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Tahitians can dance!

Categories: Oceania, Tahiti, Arts & Culture

Over seventy Tahitian dancers perform in costumes fashioned from pandanus [1] leaves. Tiki Village is a replica of a traditional Tahitian village where tourists can see demonstrations of various arts including, tattooing, weaving, music, and of course dance.

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Photos courtesy of Fenua [2] (Fr), a photoblog of French Polynesia. Also check out Fenua for photographs of Tahitian beauty queens [3] and local artisans [4], to name a few.