How to Tau'olunga

Tonga Tau’olunga
The Tongan Tau’olunga is said to have been adopted into Tongan culture from the Samoan taualuga though many of the movements or motifs used in the tau’olunga come from the more ancient ‘ula’ dance. The ula, also known as fa’ahi-ula or faha’iula was a group dance for young chiefly daughters. With the introduction of the Samoan taualuga in the 19th Century, it became institutionalised amongst Tonga’s aristocracy (associated to the Tu’i Kanokupolu lineages) and soon became one of the most popular dances to end an occasion.
In the 1950’s Queen Salote personally made the tau’olunga distinctly more Tongan by adding wrist flourishes and lakalaka leg transitions into her song ‘Manu ‘o Palataisi’ (Bird of Paradise). This led to what we see in composition and format of the modern tau’olunga today.
Sisi’uno Helu shows us how to do some basic movements of the tau’olunga ranging from the ‘taulalo’, the ‘ha’o ta’, the ‘vete’, the 'kako', the ‘fu’, the ‘tongi’one’ and the ‘fakataupasi’.
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[@obrianite]

There is so much grace and elegance to the Tongan tau'olunga - from a Samoan, our histories will forever be intertwined and I think it's a beautiful thing. Thank you for sharing this!

[@judester9482]

I'm Samoan, and I danced the Tongan section at PCC (Polynesian Culture Center) in Laie, Hawaii when I was attending BYU-Hawaii in the early 80s. The Tongan section was my favorite to dance, and I've always wanted to dance the Tongan tau'olunga because of how graceful it is. Now I'm much older but I still want to learn it. (:D

[@ltmg9832]

That’s awesome! I’m Tongan and love the Siva Samoa haha! I find it much more free flowing and less restricted in my opinion. I guess my great great great grandmother from Samoa was channeling through me the entire time. No wonder I loved the Nifo Oti as well 💕🙏🏾

[@malotonga4957]

It was thanks to the mother of Tonga we kept the tauolunga alive because it was banned back in the late 1800 for being too provocative but queen salote added movements to make it christian friendly so we can keep the dance alive, beautiful beautiful tauolunga.

[@kingjamo6660]

I'm quater Tongan, my great great grandfather is from the Havea Family in Vavau who was a Methodist missionary to Samoa in the early 1900s. It's great to see both cultures come together. Tongans and Samoan have rich history which brings both cultures together.

[@agorapanologia]

Lol found my cousins. My father is a Havea from Vava'u.

[@omggiiirl2077]

Tongan women are so beautiful and graceful! I love how subtle and graceful tauolunga is!

[@omggiiirl2077]

well....when properly done.....tihi...

[@LapitaTopaz468]

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽💛 brought tears to my eyes, I have been trying to learn more about Tongan culture. I am half Tongan, but, was born in Western Australia & adopted by Europeans. Have always felt like part of me is missing, so I am saving for a trip to Tonga with my family to immerse ourselves in Tongan culture. Now I can practice Tau’olunga 🥰 thank you so much

[@ahoosifoou4211]

Ohh good on you sis. Hope you have a great time. Pls dont mind any one who discriminates against you. Good luck ofaatu

[@tagaloasroyallinesheartofp3478]

Love it beautiful, alofa lava from Samoa, ofa atu Tonga

[@tahilei7121]

Malo aupito Sisi'uno. This really helps my little fiepoto niece who want to do her own meaningless fkhaka instead of listening to gma"s wisdom. Lol Love from Lapaha.

[@BSKTSnGraV]

The fakataupasi part had me rolling😂😂😂 when she showed how the Samoans do their fa'ataupati. Bruh😂😂😂 much Ofas to my Samoan Uso's and sisters. TokoUso🇹🇴🇼🇸 Malie TONGA🇹🇴 Malie SAMOA🇼🇸

[@roytabs7832]

Thanks sooo much for this video cause it really inspired me to learn more about Tongan dancing in the future because I'm half Fijian and Tongan and it's good for learning about tongas culture and stories through simple dances so thank you PS malo👍🏾😇

[@VaMakHel]

thanks Uno we need more videos for our Tongan kids around the world. good job

[@jubileetapueluelu5836]

I love to dance like taulonga because I am proud to be Tongan so thank you for teaching us so I liked this video☺☺

[@frankchang2791]

Love the commentary!!!! Wish it was longer with more detail or in short clipped series.

