILLION VIEWS. >> A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH AND JUST SAYI IT GIVES US HOPE. IT REALLY HAS BRIGHTENED OUR DAY. PAIGE: SKYE SAYS THAT WAS HER INTENTION. >> SO THEY WONT BE SICK ANYMORE. PAIGE: TO HELP OTHERS DURING A DARK TIME. >> SHE KNOWS THE POWER OF HER DRESS. PAIGE: AND NOW MILLIONS OF OTHERS DO TOO. IN WILLIAMSTON, PAIGE HOPKINS, WYFF N

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