Manutahi Solos Tahite Fete

See the girls from Manutahi Tahiti in solo competition at the San Jose Tahiti Fete 2006. The group is from Hawaii under the direction of Pola Teriipaia

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• San
• Jose
• Tahiti
• Fete
• Tahitian
• Dance
• Otea

[Gille87]

Ahha. thanks for the info (R3cH3 & Fanaura) =) I'm just a guy who loves polynesian culture especially Tahitian. mauruuru

[R3cH3]

Ya, pretty much. Your faarapu's look more full than what it really looks like. It kind of gives it a little umph.

[Fanaura]

when you role the pareo yeah it shows alot of your butt movement so its a bit easier

[Gille87]

Does it look faster, and smoother when you roll the pareo, is that why you can't roll?

[R3cH3]

It's all different, depending on who's running the competition.

The competitions I've been in, we had to wear straight pareos, no rolls, but if you roll you get points deducted. It didn't matter on the fabric.

[BUBAh808]

well for most of the solo competetions i've done here in the US we are not allowed to roll of pareo and it has to be cotton but who knows it might diffrent there cus im from hawaii so yea

[Gille87]

Iaorana. Sorry for snooping, just curious about the rules when it comes to rolling the pareo when doing a comp like this...I know that they do both in Tahiti, but I don't know how they do it in the US. Is it because when you roll it, it seems to move faster when you shake your pareo?? And the same when it comes to the fabric. What are the rules in general for wearing cotton or rayon...? I'm not a dancer, just curious about how you guys do it in the US... =)

[kawaii619]

Thanks!

[caligirlinhawaii]

you can use bias and sew it onto the fold, which is the cleaner way.

[bootyshaker08]

you sew it to your wrap... or you could take a strip of cloth and flod it over the top of the wrap to make it look the same way...