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Tongan traditional dance
Lakalaka
The lakalaka from Kanokupolu for the 70th birthday of the king of Tonga. Princess Pilolevu Tuita as vāhenga
Genre
Group dance
Origin
Tonga
Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of Tonga
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country
Tonga
Reference
00072
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription
2008 (3rd session)
List
Representative
The lakalaka (walking briskly) is a Tongan group dance where the performers are largely standing still and make gestures with their arms only. It is considered as the national dance of Tonga and part of the intangible human heritage. It is the ideal dance at formal occasions, like the birthday of the king or the opening of a church.
The lakalaka (walking briskly) is a Tongan group dance where the performers are largely standing still and make gestures with their arms only. It is considered...
Esitele Fuluhea Lakalaka, also known as Estelle Lakalaka, is a women’s rights activist from Wallis and Futuna. During the 1960s Lakalaka began working in...
(song composer/poet). Normally in a Lakalaka the first stanza is supposed to greet the King and its chiefs. The lakalaka in particular is normally Wallis...
That Inspired Moana 2003 Live at Apia Park 2007 Live in Concert 2006 "Lakalaka" pacificmusicawards.org.nz Lusk, Jon. "Te Vaka". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4...
'aparima, 'ote'a, haka, kapa haka, poi, Fa'ataupati, Tau'olunga, and Lakalaka) that come from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti, The Cook Islands...
people of Kanokupolu are the only ones allowed to dress in a particular lakalaka costume, called the folaʻosi, when they perform this dance. The village's...
President (1992–1994) Mikaele Tauhavili, President (1994–1996) Keleto Lakalaka, President (1996–1997) Victor Brial, President (1997–1999) Soane Mani Uhila...
tautoga style can be seen as comparable to the Tuvaluan fatele or Tongan lakalaka, and the "toga" [ˈtoŋa] sound to the word alludes to such an origin. Dance...
New Year festival". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2023-12-06. "The Lakalaka, Dances and Sung Speeches of Tonga". UNESCO Culture Sector. Archived from...
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