Fataupati

=**Fa'ataupati** is something called the slap dance .It's is traditionally only performed by men .They line up in a row and, in perfect time with each other, stamp their feet, forwards and backwards and a slap themselves.This creates not just sight, but a great sound as well.=

The fa'ataupati, (pronounced: "pha.cow.paké") sometimes called the "Samoan slap dance," is one of the most fun and energetic dances in the world. The origins of the slap dance are not clear, but it appears that it was either developed in Samoa or introduced there in the 1800s. The dance is traditionally performed by men.

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The **Fa'ataupati** is a dance indigenous to the [|Samoans]. In English it is simply the "**Samoan Slap Dance**". It was developed in Samoa in the 1800s and is only performed by males.

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Here's some information about the Samoan Slap dance from  <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #c27127; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[] How to Do the Samoan Fa'ataupati (Slap Dance) originated by:Jon, Travis Derouin, Anonymous, Sondra C (etcl) (retrieved 3/2/2010) The fa'ataupati, (pronounced: "pha.cow.paké") sometimes called the "Samoan slap dance," is one of the most fun and energetic dances in the world. The origins of the slap dance are not clear, but it appears that it was either developed in Samoa or introduced there in the 1800s. The dance is traditionally performed only by men

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