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Title Dance for the king / directed and produced by Wendy Arbeit
Published Honolulu, HI : Privately Published, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (8 min.))
Series Ethnographic video online, volume 3
Ethnographic video online, volume 3
Summary Tongan traditional dance rituals are performed for special honorary celebrations. The lakalaka (walking briskly), is considered the national dance of Tongan where the performers stand still and make gestures with only their arms. Unique to Polynesian dancing is the rotational movements of the hands, which flow with the head and eye movements. This short video documents the visit of Tonga King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV to Honolulu, Hawai'i on July 1, 1993 to honor Lester Moore, past President of the Polynesian Cultural Center. The day was filled with ritual, food and dance for the King
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed September 16, 2014)
In Tongan
Subject Moore, Lester
Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, 1918-2006.
SUBJECT Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, 1918-2006. fast (OCoLC)fst00169432
Subject Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie, Hawaii)
SUBJECT Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie, Hawaii) fast (OCoLC)fst00544090
Subject Songs, Tongan.
Dance -- Tonga
Dance.
Manners and customs.
Songs, Tongan.
SUBJECT Tonga -- Social life and customs
Subject Tonga.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Arbeit, Wendy, film director, film producer.