Traditional Dance: Ori Tahiti Over the past decades, the practice of dance has been developed, generalized and, in other words, democratized. Using the body as a means of personal expression,…
TYPES OF TAHITIAN DANCE In Tahitian dancing today there are, four types of dance. The Otea : this must have been originally a somewhat military dance, reserved for men. It…
Tahitian Culture In pre-European Polynesia, dances ‘were many and varied’ but little else is known about them. All we know is that both men and women danced, together or separately.…
Flowers Tropical flowers seem to be everywhere on the islands, particularly in the hair of Tahitians. Hibiscus blossoms are worn behind the ear or braided with palm fronds into floral…
Handcrafts The skills of the ancestors’ artistry are kept sacred and passed on by both the “mamas,” the guardians of tradition and the matriarchs of Tahitian society as well as…
Music and Dance The beauty, drama, and power of today’s Tahitian dance testify to its resilience in Polynesian culture. In ancient times, dances were directly linked with all aspects of…