Tamure 08

[Gille87]

@PineapplePwincess well she does modern and she's good at it, and this is what she's famous for her extravaganza! She's as good when it comes to traditional too!

[Zilpxndx]

I REALLY LOVE HOW SHE DANCE! SOMEDAY I WANNA DANCE LIKE HER!:D congratulations!

[osho575]

She put her own personal style on it, very nice! Hot, sweet.

[KaRnSitaVv]

she is beautiful and dancer magnific!

[pacefica07]

good job gurl!!!!!!:)

[Kaluaokalani]

Wow! One of the best I have seen. I know it's not traditional.... But the waste, hip, shoulder... Watch them. She know her stuff!

[Reit015]

J'aime pas c'est pas vraiment de la vraie danse tahitienne pour ma part, il y a trop de sursaut en plus le son je ne reconnaît pas du tout.C'est pas comment dirais-je pas de la vraie danse tahitienne quoi c'est pas pour vexer mais pour moi ils sont en train massacrer notre culture

[lasvegashula]

I love her style. She's a wonderful person on stage and off stage.

[MollyAnn2009]

Fantastic. Great dancers and musicians.

[joliedupunk]

This is merely a dance for entertainment. I'm sure when she is in a Heiva or Fete she's is just as good in the the traditional way.

[Gille87]

@joliedupunk well her group doesn't participate in any Heivas or Fetes, only as judges. Her former group the Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti and Tumatas group Tahiti Ora are non competing groups, if I've understood it right! They only perform...They like to not be to bound to the ''traditional''. As Tumata once said: ''dancers should be free to express themselves the way they want'' whether it's modern or traditional.

[KaRnSitaVv]

muchas felicidades!!! bailas muy bien!!

[Paatuki]

Amazing in her own right.

[vanviv92]

whoa wish i could last that long!

[Jenlove26]

wooow shes awesome..pretty much da best by far ive seen really..she has a group in LA? wea can i see em..i mite wan book em for future weddings. parties, etc

[Gille87]

@Jenlove26 No she doesn't have a group in the US. She used to be the lead dancer for the famous Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti, but left with Tumata Robinson who created in her part Tahiti Ora in 2007/2008. In Tahiti it's normal not to belong to one certain group through life...

[asatoa]

MAGNIFICENT!!

[108135363]

very beautiful the dance and the dancer

[nalu808girl1]

fantastic dancing...great stamina!! Farapus were complete during the whole other kind of dancing...maitai roa!

[Howie47]

Most dancing is a fertility rite. The South Seas people have developed the most delightful versions. They used to dance with just grass skirts. Nothing under neigh and no tops. When the missionaries told them to cover up their breast. They lifted their skirts to do so. Ha. That's the story I was told.

[fidelity143]

I'm a long time dancer and when I first watched this video several months ago I was totally against the dancing but still mesmerized by it. For some reason I kept coming back to the video. I've since made up my mind that I was just against it because it was a type of dancing that I was not used to...very non-traditional. I have since added it as one of my favorite videos and have even tried to incorporate some of her steps into my solos. Mauruuruu for the video!!!

[HayanIpo89]

to Gille87

I do know my roots. I never said dancers who prefer modern style don't. i was merely stating an observation of how far off tahitian has evolved. it has def become more flashy instead of working on basics (roots) like core balance and precision in movements. if you're gonna do the flashy thing..make sure you make your movements precise otherwise it just looks sloppy. that's just my opinion. but you don't have to agree. just don't disrespect me in the process of disagreeing Gille87.

[TheTahitiMagician]

Congratulation, her name is Moeana, she was performing with the "Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti" now she is the leader of the group of Tumata Robinson.

I met her in 2001 in LA in Hollywood.

Please do NOT repeat that: She is One of a kind and One of the best female dancer in Tahiti. She is Fast and Furious...This is the new revolution kind of dance from Tahiti.

TKU very much for your message.

Gil Evrard "TheTahitiMagician"

[OnoLisHwaHiNe]

aaahh, how lucky! i'm a hudge fan! she's my favorite and in my opinion the best dancer. what i'd pay to have moeana teach me a rutine.

[pauletorres]

@TheTahitiMagician great! good for her! she is a magnificent dancer

[TahitiandancinCritic]

She danced it so beautifully, it seemed as though she WAS the dance. Her facial expression seemed naturally confident, mesmorizing and taunting. It seems even more exotic that she fa'arapu's clockwise.

[luvstrawberries13]

Totally agree!!! =D

[msndb]

I think Ahuura is the best!!!

[msndb]

And Janice!

[autreeisthebest]

YES, oh my god, i totally do!

and no one else seems to agree with me!

