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Samoa Fire Dancing
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Traditional Samoa fire dancing is one of the great cultural experiences of Samoa. These are performed at all the major hotels in various forms. The most glamourous is at Aggie Grey's in Apia with professional male and female dancers and traditional costumes of mat dresses and flower garlands performing traditional dance with the highlight being the Samoan Fire Dance.
The dance routine is performed to upbeat rhythmic drumming, hand clapping and singing. A dance troupe can include from 2 to as many as ten rows of dancers, with the men jumping up and down and the women moving gracefully from side to side. The dance recalls stories from the past, from farewells to loved ones, to great fishing expeditions and war campaigns. The spectacular fire dance is performed by men and boys, some as young as six years old only and is a skilful display of handling fire sticks in a rotational manner.
After the dance, most resorts and beach fales put on a traditional feast - these vary depending on your choice of resort - at Aggies and Kitano in Apia, the feast is buffet style and the emphasis is on quality - at the Beach Fales, the empahasis is on quantity. Traditional feasts consist of fish, pork and several different root crops (yams, sweet potato or taro) all cooked in an underground oven or 'umu and flavoured using coconut cream as well as other delicacies including raw fish, lobster and tropical fruits.
Our top 10 things to do in Samoa
1) - Stay in a Traditional Beach Fale,
explore secluded locations in the real samoa
2) - Robert Louis Stevenson - Historical Apia Town
Robert Louis Steveson house, museum and grave
3) - Saanapu to Return to Paradise Beach Walk, Upolu
stroll for miles along secluded beaches and rock pools
4) - Circle Island Sightseeing Tours, Upolu & Savaii,
tropical waterfalls to golden beaches
5) - Visit American Samoa,
explore the National Parks and wild coastline of Tutuila Island
6) - Fire Dancing,
traditional dancing, fire dancing and feast
7) - The Art of Tatoo - A Samoan Tradition
watch a master tatooist in action - or get one yourself!
8) - Falealopu Rainforest Reserve, Savaii,
canopy walk, sea arches, sacred rainforest;
9) - Swim with Turtles at Satoalepai, Savaii,
lava flow, rainforest, waterfall and turtles
10) - Woodcarvers of Uafato Forest Reserve, Upolu
experience fa'a samoa, village life and traditional handicrafts
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Hawaii Tours - Top 10 Attractions
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