meʿetuʿupaki

…an important dance was the me’etu’upaki—a paddle dance performed by a large group of men in accompaniment to singing and a slit gong, which was often played by a high-ranking chief. This dance is still performed today. Group dances called me’elaufola were performed by men or women separately in accompaniment…

…the popular paddle dance, called me‘etu‘upaki, dancers carry paddle-shaped boards painted or carved with abstractions of the human body. Other popular dances include the kailao, a war dance; the lakalaka and the ma‘ulu‘ulu, dances performed by standing and seated groups, respectively, and accompanied by densely polyphonic singing; and the tau‘olunga,…