Mak Samoa

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Mak Sa'moa is a traditional informal dance style of Rotuma . The dance originated from Samoan dance styles ("Mak Sa'moa" means "Dance of Samoa" in the Rotuman language ). The hand and foot movements are reminiscent of the movement patterns of Siva Samoa .

history

The Mak Sa'moa has always been considered a traditional Rotuman dance style. It was only through the contact of the residents with missionaries from the London Missionary Society or the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma that they realized that the art form had been adopted by early Samoan ancestors (including the legendary founder Raho ).

Today Mak Sa'moa is more popular with the elderly, who appreciate the slower rhythm, for example, Mak Rarotonga , whose chants go back to the faster Tahitian tradition, and the Rarotongan dances Otea and Tamure . The dance is usually danced at the Rotuman celebrations for the avʻ maneʻa season, the so-called fara .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rotuman Music & Dance .

swell

  • Rotuma.net : Presentation of the music by Rotuma.

literature

  • Anselmo Fatiaki: Rotuma, Hanuạ Pumue. University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies. editorips@usp.ac.fj 1991: p. 141 . ISBN 9820200350 , 9789820200357
  • Lawrence Winkler: Stories of the Southern Sea. Bellatrix 2016: p. 321 .

ISBN 0991694163 , 9780991694167

  • Aubrey L. Parke: Strolling on Hatana. editorips@usp.ac.fj 2001: p. 219f. ISBN 9820203236 , 9789820203235

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