Performing Arts Flashcards
Karakia
Prayer
Haka
Any type of dance
Peruperu
War haka, performed on the battlefield, involved weapons, high kicks
Tūtū ngarahu
Performed in village in front of elders and females to show who was ready to go to war, used weapons, jumped from side to side
Haka taparahi
Ceremonial/ritual, no weapons, set actions performed by everyone, social and political message
Ngeri
Short haka, no set actions
Haka pōwhiri
Welcome dance performed by women
Haka poi
Poi dance
Kaioraora
Hate dance, performed by women, no set actions
Waiata
Song
Waiata tangi
Songs to lament the dead
Oriori
Lullaby, can contain important information for children and their whakapapa
Waiata tohutohu
Message-bearing song, means of instruction and political guidance.
Waiata-ā-ringa
Hand-action songs
Pātere
Chant sung in response to slander