Tahitian Dance

Tahitian dance is called ‘Ori Tahiti in the Tahitian language and literally means the dance of Tahiti. 
‘Ori Tahiti is one of the styles of the great family of Polynesian Dances which are all that dance styles that we can find in the geographical area of Polynesia. The islands of Polynesia have many styles of dance, each dance is associated with a specific group of islands and is tied to a specific culture’. Ori Tahiti is the dance of French Polynesia and represents its culture and traditions.
‘Ori Tahiti is a unique dance style characterised by strong and dynamic movements danced together with the energetic drums of the Ote’a style and by the sweet and graceful movements danced together with the joyful and harmonious songs of the Aparima style.