There is so much grace and elegance to the Tongan tau'olunga - from a Samoan, our histories will forever be intertwined and I think it's a beautiful thing. Thank you for sharing this!

I'm Samoan, and I danced the Tongan section at PCC (Polynesian Culture Center) in Laie, Hawaii when I was attending BYU-Hawaii in the early 80s. The Tongan section was my favorite to dance, and I've always wanted to dance the Tongan tau'olunga because of how graceful it is. Now I'm much older but I still want to learn it. (:D

@ltmg9832

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I’m Tongan and love the Siva Samoa haha! I find it much more free flowing and less restricted in my opinion. I guess my great great great grandmother from Samoa was channeling through me the entire time. No wonder I loved the Nifo Oti as well 💕🙏🏾

I'm quater Tongan, my great great grandfather is from the Havea Family in Vavau who was a Methodist missionary to Samoa in the early 1900s. It's great to see both cultures come together. Tongans and Samoan have rich history which brings both cultures together.

@agorapanologia

Жыл бұрын

Lol found my cousins. My father is a Havea from Vava'u.

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽💛 brought tears to my eyes, I have been trying to learn more about Tongan culture. I am half Tongan, but, was born in Western Australia & adopted by Europeans. Have always felt like part of me is missing, so I am saving for a trip to Tonga with my family to immerse ourselves in Tongan culture. Now I can practice Tau’olunga 🥰 thank you so much

@ahoosifoou4211

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh good on you sis. Hope you have a great time. Pls dont mind any one who discriminates against you. Good luck ofaatu

It was thanks to the mother of Tonga we kept the tauolunga alive because it was banned back in the late 1800 for being too provocative but queen salote added movements to make it christian friendly so we can keep the dance alive, beautiful beautiful tauolunga.

Tongan women are so beautiful and graceful! I love how subtle and graceful tauolunga is!

@omggiiirl2077

7 жыл бұрын

well....when properly done.....tihi...

Love it beautiful, alofa lava from Samoa, ofa atu Tonga

The fakataupasi part had me rolling😂😂😂 when she showed how the Samoans do their fa'ataupati. Bruh😂😂😂 much Ofas to my Samoan Uso's and sisters. TokoUso🇹🇴🇼🇸 Malie TONGA🇹🇴 Malie SAMOA🇼🇸

Thanks sooo much for this video cause it really inspired me to learn more about Tongan dancing in the future because I'm half Fijian and Tongan and it's good for learning about tongas culture and stories through simple dances so thank you PS malo👍🏾😇

thanks Uno we need more videos for our Tongan kids around the world. good job

Malo aupito Sisi'uno. This really helps my little fiepoto niece who want to do her own meaningless fkhaka instead of listening to gma"s wisdom. Lol Love from Lapaha.

Love the commentary!!!! Wish it was longer with more detail or in short clipped series.

I love to dance like taulonga because I am proud to be Tongan so thank you for teaching us so I liked this video☺☺

Beautiful and very informative. Thank you

Wow what a wonderful tutorial of the Tongan dance. Gracefully beautiful indeed ❤🇹🇴😍

Thank you for this video! Have to learn a Tongan tauoluga but keep incorporating Samoan movements! Gotta start from the basics lol Everyone’s able to tell I’m Samoan Never knew it would be so hard to learn Tongan dance! Ofaz

I'm Tongan and I've done a toualunga

wow-how beautiful, I'm cook island but I love the tongan dance and the language! ofa atu...

wow I love how u dance ..... great job ....

So proud to be a Tongan😁💜🙏

I remember when I did this dance with my cousins we were called the "Polynesian Angels"

Most of the Tongan dances are from Samoa and other islands like Fiji also. That is why most of our histories intertwine. So, please this is a movement...Its a positive movement, lets keep it up. I can trace my line way back and found out that one of my great grandmother is of Samoan Origin (a chief's daughter) married to a Tongan of Royal and Noble lineage Ngata who is also of Fijian blood. So, lets keep the peace before you find out your are of that origin and make yourself look stupid. Malo :)

@amenahnuuialii8364

5 жыл бұрын

The chiefs name was Ama from the AMA CLAN of lotofaga Safata in the islands of Upolu, samoa in ancient time was divided into several kingdoms

@pho4898

4 жыл бұрын

kmp143yu2 your are..?

@no8604

4 жыл бұрын

WTH? I literally have almost identical ancestry. lmao.

@jmjm1920

4 жыл бұрын

They came to the empire's Tongatapu islands to perform to the highest from neighboring islands was last witnessed by captain cook visited 1773👑peace

So beautiful

I love watching this dance for some reason mesmerized me first time

beautiful .thanks for the explanation.

Beautiful.

Really appreciate the video, it's good to Teach the younger generation about their culture. #keepitAlive

💘❤ Really love this video 🤗

Beautiful! 💖

Can u make a video on the traditional dances for the men? Malo

Kei taku arohanui ki te wahinetoa o Tonga!

koho Tao'lunga oku Sai .🌺🌺🌺

beautiful.. Thank you!!

