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Tahitian Dance

Tahitian Dance. History. Dance has always been essential to the Tahitian culture. Before European influence, dance was an entertainment often practiced without the social inhibitions of the European. Tahitians often danced nude or semi-nude, which greatly shocked European Explorers.

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Tahitian Dance

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  1. Tahitian Dance

  2. History Dance has always been essential to the Tahitian culture. Before European influence, dance was an entertainment often practiced without the social inhibitions of the European. Tahitians often danced nude or semi-nude, which greatly shocked European Explorers.

  3. European Explorers The young girls whenever they can collect 8 or 10 together dance a very indecent dance which they call Timorodee singing most indecent songs and useing most indecent actions in the practice of which they are brought up from their earlyest Childhood. -- Capt. James Cook, after seeing his first Tahitian dance show in 1769

  4. Prohibition of Dancing In 1819 dancing was strictly prohibited under British rule by the Pomare code. It stated, “Any song, game, or lascive entertainment is strictly prohibited.” Tahitians continued dancing in secret; however, over the course of time parts of Tahitian dance began to be lost. In 1842, France took control of the territory; however, limitations on dancing continued for approximately the next 100 years. Tahitians began dancing openly again around the 1950’s.

  5. Modern Dances Tahitian dancing has changed over time and has developed into existing Tahitian dances. These dances include: • Ote’a • Aparima • Hivinau • Tamure • and other dances…

  6. Otea

  7. Aparima The ‘aparima’ is an expressive dance that tells a story gracefully through the use of slow hand movements and gestures. Translated literally, ‘apa’ means kiss, and ‘rima’ means hand.

  8. Tamure The Tamure is a modern dance that developed out of a variety of Tahitian dances. It practices very gender specific movements that are unique to Tahitian culture. Men and women have very distinctive roles in the tamure.

  9. Tamure - Women In the Tamure, women’s movements include: • Keep the knees slightly bent • Keep the bust and shoulders motionless • Move hips in a ‘rolling’ way

  10. Tamure - Men In the Tamure men’s movements include: • Keep kness slightly bent • Knees open and close as scissors • Torso must remain straight • Kick forward accompanied with move of fists

  11. Fire Dance

  12. Costumes

  13. Instruments To’ere

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