Te Vevo Tahiti no Manoa, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Tahitian Dance Ensemble performs at the Kapi'olani Community College International Festival on March 18, 2015.
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this. When I was younger I thought these dancers had shock sticks to make their hips move. I realize it takes years of practice. Bravo dancers
These dancers are so wonderful. So graceful, great dancing and they are look great and they also have beautiful smiles too. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Search for "Tahitian dance headdress" or "Tahitian head piece". Hawaiian hula supply stores often sell Tahitian dance costume supplies. They are also sold on Etsy. www.alohahulasupply.com/Store/Browse/Tahitian-Polynesian-Dance-Costume-Head-Pieces
Dr. Jane Moulin teaches at UH-Manoa, so you'll have to contact her there, but this is the course for the Tahitian Dance Ensemble: manoa.hawaii.edu/music/about-us/ensembles/tahitian/
What a revolting audience! Firstly, they continue talking through the introductions and only shut up when the girls start dancing, then some idiot whoops loudly throughout the entire performance. This is a cultural display. Have some respect.
I know these are not ideal conditions for performances, but this is part of a week-long college festival, and almost all the festival performances are held in the cafeteria with about 40 chairs for an audience, but the rest of the large room consists of regular cafeteria tables for people who are eating and studying, and there are tables and displays against the walls for festival student projects and activities, so it is noisy with all kinds of things going on. There just isnʻt a large auditorium for dance or music performances that is available all day because of classes, and the cafeteria is the only place a lot of students, faculty and staff can gather to participate in all of the activities. Iʻve suggested to the director of the festival that especially special musicians should be in a separate room, but I was told there is no place available, and they canʻt play music loudly near classrooms or offices, and even if there was, the audience would be small if they had to check out the schedule to see a performance somewhere else on campus when they were free. This is usually the case with special lectures, poetry readings, and discussions during the festival unless a faculty member requires the students to attend.
elsa55 Lol that “whoopsy loudly” that you are referring to is actually done to cheer them on. It’s not disrespectful. I take it that you don’t know much about Ori Tahiti, or Polynesian culture in general? We cheehooo etc. when excited, and happy. Dance is a celebration of life. Usually during a performance the dancers them selves does that, accompanied by the audience. It’s actually how it’s done. A timid and quiet audience is not what you want.
That's island culture to cheer on don't disrespect the family or friends doing this, this is our culture to do that. Btw some songs already have this as well already in them so it could be no one is doing it it's already in the song.
HOW RUDE EVERYONE IS TO BE TALKING WHILE LADY IS SPEAKING ABOUT THIS SACRED TRADITIONAL DANCE AND KEEPING IT ALIVE TO PASS THROUGH GENERATIONS TO NEVER FORGET YOUR ANCESTORS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM WHAT DID MANY OTHERS SACRIFICE SO YOU CAN BE HERE TODAY....I FIND THEIR DISREGARD AND DISRESPECT SO OFFENSIVE. THIS IS NOT COMPETITION OR ONE UP MAN SHIP THIS IS ABOUT YOUR HISTORY AND IF NOT YOURS PERHAPS THE STORY OF AN ELDER SITTING NEXT TO YOU WHILE YOU TALK OVER THE GUEST SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR DEEP PASSION AND GOOD PURE OF HEART IMPORTANT NO ...VITAL INTENT TO KEEP PASSING ALONG THE STORY THE DANCE THE HISTORY OF THE ROOTS OF THESE SACRED DANCES AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON DANCING DEDICATING EVERY DAY TO PERFECT AND ENSURE THEY ARE CORRECTLY LEARNING IS NOT IN FULL Otea so you can talk about who has the lid for your rice cooker...be respectful shut your mouth you dont learn anything how can you be fed if your mouth is full of so many empty words disgraceful, disgraceful and crude rude impolite no manners no one teach you to be respectful. No mother or aunty or father to teach you when someone comes to tell you something and brings a gift to last you your lifetime and the lifetime of every family member you teach pass this history and art this sacred gift on for generations to come .....think ....your squawking like a seagull and honking like geese only disgraces your family there is no integrity no sincerity no truthful kindred spirit no sense of family no sense of love loyalty no respect regard or passion for the dance or the individuals performing from their heart from deep in their souls they bare their inner sorrow joy and hope to you and THIS...??? THIS IS WHAT YOU DO? BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHHHHH.
