On Ori Tahiti Teaching
Dance is a collective art, but there exist many different methods of instruction according to the individual needs of the students, including but not limited to age, motivation, and what they expect...
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Teaching Children
Teaching dance to children, especially young children, requires specific educational skills. Here again, there are two options from which parents may choose. The Nursery Option (Keeps children...
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Tahitian Dance Fundamentals
There are two basic movements in Tahitian dance: tahiri (sometimes spelled “tairi”) and tatue, which is also called otamu. The five basic steps involved in Ori Tahiti, as they are taught in the...
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Basic Techniques: Tahiri and Otamu
Tahitian dance is becoming a popular practice around the world, but the truth remains that most dancers did not learn their technique from Polynesia. The majority of Tahitian dancers have been...
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The Link To Music
Traditional rhythms are binary, which means that they consist of either two or four beats. All music that we listen to today that is in opposition to this principle represents an imported element...
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