The Fire Knife Dance

The Fire Knife Dance
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Publisher : Book Venture Publishing LLC
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781641667654
ISBN-13 : 1641667656
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Book Synopsis The Fire Knife Dance by : Pulefano Galea'i

Download or read book The Fire Knife Dance written by Pulefano Galea'i and published by Book Venture Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book expresses the history of the Samoan fire knife dance (Samoan Ailao), from the time it was a victory ceremony of war to its modern day form. The explanation of the weapon nifo’oti (the deadly tooth or cutting tooth) is defined. The book elaborates the various stages of the dance from traditional to creative or a modern style, it also define how to build the actual knife itself. It also expresses how to formulate a dancing routine from its simplest stages to become a professional, to prepare the knife and body to take on the challenge to compete against the world’s best. The steps of dancing with one, two, three and four knives are mentioned. It elaborate of how to perform with safety for the performer and spectators, it expresses the rules and criteria and how to build champions from broom sticks to the real ni’oti. the fire knife dance book I hope will satisfy all about the dance ailao, its origin and the story behind the flames.


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