Tahitian culture

tahitian dance . This is what I'll do every tuesday :D !! Haere tatou e arearea !!

Behind me are all my ancestors giving me strength. Life went through them till it got to me. And in honor of them I will live it fully. - Bert Hellinger ❤

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Our Tahitian class has begun the process of making our own costumes from scratch. My kumu, blurred and on the left knows how to make everything from costumes to instruments. Our first task was to make our tassels for our belt. These will go across the backside and we will sew on shells and beads for the front. I used to complain about the high costs of Tahitian costumes. Ohhhh....now I get it. I also learned that raffia is coated with a fire retardant that makes your hands waxy for two days…

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