Last Sunday, I returned to the Marae on Tahiti with my Study Abroad class to witness a show called a Spectacle. It is where the native Tahitians use dance to tell a story about earlier life in Tahiti. It was really interesting. The dancers were wearing outfits made out of greenery and they really knew what they were doing. I wish I knew more about the story to tell all of you, but I really don't. At one point a man climbed up a coconut tree using only his hands and strips of coconut fiber. It was really interesting. The main reason why I didn't understand a lot of what was happening was because it was completely in Tahitian. The music was really amazing as well as the dancing. I suppose rather than just talking about it I can show you the pictures.
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| The Instumentalists |
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| The singers |
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| Entrance of the Dancers |
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| The Primer male dancer |
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| The Chiefs scolding us for not taking care of the earth. |
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| A guy climbing the tree. |
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| Entrance of the Royal Family |
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| Crier with a conch shell horn. |
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| Some random red-faced guy |
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| Descent of the Tree-Climber |
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| Another Chief of the Tribe Scolding us. |
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| Dancers in greenery |
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| Annie Dancing with the Tahitians |
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| Final Dance |
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| Thanking the gods for the dance. |
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