Iwalani School of Dance - Maori Tribute

[julycastro64]

Is Wonderfull!!! Congratulations is the best school of Polinesian dance!

[RuataraKid]

Cheeee :) Kia Ora Hawaii !

[soljah12591]

2much alright cuzzies from hawaii!! Big upz 2 you!! but yeah i do agree with MakaririBreeze we fought and still are!! Its in us to never give up we were and still are warriors!! Rise up my People Kia Kaha!!

[MakaririBreeze]

Just a point that should be made here. The British didn not defeat Maoridom during the 1800's for if that was the case, The English would not have had a treaty with the Maori. The only indigenous culture to have a treaty with the white man.

[tectonaguy]

aue! I agree with Keanini! The lyrics do not correspond well with the actions that well!

[RedbakMorp]

I liked it, they looked like the manu doll. It was very entertaining. It's kinda like when we took the tune to one of their waiata tangi and made it in to a famous up beat Maori song. The way they wiri and do poi is amazing. LOVE IT!!

[hunz81]

Nice to see another culture try our culture and maori performance, and put in an island twist to it, sounds gud...well done, tu meke...churrrhuhhh

[MatuaPukz]

They can do the poi waaaaaaaaaay better than heaps of people i know. Why do people always have to point out others faults. You've gotta give it to them for trying. Maybe they were just incorrectly informed when they travelled over here.

[Nofilia1]

i think that this is beautiful because they are recognising maori culture, although they have the music wrong, pronouciation and some of the actions they are still beautiful to watch:):)

[AGENT1]

I give the kids credit for there dance. but I hate when tourist try to take something hawaiian and do it so aweful and say its something hawaiian. Just like this, you have taken the maori culture and you make things up along the way and call it maori....Like your karanga.....what is kiora kiora kiora....and the chee hooo its samoan and the tahitian calling that whistling in the high pitch voice thats tahitian...All Im saying is if youre going to do maori make it as culturaly right as possible..

[SK0RPZ]

Too Much!!!! Awesome!!

Kapa Haka Performer.

[prof3zah]

Lmao.. this is the funniest video ever... good on yah for tryin though.. That lady speaks of us as if we're still runnin round in grass skirts n stuff.. and those drums sound american indian.. tahi rua toru wha. LMBO :D

[ngatifalla]

lol

[keanini]

aue! not the best...

[kiwismx5]

Very Well Done!

[Ilmatar7]

It's lovely to see them having so much fun. So many traditions are simply allowed to die due to the seeming apathy of today's youth. While it is wonderful that these people are taking an active role in preserving (and in some sense revitalising) their cultural identity, it is even more important to me that they look like they are enjoying every minute of it. Because it doesn't always happen that way.

[FidgiLover]

Great!!!  Well done - a very good try.

From a genuine Kiwi (NZ)

[tahere001]

umm....diffrent but cool???

[Tanerore]

Maori ma kei nga topito o Hawaii e noho ana....What sort of mahi are you doing to insure that what people are potraying is authenticly MAORI!

Kia kaha tatou ki te kimi rongoa mo tenei momo ahuatnaga.

[ariki08]

The actions are too stiff.

Te Rina is not THAT famous. She was only the composer's grand daughter and as much as he loved her. She's not that ancient >_> Her grandfather Tommy Solomon was involved at the Polynesian Cultural Centre...

Te Rina is not a rallying cry and her name isn't synonymous with fighting against oppression.