[orangekiss519]

i agree

[Gille87]

Well ori has evolved alot, and Les Grands Ballet De Tahiti mix both traditional and modern steps into their dances. This dance group is one of the most famous ones, both in Tahiti, and outside, and it's really disrespectful and immature to be so full of ur self and that they don't know their roots just b'cuz they dance it in a way u don't like! It still does its purpose, telling a story! Is that ur roots? Being full of ur self, and immature? Well u most sure be proud of ur self=) Mauruuru

[Kapiolani20]

i toally agree... it has become more flashy... but you also can't stop the evolution of tahititan dance..

[lucie633]

Excellent !

[curlycew6]

its the choreography ...its meant to be fast to show the sharp movements and meaning of the theme of the dance...shes amazing.

[classickukie]

heey thats that girl on the other vid

[manutara2ariki]

bueno bueno

[manutara2ariki]

entero bueno maururu por el video no soy de isla pero bailo en un conjunto llamado licharay

hay en cualquier momento subo un video >.o

[ILYCrassy01]

- Pretty Good

[itzelis2002]

Ohh MyY god!!!! tHis is VeRyYY gOod!!!

[HawaiisPride]

shes a good dancer.

i wish she had slowed down so i could look at her moves tho. her transitions wer vry fast.

[sherhezade]

Maravillosa. Me encanta verla.

[anetuly]

MUY PADREEE

[sunameke]

awesome

[saminouchka]

J'ADOOOORE

[Krystoll]

Pretty Good!

[IshtarBellydancer]

absolutely stunning wonderful amazing tamure!!!!! :-)

[huapalapea]

does any body know the name of this song? and where I can get it? CD name?....tks!

[teriimataha]

Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti - Album "ORI" music "Oviri"

[ArcangeldelFuego]

Sí, lo hace ver tán fácil¡¡

Es genial¡¡

[quatrecinq]

bravo! c'est tahitienne!

[islanflava]

wow, she makes it look so easy!

[Lewaxxx]

holy moly she good!!!

[Aye0obeeclear]

Can Anybody tel me how to tie/Roll? the pareu like she has in this clip?

Her Pareu fits nice on the hips.

Anybody tel how to tie like this and what material is used?

Love the Clip!!

Much Appreciated!..

Tamure tamure hei tamure mure Ra!!!!.....

[givndatsass]

she's one of o tahiti e's best dancers. her hips are killaaaaaah!

[tahitianprincess01]

Actually, it's Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti, not O Tahiti E

[givndatsass]

oh excuse me.

les grands ballets.

she's still great. :]

[tahitianprincess01]

sorry about correcting you.. but yeah.. she's awesome..

[arinamfonts]

Although Cook islands have managed to remain more authentic (no as well as Samoas though) one cannot deny Tahiti was always and will away be the capital of dance. I find that Cook Islands dancers have no stamina and no creativity.

[TheCecils6]

@arinamfonts i dance tahitian, but im an original cookisland dance.. because i am cookisland! its hard to compare the two dances! they're very different techniques! both beautiful and fast.....

[arinamfonts]

@TheCecils6 I agree with you, my post was a retaliation to someone who commented that Tahitian dance was not authentic and too "French". My feeling is that static cultures become reduced to folklore whilst live cultures are always subject to some form of modernisation; it is the prerequisite to keep traditions alive and meaningful.

[getiihtshawty]

@arinamfonts you are so right.

although in New Zealand, their traditional dance is pretty good itself.

but Tahiti has definetly got the lead in dance.. no doubt.

[saminouchka]

Maniifik

[Islaniprinces]

nah cook island dancers are better tahiti dances are influenced too much by the french

[sabrinaminou]

HOTUHIVAAA <3

[takoma253rsp]

your really good

[tamataitokoau]

tro nehene tenei vahine

mea ori meitai!!

aita nana

[greenapium]

You were awesome! I like the different movements. Just fantastic!

[teinelelei93]

idk... nyce nd really smooth but juss 2 wild 4 me; ur a great dancer though if my opinion counts

[GIRASOLDEENERO]

elegantísima y con duende

[BlackSwedishGirl]

she's awesome

[Gorgeousolive]

Bravo! Jolie!

[teadia]

Yeah Moena t'es la bombe! T toute belle et da best one!

[candygirl2468]

Wow tamure is such a beautiful dance wish someone could make a video teaching u how 2 dance it

[sherhezade]

guau!! Qué mujer! Cómo baila de bien! :)

[neihine]

dang, homegurl can dance.

i like how different this number is

from other tahitian soloz.

RIGHEOUS MON!

[itzamna666]

tamure!

[galeaig]

Really different ....what is this dance called again in Tahiti?