All About Tahitian Dance

7 Questions | By Rikatraxler | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 256

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This quiz will ask questions pertaining to Tahitian dance styles and Tahitian dance history. It will also ask about tahitian costume making and oral traditions.

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1.

What does "Otea" mean?
- A.
  
  Dance of Life
- B.
  
  Drum Dance
- C.
  
  Dance of Love
- D.
  
  Hip shaking dance
- E.
  
  All of the above
2.

What does Aparima mean?
- A.
  
  "Kiss of the hands" dance
- B.
  
  Lord of the dance
- C.
  
  Fan dance
- D.
  
  Fire dance
- E.
  
  Dance of the forest
3.

What does Tamure mean?
- A.
  
  Hello
- B.
  
  Goodbye
- C.
  
  Party
- D.
  
  Tahitian and Cook Island dance
- E.
  
  Dance of Hawaii
4.

What is the "grass skirt" made out of and called in Tahitian?
- A.
  
  Long grass and skirts called hula hula
- B.
  
  Coconut tree/Lila
- C.
  
  Wild Hibiscus tree bark and skirts are called "more'"
- D.
  
  Pandanus/paore
- E.
  
  Fara tree/piu piu skirts
5.

What is Pandanus used for?
- A.
  
  Weaving
- B.
  
  Costume making
- C.
  
  For sitting on
- D.
  
  For walls of houses/huts
- E.
  
  All of the above
6.

When was Tahitian dance banned when the missionaries arrived?
- A.
  
  Early 1700's
- B.
  
  Early 1800's
- C.
  
  Early 1900's
- D.
  
  Was never banned
- E.
  
  None of the above
7.

What is the big dance competition called in Tahiti held every year during the Bastille day celebration?
- A.
  
  Ori
- B.
  
  Upa Upa
- C.
  
  Maeva
- D.
  
  Heiva
- E.
  
  Iaorana