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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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