Soana Laulotu, a BYU student from Carmel Valley, California and majoring in communications studies, performed the solo Tau’olunga for the Tongan section. The Tau’olunga is a traditional dance ...

How's your Tongan war dance ... he hopes to have the opportunity to teach them the Sipi Tau, a traditional "war and welcoming dance" that evokes a ton of "passion and feeling." ...

These dances tell a story ... "When this project came up, and it was all about preserving traditional Tongan songs that are slowly dying out, [so] I raised my hand to it," Atai says.

The Tongan Princess said the Royal ... traders and craftsmen and watched a beautiful solo dance, known was a Ta’ulunga, while wearing traditional outfits. The couple dazzled with skirts and ...

Tonga's war dance is called the Sipi Tau and was penned ... It was first used in 1991 after the rugby team switched from the more traditional Maulu'ulu Moa to a song they felt more effective ...

In a stunning display showcasing passion, intimidation and cultural heritage, the two teams performed their traditional ... dances with applause in a show of appreciation for the other. Tonga ...

As the 910 grass-skirted girls finished with a traditional "sitting-down" dance - swaying upper bodies and intricate arm movements - eminent Tongan guests came up to drop banknotes in front of the ...

"The performance that the women did is a traditional dance which the girls always do growing up in Tonga, like a coming of age, and as they get older they learn much more complex dances,” Mr Aho ...

A chronology of key events: Dancers perform the Kailao wearing traditional ta'ovalas ... Democracy Movement founded. Tongan schoolchildren perform the Kailao dance 1994 - Tonga's first political ...

The war dance performed by Tonga and the reception it received ahead of the men's Pacific Cup final on Sunday just about had CommBank Stadium shaking. Soaking up the surreal scenes on sideline ...