Witness the Beauty of Micronesian Dancing in Kiribati's Tarawa Atoll

[@legalshieldbarbara8554]

Thank you very much, again Vic Stefanu. As always enjoying your youtube world travel adventure. Mahalo nui loa..Means thank you very much, from east coast U.S.A

[@VicStefanu]

Hi and thank you for your wonderful comments!

[@daviddelrosario3984]

I love the melody. It's beautiful.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@BeepingMetal]

Those are very precise and practised muscle movements: Very impressive and beautiful dance.

[@VicStefanu]

It was a great experience being there AND being allowed to videotaping these dances..

[@Nichime]

Unique and beautiful dance voices, making the music and all they in time synchrony , first time hear about these people, thanks for let me know about them and I enjoy their dances :)

[@VicStefanu]

+Mikuk,Noona:) It was an absolutely wonderful experience being there and videotaping the dances.. thank you for viewing my videos!!

[@northernshark1579]

This is so beautiful!...Bula from Fiji!!

[@VicStefanu]

Bula from London!!

[@anthonymoala308]

love it! i am samoan, i dont know maybe my ears are playing tricks on me but to me i understood some words, either that or they sound exactly the same lolol

[@VicStefanu]

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[@yuantingkung378]

The ancestors of you might be of the same? Perhaps the Austronesian?

[@bloodyhellmate8530]

We are decadents from Samoans.. long story short we come from a losing tribe who lost the battle long ago and migrated to the islands that we know now as Kiribati 😊 maybe different with other people but that’s what I know. Unless someone know the real story

[@nickt609]

its possible since pacific islanders have much interactions cause they are all Expert Sailors of the Vast Ocean......even the Fijians and Kiribati share some similarities in the language. We are all Oceanian Relatives somehow......The name of the Kiribati war canoes is the "Baurua" the Fijians call there's "Drua"

[@brancomctab1248]

@@bloodyhellmate8530 and to add to it, there was a time in Samoa long ago known in Kiribati as “Uruakin te kai n tiku-aba” ( meaning: “the breakup of the tree of origin”). It was considered a time of scattering and it may likely be the result of a civil war in Samoa. According to local version that I know, some voyaged up and discovered Hawaii, some travelled to Tahiti, some to Tonga, etc., and some travelled northwest to settle in Kiribati. Those who went to Kiribati intermingled with people who were already there. Their descendants are the people of Kiribati today.

[@mautuaeremwa1251]

oh Wow ... Five Years ago... lol i remember that ....it's a National Inter-School Dance Competition, ... Memories does bring back home...

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!! 👍👍👍

[@VicStefanu]

Were you there 5 years ago?

[@mautuaeremwa1251]

@@VicStefanu i was there...

[@VicStefanu]

@@mautuaeremwa1251 You may remember me.. I was the only one sitting in the middle of a big circle.. I had to move because at one point the dancers came right up to me..

[@AngelicaBonibati1]

Cannot wait to go back home one day. Thanks for the upload :) :)

[@kakavkaratengaru2482]

Hi I'm from Kiribati and I just want to say;THANKS FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO... #Mauri(hello) #Korabwa(Thanks) #Uboia(clab) #nakomai(come) *want to learn more???reply....

[@VicStefanu]

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[@kakavkaratengaru2482]

You welcome

[@happystuff194]

very nice dance.. beautiful country😍

[@VicStefanu]

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[@charleskettering2626]

Thanks for another fine video, Vic.

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Charles, thank you for viewing my videos!

[@naomikroll6042]

Beautiful. Can I use the audio from this to be background music to a Kiribati video I am making? I will credit you fully.

[@elizabethblanche.m3016]

beautiful

[@antjetautkus5506]

Kiribati....keep it up...thnX Vic ...amazing...toll!!!,

[@teemwaiten5743]

Beautiful beautiful dance from KGV EBS. Cool video Vic. Just saw it.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@davido1953]

Isn't it pronounced 'kiri-bass'?

[@VicStefanu]

Yes..

[@Ballerz_OneStop]

great performance

[@VicStefanu]

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[@antjetautkus5506]

Vic that's makes my day...great video...*************

[@VicStefanu]

I consider this video to be one of my most important cultural videos; not only I had to be there in order to create the video, but, I sat in the middle of the field (all alone) with my camera while thousands of people were looking on.. amazing experience.. .

