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    The Ori Tahiti dance from Tahiti can be performed by men, women, and children either individually, in pairs, or in groups. It traditionally told stories and histories from Tahitian culture but now is primarily a performance. When Christian missionaries came to Tahiti in the 1800s, they banned dancing, though Tahitians continued in secret. While dancing retains cultural importance, the storytelling elements have diminished with increasing performance focus.

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    The Ori Tahiti dance from Tahiti can be performed by men, women, and children either individually, in pairs, or in groups. It traditionally told stories and histories from Tahitian culture but now is primarily a performance. When Christian missionaries came to Tahiti in the 1800s, they banned dancing, though Tahitians continued in secret. While dancing retains cultural importance, the storytelling elements have diminished with increasing performance focus.

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    Ori Tahiti

    Madeline Lance and Laken Teo


    Who Dances

    -Men, Women, children. It can be done in a group, a couple, or it can be done


    as a solo.
    -Otea (men, woman, children, group, couple, solo)
    -Aparima (men, woman, children, group, couple, solo)
    -Paoa (couple: man & woman)
    -Hivinau (group with both men and women)
    Ori Tahiti

    Collective or Performance: It is more of a performance.


    Significance: The significance of this dance to the people of Tahiti is that it
    tells the history of the nation
    Religious Origins? No
    Sexual/Sensual Characteristics? Yes the men and woman would do this dance
    to seduce the opposite gender. In modern day they try to seduce the judges
    when competing.
    Dance Movement

    In the Otea there is no singing, it is just fast drum beats and rhythms, it is
    characterized by fast hip movements by the women, and the mans
    aggressiveness.
    In the Aparima there is still emphasis on the hips but it is a much slower
    dance that does contain singing, it is similar to a Hula.
    In both the Otea and Aparima the dancers express a story from their culture.
    Where do they dance?

    This dance is typically performed on a stage. It is also danced on any open


    space.
    The original Ori Tahiti was performed usually at the most important place in
    the village. Sometimes the area was elevated so that it could be easier to
    watch.
    When the Christian missionaries came to Tahiti they outlawed dancing. They
    would meet together in secret or people would dance in their houses.
    Clothing

    This dance is typically performed on a stage. It is also danced on any open


    space.
    The original Ori Tahiti was performed usually at the most important place in
    the village. Sometimes the area was elevated so that it could be easier to
    watch.
    When the Christian missionaries came to Tahiti they outlawed dancing. They
    would meet together in secret or people would dance in their houses.
    Music

    Otea: This dance is accompanied by only drums with a fast rhythm. There is
    no singing for this dance.
    Tere: a lying log of wood with a vertical slit.They use one or two sticks to
    play this drum.
    Pahu: The ancient Tahitian standing drum covered with a shark skin. They use
    their hands or sticks.
    Aparima: The music for this type of dance is played on the guitar or the
    Tahitian ukulele. The singing focuses on feelings towards people, places, or
    things.
    Obressed

    The people from Tahiti and other Polynesian islands have not specifically been
    oppressed in the Us. However they do experience disadvantages because they
    are not white but not as much so as black people.
    In early America their dancing was looked down upon and forbidden because
    it was considered sinful by Christianity.
    Discrimination and Sterotypes

    Discrimination? The people of Tahiti werent really discriminated against by


    anyone. The first missionaries that came to Tahiti just wanted to make
    civilize their island.
    Stereotypes? Everyone wears grass skirts and coconut shells as clothes, and
    lives in grass just.
    One thing that did change their the culture in a way was when dancing
    tahitian was banned for a while. The missionaries thought the dancing was
    unholy and they placed the Pomare code on the Tahitians in 1819.
    Dancing changed

    After being oppressed and not allowed to dance by the Christian Missionaries
    for so long, some of the dancing was lost.
    Overtime dancing has become less about telling stories and more for
    performing. This is because of the oppression they faced as well as being
    acculturated.
    In celebrations they have groups or individuals perform different dances.


    Contribution to American Culture

    Ori Tahiti has contributed to American culture by providing entertainment for


    people.
    There are more and more people across the U.S that perform the Ori Tahiti.
    Performing in groups or as soloists.
    Lots of competitions called Heivas in Hawaii and California.
    What has been lost

    In modern days many of the performances are done mainly to entertain


    people, not a lot of the dance or performances done still tell a story. The
    storytelling through the dancing is something that has been lost in the
    process.
    Domaninte class

    For the most part, the Dominant class does not participate in this dance.
    It could be offensive to some if someone not from the culture attempted to
    participate in the dance because they are telling stories of their culture and
    so it is special to them.
    Suppressed today?

    There is currently no economic, political or social structures today that


    suppresses the culture. Tahiti is free island, now they can mostly do what
    they please.
    What have we learned ?

    Even though the Tahitian people were oppressed and not allowed to dance,
    they continued to dance in secret and kept their dance alive.
    We are similar because dance in both of our countries is mostly just for
    performance. However their dances do have meaning.
    We both share the commonality of loving dance.

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