Samoan dance

Samoan dance traditions reflect contact between Samoan culture and other cultures from the East and West. The space in which dance is conducted has been interpreted as a microcosm of Samoan society.

Boy performing a Samoa fire dance - siva afi

Samoan dance has been characterized as a means of maintaining Samoan identity in contact with other civilizations.

Traditional dances
gollark: * them
gollark: * we
gollark: * I
gollark: Er. We MIGHT not be.
gollark: ddg! it is a transliteration of English's "yay"

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