[@MeltingwafflesIsBACK]

Lovely lovely dance!

[@VicStefanu]

+Taft Beio Hi and thank you for viewing my videos!!

[@ngatibroffessor1840]

beautiful

[@VicStefanu]

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[@greengreensio]

Mean dance. Love it

[@VicStefanu]

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[@heinzubina3784]

what's the song or chant title performed at 1:40 to 2:53? is there any lyrics downloaded in the internet? thanks!

[@VicStefanu]

I am sorry, I do not know the titles of the songs.. Maybe a local can help us??

[@kakavkaratengaru2482]

Those song are not unloaded into a internet

[@kathyitaea]

thanks for sharing Vic- love watching

[@VicStefanu]

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[@tuipaowiri5033]

thank you you upvote your video to higher

[@VicStefanu]

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[@arentemai]

many thanks for the upload

[@VicStefanu]

+Temai TLeupena Thank you for watching my videos!!

[@vanessatoves2309]

this was amazing

[@VicStefanu]

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[@Jameswilliamson405]

Enjoyed thanks.

[@hermesteixeira5531]

💓💕❣️♥️♥️❤️♥️❣️💕💓

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for watching! 👍👍👍

[@morrisontetoaiti5720]

i'll share ur video,, te tia uploader,, really love the video

[@VicStefanu]

+Morrison Tetoaiti Thank you....

[@arietateaero8322]

+Morrison Tetoaiti ao bon taetae raoi bwa tokina ena koti te aomata. lol

[@morrisontetoaiti5720]

hahaha eraoiroi ma koa taetae raoi n au Bhalf ee!

[@UakeiaIotua]

+Morrison Tetoaiti naa ko rangi ni kakan star ker, ao ko aki subscribe ???

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+Morrison Tetoaiti ko kewe keer, I just checked your timeline a sec ago, ao ko tuai n share

[@klavishka1]

kiribati not drowned?

[@VicStefanu]

+владислав саранцев No, even though the water is getting closer and closer to the main islands..

[@coisalinda2424]

Nice 👍🏽

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you!!

[@eddietokuea2946]

I like + =100%

[@antjetautkus5506]

👍❤🌏👋

[@VicStefanu]

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[@UakeiaIotua]

I love the video, Am proud to be I-Kiribati. count me as one of your subscribers

[@teresamwakaua651]

36th independence anniversary... if this video recorded in 2015 ... lol .... anne gai irouu n au ururing te tia upload...

[@VicStefanu]

+Teresa Mwakaua Yes, this is from the 2015 36th Independence celebrations in Bairiki... Thank you for watching my videos..

[@kiribetio123]

Te last group a kang ika imwain mwaieia bwa itaku.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your comments!

[@tungarunakoiaang1795]

😂😂😂

[@areeredfern3215]

Please correct title as it is not Polynesian but micronesian.

[@VicStefanu]

OMG... you are absolutely correct!! I have change all Polynesia references to Micronesia.. Thank you! 🙂🙂

[@michellemcreynolds7413]

Awesome! Please protect your island from ruthless, psychopaths!

[@VicStefanu]

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[@lucias5454]

Vic Stefanu - Amazing World Videos 😂

[@nonayobizness]

Thx for the upload! Just FYI the country is pronounced by natives as "Kiribas" as opposed to "Kiribati"

[@nonayobizness]

Thanks for mentioning that at 1:27

[@VicStefanu]

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[@antjetautkus5506]

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[@VicStefanu]

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[@iseetheWAYVision]

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[@VicStefanu]

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[@snj6669]

ts are pronounced s.....kiribas

[@VicStefanu]

I know that but people that have never been there do not know what 'kiribas' is...

[@snj6669]

Yes apoligies!! You had said it correctly.... duh...my fault. Lol and coming from Kiribati....peace and love

[@tmkirimac]

what yr was this?......awesome, thanks for the share

[@VicStefanu]

+kiriṀuzik Just a few months ago, in 2015...

[@unaia7]

many thanks for the upload

[@VicStefanu]

+Uraura Unaia I enjoyed videotaping these two sessions during the 39th independence celebrations in Bairiki, I will never forget Kiribati..