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The kailao originated on the island collectivity of Wallis and Futuna, where it is still performed in public ceremonies. In Tonga it is performed at public and private ceremonies. The men, bearing stylized clubs (pate kailao), dance in a fierce manner that emulates fighting, to the accompaniment of a beaten slit drum or tin box which sets the ...
The kailao (paddle-club dance), however, has no song and only includes percussion. [11] Wallis and Futuna dancers perform across the Oceania region at festivals. [12] Uvea Museum Association holds the first 16mm colour film of dance on Wallis in its collections, which was recorded in 1943. [13]
Translation to English by P.E. Klarwill, Wellington, NZ published by Albert Limback Verlag, Brunswick with the assistance of the German Research Association (1958). Mulliss, David (2009). The Friendly Islands: 1616 to 1900. Warwick, Queensland, Australia: Touch of Tonga; Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth (1999).
The Nifo oti, or Samoan fire knife dance, is also a kind of weapon dance. The kailao is a standing male war dance of Tonga. The kailao is performed by men (less commonly women also perform it with the men as a mixed dance), who carry clubs or fighting sticks. The performers dance in a fierce manner to emulate combat, all to the accompaniment of ...
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 ...
English: Teivovo, teivovo Io, io, io, io; Teivovo, teivovo Io, io, io, io. Rai tu mai, rai tu mai Oi au a virviri kemu bai Rai tu mai, rai tu mai Oi au a virviri kemu bai. Iko na toa yalewa Veico, veico, veico Au tabu moce oi au Au moce ga e domo ni biau. Luvu koto kina nomu waqa Kaya beka au sa luvu sara Nomu bai e wawa mere Au tokia ga ka tasere
The Sasa is a sitting dance borrowed from the neighbouring islands of Samoa. The dance consists of fast and slow actions to the accompanying chorus. There is no singing in this dance but the instruments are played, which makes the Wallis/Futuna version different from that of the Samoan version which consists of no instruments but the log drum ...
The Taualuga is a traditional Samoan dance, considered the apex of Samoan performance art forms and the centerpiece of the Culture of Samoa. This dance form has been adopted and adapted throughout western Polynesia, most notably in Samoa, The Kingdom of Tonga, Uvea, Futuna, and Tokelau. [1] The renowned Tongan version is called the tau'olunga.