Malo I'm proud to be Tongan

Wow malo aupito such gracefull movements.

Beautiful 💙💚❤

beautiful

I am persenting this in front of my whole school

@toakasevake1287

4 жыл бұрын

That is a good thing because you can perform the culture dance and I am tongan and I have dance tauolunga for 3 or 4 years. And I am 12 already.

Malo Sisiuno....

Wow

3:37 made me burst out laughing when she showed the difference between Samoan 🇼🇸 and tongan 🇹🇴 fakataupasi. 🤣

do the boyz as well

Tysm i rly needed this because im tongan and got raised by a white father and needed tongan tauʻolungas

go aunty!! cheeeehooo!😍😊

Can you do a "how to Tulafale" one? Thanks

ia ora na 👍

English is on point hard 👌

Nice.

Well done

lovely demonstration~

nice video

i have to learn tonga dance and my mom come from Tonga

i'm tonga i'm 7

Very informative and faka'ofo'ofa. Will definitely visit you when in Tonga to teach our mokopuna

totoatu malie malo for the tau'olunga gestures

Maaalllliiiieeeeeee

Also CHEEEEEEHOOOOOO!😆😆👍🏾🔥

gorgeous

I wanted to do this Tongan dance but my mum said no

@navimana

7 жыл бұрын

How come

@sonatanelopeti

5 жыл бұрын

Massiii 😂😂💀💀

Malo Sisiuno kei feinga ke kei patoloaki e koloa tukufakaholo mo mahuinga ko eni e fonua.

We're related to her

Whats the song for the tauolunga at the beginning pls?

Last song called?

what is the first song called?

@shadrachlautalo9041

7 жыл бұрын

Nepituno

@bo-ld6bt

7 жыл бұрын

dangerislander nepituno iongi brothers

@lalainiqaranipusi

7 жыл бұрын

nepituno

to 'atu!

Anyone know the song that is played in the beginning??

Fefe fakapatuu, hhh fakaoli pe ia. Malo ngaue aonga. Fu'u aonga Their aupito aupito eni kihe kainga Tonga ihe ngaahi fonua kuo fai kiai ae fakapaea. Oku sio heni ae kau Cook Islanders, Niueans, Tuvaluan mo hotau kaunga'api ko Tama/Teine Samoa they do learn a lot. Malo

🇹🇴❤️

SamoanzK copy Tonganz that’s one thing ima remind my kids🤣🤣

@increasepeace4996

Жыл бұрын

Wtf? 🤣

@tinytee5421

Жыл бұрын

Ma’am in the video just said the Tongan tauolunga derived from the Samoan Taualuga. The video will still show years later and the kids finna realize like “huh, teti, julyyyaah”😂

Can men do this?

@hanzelloveday6231

4 жыл бұрын

Bigfellr nah, they perform other dances. Tauolunga are for single girls lol

What's this song pls.

Omg my name is Paea Helu

song

What song @ 1:23?

@ahokavafamilia9660

7 жыл бұрын

Kakala Manatu O le taualuga 😊

If you want to know all about taualuga then trace it back to its origins Samoa! 🇼🇸

@pube66

5 жыл бұрын

I like tongans more than samoans.

@tagaloasroyallinesheartofp3478

5 жыл бұрын

pu be sorry but the truth, Samoa is consisted of three royal lines Tui Manu'a Tui Atua and Tui A'ana Tongans and Samoans royal families are really close because most of Tonga history especially the royal family history of Tonga will always lead back to Samoa in the islands of Manu'a and Upolu and this is why most of our Samoan culture was adopted by the Tui kanokupolu royal family meaning hearts and flesh of Upolu, both Tui Tonga and Tui Ha'atakalaua are descended from Samoa, think about the name Tonga means south, that's the relationship between Tonga and Samoa.

@jonyfreston256

5 жыл бұрын

@@pube66 that's because your tongan🤣🤣🤣🤣

@HAAMOALIFE

5 жыл бұрын

@@pube66 but they both beautiful..😄😃

@TM686K

4 жыл бұрын

Here we go again lol

Can men do this dance lol

@matakivahavunipola8041

2 жыл бұрын

They have their own set of movements not so different from what is shown in the video

its okay, i am over it. also, you should really delete this video off the internet. you shouldn't put secrets of Tongan culture on the internet. please keep them secret. these secrets are priceless. thank you.

Malie malie

Malie

Tonga is the best Samoa is not really that good

@hopem413

7 жыл бұрын

Valau Fakatava we all still brothers and sisters. keep it positive and spread our island love 😍

@shaolintemple6886

7 жыл бұрын

Valau Fakatava No one is Better then Anyone.. we're all equal living under the same Sun just like there's no such thing as one baby be more beautiful than another all babies are beautiful no matter what..

@sillau9

2 жыл бұрын

Samoans are the blueprint tho,js..but we are all one at the end..

@ltmg9832

Жыл бұрын

@@sillau9 Blueprint in what?! 🙄😂