I'm sorry you were offended. This dance was one of many cultural performances and activities in the 4-day International Festival at Kapi'olani Community College. They are a group from the University of Hawai'i that studies Tahitian dance and are invited to attend every year. Some people complain about all the noise, but this is not a concert; it is part of the busy school festival at the same time regular school life is going on. All musical performances are held in the cafeteria of the college, along with various booths and tables for displays and activities, and of course, tables for people to sit and eat their lunch or rest and talk to friends. It is the only large venue on campus for these performances and activities during the festival except for outside on the lawn and is meant to provide access to as many people as possible. There are classrooms or the library for small group readings or lectures, but no place for separate concerts or performances where the audience is focused on the performers on stage. We know all the background sounds may not be respectful to speakers, singers, and dancers , but the same thing applies to students who are also trying to present or explain things about their cultures at tables or displays in the cafeteria.
This was a group of dancers from a Tahitian dance class (not hula) at the University of Hawaiʻi, who were performing for the Kapiʻolani Community College International Festival. There are people of all ethnicities (including "haole," or people of Caucasian backgrounds) who take these dance classes and who perform as professional dancers, just as there are for students and performers of the Hawaiian hula.
I donʻt know the name of the song. I havenʻt seen anyone else comment if they know it. This group was performing at our college festival in 2015l, but they were a dance group from the University of Hawaiʻi. You can try contacting Dr. Jane Freeman Moulin, the instructor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Sorry, I donʻt have contact info.
Why do you say so? The screaming is how the audience show their appreciation to the dancers. They say, the louder the scream, the more the dancers will shake their hips. :)
Sorry, I donʻt know the names of the Tahitian songs. Other viewers have asked, and I can only say they might find out by contacting Dr. Jane Freeman Moulin, the dance instructor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where this group came from to perform at the Kapiʻolani Community College Festival in 2015.
Dr. Carl Hefner is the director of the KCC International Festival every year (and another one in the Fall) and heʻs in charge of organizing and supervising all the events for the 4-day event at the college, so he often has to read a prepared introduction to a performance or speaker, and he may not sound as animated or enthusiastic as a formal MC, but he really does a tremendous job in contacting and coordinating every single performer, activity, speaker, promotion, grants, decorations, set-up and clean-up, etc. for this major event at Kapiʻolani Community College.
Great job for beginners well done keep practicing. Dont be lazy that okole better go all the way around not just shimmy side to side...if you cannot do the f'arraapu with complete circles fast then do complete circles with hips and knees bent if your knees arent bent you cant do it properly practice practice practice...that was okay but very sloppy and lazy...i am unable to lie and nice start but way lacking on self disciplined uniformity no structure the arms bent hands bent in different directions and the varuus were unstable steps not on beat a mess.
This was very nice. Quite entertaining. Clearly the audience loved it. Your rude and unnecessary criticism says way more about what you need to work than it says about any of these ladies.
It's nice to see ladies doing dance with all body types. I wouldn't call myself "curvy" in this kind of dance, I'd be called too "fat" for that. I would humiliate myself🥺🏝️🪘
Yes, this is a university class/dance group, not professional performers, so itʻs more important to enjoy and share the dance than to look like models. If you were too embarrassed to dress and move like this, you wouldnʻt take the class, but if you donʻt care and just want to learn and enjoy Tahitian dance, you would be welcome. You might also lose weight and trim your waist from all this activity!
I lived in Kaneohe,Hawaii during my high school years. I also learned the Polynesian culture and history of the islands and people. Respect for all people and cultures. I am now 70 years old. I left a piece of my heart with the island cultures and lifestyle. MAHALO
