Samoan+Siva

= **Siva is a Samoan word for dance.The Siva is also a particular dance performed by womens using graceful hand movements to act out an everyday activity.One of the most important sivas is one danced by a TAUPOU-the daughter of a MATAI.In this dance the taupou wears a TUIGA, a headdress made out of feathers and hair, and a costume made** = = **from a IE TOGA and trimmed with feathers.However, most female siva performers wear a lavalava or a dress called a** = = **PULU TASI.In earlier times, high chiefs or matais performed this special dance but modern day it is performed by a taupou. Siva Samoa** = = **is a popular dance from the South Pacific island nations.Samoa has very cultural traditions. In Samoa culture the important** = = **Things are dances along with various musics, cuisines, dresses and other cultural forms,we also do dances at great places.** = = **There are several dance forms in Samoa culture that are very traditional.Some of these, including Siva, Sasa, Taualunga, some variations of Siva and some others.Siva dance is a very popular part of the Samoa culture. In this dance form, like some other dances in Samoa, some story is told through the gentle and delicate movements of the dance. The Siva is graceful dance of Samoa and is deeply integrated into the cultural pattern of this island. In the earlier times, Siva dance used be performed by the Samoa society head, the Matais. But now this dance is performed by others. There are some variations of Siva dance form like, Mak Samoa, Siva Afi etc. S** **amoan language, the term 'Siva' itself means dance.The stories that are enacted by the Siva dance performers, are taken basically from the themes and events related to everyday life of the Samoan people. For performing a Siva dance, the performers have to wear particular dance dresses. The special feature of this Siva dance dress is the head dress that is made out of human hair and also feathers. The Samoan term to describe this special head dress during Siva dance is, Tuiga. Siva Samoa represents the untouched originality of the Samoan culture. ** =

URLS:
 * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siva_Samoa **
 * www.samoa.co.uk/dance.html **
 * www.mapsofworld.com **