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The group of people performing a haka is referred to as a kapa haka (kapa meaning group or team, and also rank or row). [14] The Māori word haka has cognates in other Polynesian languages, for example: Samoan saʻa (), Tokelauan haka, Rarotongan ʻaka, Hawaiian haʻa, Marquesan haka, meaning 'to be short-legged' or 'dance'; all from Proto-Polynesian saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakaŋ ...
"Ka Mate" is the most widely known haka in New Zealand and internationally because a choreographed and synchronized version [4] of the chant has traditionally been performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's international rugby union team, as well as the Kiwis, New Zealand's international rugby league team, immediately prior to test ...
The All Blacks have two haka that they regularly perform: the “Ka Mate” is best known, while the “Kapa o Pango” has been used since 2005 having been written for and about the All Blacks.
Today, the haka they perform is their own, "Kaipahua Kura", meaning 'Red Raider' in the Maori language. Written and choreographed by Seamus Fitzgerald, [6] [7] a special instructor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii and a Manager/Cultural Specialist in the Aotearoa or New Zealand section of the Polynesian Cultural Center in La'ie.
The All Blacks perform the Maori ceremonial dance before their fixtures
Kapa haka is the term for Māori action songs and the groups who perform them. The phrase translates to 'group' ( kapa ) 'dance' ( haka ). Kapa haka is an important avenue for Māori people to express and showcase their heritage and cultural Polynesian identity through song and dance.
Haka prior to a game against Portugal in Lyon, France. The haka, while normally enjoyed by spectators, has been criticised [by whom?] as an unsporting attempt to intimidate the opposition before the match begins. However, most teams accept that the haka is part of rugby's heritage and face up to the All Blacks during its performance, with both ...
haka: a chant and dance of challenge (not always a war dance), popularised by the All Blacks rugby union team, who perform a haka before the game in front of the opposition hāngī : a method of cooking food in a pit; or the occasion at which food is cooked this way (compare the Hawaiian use of the word luau )