Festival of Pacific Arts 2008 -- Fireknife Finale1

A breathtaking display of fireworks lasted for nearly 30 minutes at the closing ceremony of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• American
• Samoa
• Pacific
• Arts
• Festival
• fireknife
• dance

[debbiecerteza]

I was there representing my island "Guam" - and we had a great time. The people were very hospitable and polite. Thank you for making it a wonderful and memorable experience for us all.

[gottablydia]

u know, i was with my boyfriend right on the side of the stage during this performance....it was a great experience!!!

[ininajenita]

thanks for posting this up.

i really miss amerika samoa=(.

i wish i was back there.

&i loved this dance:).

it was one of the most memorable days in my life!!!!

[joemulu]

we finally have the dvd's of the festival available in this part of the States, but it was all about the opening ceremony...which it was great!-but hell I'd loved to see any the closing ceremony acts too!...are they're any available!?

[TJLSamoa]

Yes - I was just explaining for day999 that the judging for fireknife competitions is on more than the audience may realize, and sometimes the audience favorite may not have met the technical requirements, thus losing points.

No worries

[islandtelevisionch10]

Indeed this was part of the closing ceremony. Remember to play nicely. This was a great event and everyone did very well, regardless of the competition earlier that week!

[dayt999]

well alot of people said that the guy from florida should've won. and i agree.

[masinasamoa]

chee whoo...dats my little brother Mikaele Oloa...Fireknife Champ...!!!

[polynesianlife]

manaia polynesian life!