Comments on: Heiarii Lehartel At Heiva I Tahiti 1995

By: Gille87

Gille87 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:28:48 +0000

who the hell says ethnocentric tendancies?

By: Gille87

Gille87 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:50:37 +0000

Taku hari, taku koe ki te kite atu i taku hoa a Heira’i e kanikani ana. I tutuki maaua i a maaua i te takahiipuni o Grove Road i a ia e kura ana ki te Kuratini o Manukau (MIT). Ngaa mihi matakuikui, ngaa mihi matakoakoa, ka tau ke mai te ihi, te wana ki te kite atu i te kanikani nei a taku hoa.

By: Gille87

Gille87 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:36:14 +0000

I know this Girl she was my best friend when she lived in NZ, a lovely dancer with a beautiful kind heart….

By: Gille87

Gille87 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:01:56 +0000

I agree with terii. I love both cultures, and I think the cooks drumming and music are great, sometimes better than tahitian, but when it comes to dancing, i have to say that Tahiti has come along way, and their ori has evolved! in compareson to the cooks style, Tahitian ori seem more free, more sensual, and also sexual…natural, as it should be! more variations when it comes the different steps or moves they execute.

By: marikarere

marikarere — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:29:30 +0000

okay, thank you…that’s make sense=) Finally someone that has something constructive to say about it, I like that^^

By: marikarere

marikarere — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:08:24 +0000

Honestly, the Hawaiian and French Polynesian communities in New Zealand aren’t as large as the other Pacific Islands- meaning, they haven’t a group of “teenagers” to enter or if they do, they just haven’t got around to it. Yes, I do agree that the Rarotongan Kaumatua has no right to make such a comment, but! amongst other groups it is still a unity as nothing stops the Hawaiian or French Polynesians from participating.

By: Gille87

Gille87 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:53:15 +0000

well, I think you’re wrong! I’ve seen the polyfest videos, and where are ”French polynesia” and Hawaii in all this? A unity? I only see NZ, the Cooks, Samoans, and Tongangs…that’s not a unity between the islands, when another part are been left out! And for a rarotongang teacher to say that the way the tahititans move their hips is a no-no, and that their style are the proper way, is disrespectful.