Traditional dance of Republic of Palau (Ladies)

[ketib37]

i am very proud that us palauans have kept our culture alive for thousands of years in the most accurate fashion. i hope that we keep it up. for those wondering, the last dance is a modern dance, having sprung in the japanese era and american eras with the attempt at imitating the military marches of the two powers. the other dances however, are styles that have been preserved for thousands of years. let us continue to keep our culture and heritage alive! long live the motherland!

[kalanimose]

go Uroi Salii!!!! very unique and beautiful dance!!! i think this is called lalangluoi (?) its a women dance, dont know about the second dance (with the man talking during the dance). love from new zealand!!!

[TheSLICSTA]

Can someone tell me where to purchase Palau entertainment dvds in LA CA.

[12karls]

this is awesome! you don't get to see dances from palau around auckland!! yay!!

[tiullangel]

I SEE MY SISSY EM.

[Keallei]

Go Ongael and Osi! Kom kmal klebokel el terung, me a kemiu el rokui!

[littlesparrow]

I LOVE this dance. I saw it on a movie in my anthropology class and I really want to visit Palau someday!!

[MjAzZyFiZzLe20]

@littlesparrow Its a real great place and people are great.. You Should.. for sure i miss home so much and want to go visit soon.. i practiced with these dancers but i danced with the guys for this festival.. I have several or more like a majority of them are my cousins.. You should go visit palau sometime.. ANd go visit the stone monolyths and the jelly fish lake!

[MjAzZyFiZzLe20]

@littlesparrow oh by the way, what movie did you see with this dance in it??!!

[palauan4ever09]

akehh sisters

good job on representing Palau e kau

[teetalovespeace]

Is kiribati the only micronesians to have a hula in their dancing

[ketib37]

@teetalovespeace i realize im replying to a very old comment, but i feel it is important that i do because of the nature of the question. yes, kiribati is the only micronesian ethnic group that would have a "hula" form of dance. although it isn't called a hula, it is very similar. the hula is a polynesian form of dance, and because kiribati is indeed very close to polynesia, it is natural that they would have a hula like dance style.

[punanies9]

wow, kmal klebokel. i miss dancin palauan tradtional dances. uu, i see my sistah bibz.

cool

trist

[jusitke07]

If you type "Old Age '87 Series - Part III" there's another Palauan story telling dance that filmed back in 1987. You'll see that it was combined with the dance of Palau's cousin island, Yap.

[feejeeana]

This is beautiful! So awesome to be able watch different cultures. Thanks for the post!