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Polynesian Dance
A bunch of foriegn words
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Dance
Undergraduate 3
12/08/2009
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Term
Ote'a
 Definition
Dance (drums only)
Term
Aparima
 Definition
slow dance (drums and music)
Term
Kapa
 Definition
Fast Dance (drums and music)
Term
Sway
 Definition
hips rock side to side
Term
Double Sway
 Definition
Sway, twice as fast
Term
Shake
 Definition
Sway, as fast as you can
Term
Figure 8
 Definition
make a figure 8 with hips
Term
Double 8
 Definition
figure 8 with hips twice as fast
Term
Ami (Fa'arapu)
 Definition
circle with hips
Term
Double Ami
 Definition
Ami twice as fast
Term
Paouti
 Definition
knees move up and out (chicken dance)
Term
I'I
 Definition
hand held implements
Term
Aita pea pea
 Definition
who cares attitude happy
Term
Fei
 Definition
wild bananas
Term
Tamure
 Definition
dance with drums ONLY
Term
Capitol of Tahiti
 Definition
Papeeti
Term
"Society Islands"
 Definition
6: Tahiti, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Moorea
Term
American Samoa Capitol
Definition
Pago Pago
Term
Western Samoa Capitol
 Definition
Apia
Term
Talofa
 Definition
Samoan greeting
Term
Tasi
 Definition
1
Term
Lua
 Definition
2
Term
Siva
 Definition
to dance
Term
Ipupopo
 Definition
Coconut dance
Term
Aigna
 Definition
Family
Term
Sasa
 Definition
sit down dance (performing activities in the village)
Term
Fa'a Samoa
 Definition
The Samoan way (sharing everything)
Term
Pati
 Definition
flat hand clap
Term
Po
 Definition
Cupped hand clap
Term
Matai
 Definition
Chief/ head of the Aigna
Term
taualuga
 Definition
Princess Dance
Term
Fale
 Definition
house (open aired, no walls)
Term
Ula Sisi
 Definition
shell lei
Term
Malo'elelei
 Definition
Tongan greeting
Term
Ua
 Definition
2
Term
Fakateki
 Definition
head nod during dance
Term
Soke
 Definition

stick dance

Short stick: RLR

Long Stick: stay right left
Term
Ma'ulu'ulu
 Definition
Europe, Melanesia, America, Polynesia. These are the friends of Tonga
Term
3 Island Groups of the Kingdom of Tonga
 Definition
Vava'u, Hai'a pai, Tonga Tapu
Term
Royal Capitol of Tonga
 Definition
Nuku'alofa
Term
Kai
 Definition
eat
Term
Ta'ahine
 Definition
girl
Term
Tamasi'i
 Definition
boy
Term
Kalasi
 Definition
class
Term
Vainga
 Definition
play
Term
malo aupito
 Definition
thank you
Term
Hawaiian Greeting
 Definition
Aloha
Term
New Zealand Greeting
 Definition
Kia Ora
Term
Tahatian Greeting
 Definition
Iorana
Term
Samoan Greeting
 Definition
Talofa
Term
Hawaiian Dance
 Definition
Eia No Kawika
Term
New Zealand Dance
 Definition
Haere Mai
Term
Tahiti dances
 Definition

entrance ote'a

Main ote'a
Term
Samoa Dance
 Definition
Ipupopo (coconut dance)
Term
Tonga Dance
 Definition
Soke (stick dance)
Term
Tahiti Entrance Otea Hand Motions 
 Definition

Canoe

Jab and Flick

Rainbow

Hands Out

Hands over Head

Hands to Mouth
Term
Tahiti Main Ote'a Chorus
 Definition
Right Left Right Left
Term
Tahiti Main Ote'a Hips
 Definition

double sway

Figure 8

Ami

Paouti

Double sway

Figure 8

shake
Term
Soke Moves
 Definition

Short stick: RLR

Long Stick: Stay, R, L
Term
How many islands is the Kingdom of Tonga made up of?
 Definition
170
Term
when was Tonga settled?
 Definition
at least 500 BC
Term
Who started recorded history in Tonga? When?
 Definition
1616 Dutch Navigators
Term
what did captain James Cook name the islands of Tonga in 1777?
 Definition
"The Friendly Islands"
Term
What did the Weslyan Mission establish in Tonga in 1826?
 Definition
Christianity
Term
What is Tonga a member of today?
 Definition
British commonwealth
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