[@newleaf9]

Beautiful and very informative. Thank you

[@niuleni]

Wow what a wonderful tutorial of the Tongan dance. Gracefully beautiful indeed ❤🇹🇴😍

[@esthermonyester4247]

I'm Tongan and I've done a toualunga

[@kinageez]

Thank you for this video! Have to learn a Tongan tauoluga but keep incorporating Samoan movements! Gotta start from the basics lol Everyone’s able to tell I’m Samoan Never knew it would be so hard to learn Tongan dance! Ofaz

[@nashhariparsad3347]

I love watching this dance for some reason mesmerized me first time

[@danatito135]

So beautiful

[@elenaenciso3098]

I remember when I did this dance with my cousins we were called the "Polynesian Angels"

[@lisatui3527]

So proud to be a Tongan😁💜🙏

[@bernie.fitzpatrick7948]

wow-how beautiful, I'm cook island but I love the tongan dance and the language! ofa atu...

[@slk87kuli27]

wow I love how u dance ..... great job ....

[@dopkasa.1171]

Beautiful.

[@josivolz]

beautiful .thanks for the explanation.

[@moanaofa4218]

Beautiful! 💖

[@savietipaea4188]

💘❤ Really love this video 🤗

[@Sione170]

Really appreciate the video, it's good to Teach the younger generation about their culture. #keepitAlive

[@nesiolivetivaa6321]

well done sis! Love you

[@PROFRESH_73]

beautiful

[@usomexmartin220]

Beautiful 💙💚❤

[@leksiiheibreaker8432]

beautiful.. Thank you!!

[@tavita8699]

Wow malo aupito such gracefull movements.

[@thevaiomoungas114]

Can u make a video on the traditional dances for the men? Malo

[@rosesm3707]

lovely demonstration~

[@aliabdulhadi2566]

Malo I'm proud to be Tongan

[@hemiheke4920]

Kei taku arohanui ki te wahinetoa o Tonga!

[@kmp143yu2]

Most of the Tongan dances are from Samoa and other islands like Fiji also. That is why most of our histories intertwine. So, please this is a movement...Its a positive movement, lets keep it up. I can trace my line way back and found out that one of my great grandmother is of Samoan Origin (a chief's daughter) married to a Tongan of Royal and Noble lineage Ngata who is also of Fijian blood. So, lets keep the peace before you find out your are of that origin and make yourself look stupid. Malo :)

[@amenahnuuialii8364]

The chiefs name was Ama from the AMA CLAN of lotofaga Safata in the islands of Upolu, samoa in ancient time was divided into several kingdoms

[@pho4898]

kmp143yu2 your are..?

[@no8604]

WTH? I literally have almost identical ancestry. lmao.

[@jmjm1920]

They came to the empire's Tongatapu islands to perform to the highest from neighboring islands was last witnessed by captain cook visited 1773👑peace

[@nikilutui2694]

koho Tao'lunga oku Sai .🌺🌺🌺

[@beebooper7291]

Wow

[@mavaega-ua-oo-i-nuuausala]

Nice.

[@linamakineti6598]

Well done

[@jomatai3307]

ia ora na 👍

[@KarenLiniPiutau]

go aunty!! cheeeehooo!😍😊

[@juniorkulu3245]

Can you do a "how to Tulafale" one? Thanks

[@telesiaaisake5605]

nice video

[@samaloha8280]

English is on point hard 👌

[@maloni]

Malo Sisiuno....

[@lilyfuzz1]

gorgeous

[@sagekxy]

Tysm i rly needed this because im tongan and got raised by a white father and needed tongan tauʻolungas

[@Ate.ria04]

3:37 made me burst out laughing when she showed the difference between Samoan 🇼🇸 and tongan 🇹🇴 fakataupasi. 🤣

[@sssucckaaa]

I am persenting this in front of my whole school

[@toakasevake1287]

That is a good thing because you can perform the culture dance and I am tongan and I have dance tauolunga for 3 or 4 years. And I am 12 already.

[@matausimatausi3940]

do the boyz as well

[@daynavi310]

Whats the song for the tauolunga at the beginning pls?

[@brownsugar1357]

Maaalllliiiieeeeeee

[@katalinatakitaki9494]

Anyone know the song that is played in the beginning??

