The dancers of Tahiti are the most sensuous dancers in the entire world, according to many experienced travelers. We would certainly agree. We have never heard such throbbing music nor seen such sexually stimulating dancing anywhere else in the world.
As a matter of fact, the French missionaries who came to French Polynesia were so upset with the highly provocative forms of dancing there that they banned all of the Tahitians' traditional music and dancing . Incredibly, this ban was finally lifted just fifty years ago, in the
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There was a lot of native dancing on our cruise ship as we sailed...
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These lovely Tahitian ladies are the Gaugines, who sang and danced on...
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When we landed at Bora Bora, we saw this sign at a stadium near the...
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The stands were filled with local people enjoying some sort of musical...
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A bunch of red-hatted men marched by.
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There were also a number of floats carrying pretty young girls. But...
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Another Tahitian dance on board ship as we cruised around Polynesia.
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When we were anchored off one of the Marquesas Islands, some dancers...
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The tempo picked up and the dances became more passionate . This must be...
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Even though the French missionaries had banned this kind of dancing for more...
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After two great weeks, our cruise ended in the capital city of...
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In the visitor's bureau, this poster reminded us of what we'd seen in...
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Just two of the hundreds of performers getting ready for the big show.
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Several hundred performers appeared together on the huge outdoor stage at the...
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Costumes are a major consideration in the judging of the dance troupes.
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We saw about ten different numbers, some with as many as two hundred or more...
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No, not every number had a cast of hundreds. There were several choral...
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A huge television screen highlighted the dancers below. The entire...
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These dancers mimicked wrestlers. The Hevia competition includes a lot...
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It's really something to see so many dancers performing such...
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While all the islands in Tahiti were represented, most of the winners...
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When the ban on dancing was finally lifted fifty years ago, the...
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What an honor it must be to participate in the biggest dance festival in your...
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