This video showcases a Tahitian dancer who is performing at a competition wearing a purple pareo and elaborate headdress while dancing to the fast beats from live musicians.
Siva Afi Dance
This is a video showcasing the Samoan Siva Afi performed by a male dancer, involving the spinning of a knife that has been lit on fire while moving to traditional fast paced rhythms in a cloth wrap called Siapo.
Ipu or Gourd Drums
This picture shows ipu or gourd drums that are used in the Hawaiian Hula dance usually accompanied by chants or singing by the musicians who play them.
Slit-Log Drum
An image of a slit-log drum that is used during the dance of the Tahitian Ori. Musicians create fast beats corresponding with the rapid movements of the dancers by banging sticks on the wooden box-like drum.
Article about the history of the Ukulele
This article is written by Sandor Nagyszalanczy about the history of the Ukulele originating from the musical island of Madeira in the Atlantic ocean.
Description of Polynesian Dance
A brief description by Joaquin Ferrell III from the website of the Kalakeke Pacific Island Dance Company about different dances under the Polynesian Dance category from Tahiti, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Samoa for The Magazine of Santa Clarita in 2016.
Dances of the Pacific
This is an online article for the 2018 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month which features videos and small descriptions of Tahitian, Tongan, Samoan, New Zealand, and Hawaiian dance.
Kutturan Chamoru/Unohit Dance video
This video showcases a 2018 Chamorro performance during the Pacific Island Festival in San Diego, dancers wear their grass-skirts and cloth as they make traditional movements along to the beat of the live drums in the background.
Pacific Island Festival Association Dancer
This is an image of a Tahitian dancer performing at the Pacific Island Festival Association in the 24th Annual Pacific Islander Festival wearing a cultural headdress and grass skirt while using hand gestures.
Pacific Island Dance Groups 