[@tettiiillchayz3502]

Last song called?

[@anajohansson1295]

i'm tonga i'm 7

[@iloveNT]

What's this song pls.

[@sonjaliljenborggsak8varaga158]

i have to learn tonga dance and my mom come from Tonga

[@roytabs7832]

Also CHEEEEEEHOOOOOO!😆😆👍🏾🔥

[@stuikolovatu]

to 'atu!

[@butterflyflyawayemoji9467]

We're related to her

[@lozlangi1394]

🇹🇴❤️

[@dangerislander]

what is the first song called?

[@shadrachlautalo9041]

Nepituno

[@bo-ld6bt]

dangerislander nepituno iongi brothers

[@lalainiqaranipusi]

nepituno

[@kahoacorbett5102]

Very informative and faka'ofo'ofa. Will definitely visit you when in Tonga to teach our mokopuna

[@manuariibonet3280]

totoatu malie malo for the tau'olunga gestures

[@valaufakatava2504]

I wanted to do this Tongan dance but my mum said no

[@navimana]

How come

[@sonatanelopeti]

Massiii 😂😂💀💀

[@bo-ld6bt]

What song @ 1:23?

[@ahokavafamilia9660]

Kakala Manatu O le taualuga 😊

[@laumanuteutau6855]

song

[@folauola]

Malo Sisiuno kei feinga ke kei patoloaki e koloa tukufakaholo mo mahuinga ko eni e fonua.

[@truesolution6069]

Fefe fakapatuu, hhh fakaoli pe ia. Malo ngaue aonga. Fu'u aonga Their aupito aupito eni kihe kainga Tonga ihe ngaahi fonua kuo fai kiai ae fakapaea. Oku sio heni ae kau Cook Islanders, Niueans, Tuvaluan mo hotau kaunga'api ko Tama/Teine Samoa they do learn a lot. Malo

[@paeahelu3723]

Omg my name is Paea Helu

[@Bigfellr]

Can men do this?

[@hanzelloveday6231]

Bigfellr nah, they perform other dances. Tauolunga are for single girls lol

[@kilahboy9738]

SamoanzK copy Tonganz that’s one thing ima remind my kids🤣🤣

[@increasepeace4996]

Wtf? 🤣

[@tinytee5421]

Ma’am in the video just said the Tongan tauolunga derived from the Samoan Taualuga. The video will still show years later and the kids finna realize like “huh, teti, julyyyaah”😂

[@user-bu1ko3lh7j]

If you want to know all about taualuga then trace it back to its origins Samoa! 🇼🇸

[@pube66]

I like tongans more than samoans.

[@tagaloasroyallinesheartofp3478]

pu be sorry but the truth, Samoa is consisted of three royal lines Tui Manu'a Tui Atua and Tui A'ana Tongans and Samoans royal families are really close because most of Tonga history especially the royal family history of Tonga will always lead back to Samoa in the islands of Manu'a and Upolu and this is why most of our Samoan culture was adopted by the Tui kanokupolu royal family meaning hearts and flesh of Upolu, both Tui Tonga and Tui Ha'atakalaua are descended from Samoa, think about the name Tonga means south, that's the relationship between Tonga and Samoa.

[@jonyfreston256]

@@pube66 that's because your tongan🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HAAMOALIFE]

@@pube66 but they both beautiful..😄😃

[@TM686K]

Here we go again lol

[@fredericksamson9430]

Can men do this dance lol

[@matakivahavunipola8041]

They have their own set of movements not so different from what is shown in the video

[@Halamalu2]

Malie malie

[@henrylemalu1254]

Malie

[@siopeotutaha2153]

its okay, i am over it. also, you should really delete this video off the internet. you shouldn't put secrets of Tongan culture on the internet. please keep them secret. these secrets are priceless. thank you.

[@valaufakatava2504]

Tonga is the best Samoa is not really that good

[@hopem413]

Valau Fakatava we all still brothers and sisters. keep it positive and spread our island love 😍

[@shaolintemple6886]

Valau Fakatava No one is Better then Anyone.. we're all equal living under the same Sun just like there's no such thing as one baby be more beautiful than another all babies are beautiful no matter what..

[@sillau9]

Samoans are the blueprint tho,js..but we are all one at the end..

[@ltmg9832]

@@sillau9 Blueprint in what?! 🙄😂