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160:, where it is still performed in public ceremonies. In Tonga it is performed at public and private ceremonies. The men, bearing stylized clubs (pate kailao), dance in a fierce manner that emulates fighting, to the accompaniment of a beaten slit drum or tin box which sets the tempo. Unlike most other Tongan dances, it is performed without singing. The sequences of movements are called by the lead dancer, who calls out the names of the sequences and signals when to do them. They can involve mock combat between dancers, changes in formation, and tricks involving the pate kailao themselves. The moves display the dancers' discipline, obedience, and skills with their weapons. A similar 576: 561: 36: 587: 792: 313: 172: 328:
in 1994, but its origins can be traced back much further. In Tonga in the pre-1800s there were no challenges before war. Indeed, talking was considered a sign of weakness in battle. But in the 19th century a war dance was introduced from the neighbouring Wallis and Futuna Islands and Tonga quickly
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annexed it. There have been several different Sipi Tau used by the Tongan rugby team over the years, but it is unsure when they were first used in rugby. The latest one was composed in honour of a short, successful tour of New Zealand in 1994. The current words were first used in the
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The Tonga rugby union national team's pre-game challenge, the Sipi Tau was penned by King
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Tonga College students performing a kailao for the King's 70th birthday (1988)
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dance, also derived from the 'Uvean original, is similarly called the
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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Firitia Velt (1991). "The ʻotuhaka among the other Tongan dances".
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Tonga performing the Sipi Tau before a match during the
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is a cultural dance from the South Pacific country of
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