Next time u have to preform another item gimmie a bell.Wud be proud and honoured to dance along side u.May the lord continue sharing his grace amongest his children and upon this talented gifted young lady
man, all the screaming just made me smile and so excited watching this lil girl dance. I'm part samoan, never met my samoan side of the family neither my dad and recently i just found them on the internet... and this just makes me feel so lucky to have samoan blood.. that was a beautiful dance :) i love learning about the samoan culture, it's just so beautiful..
Don't worry just continue doing what you do best.These peeps leaving negative comments are just envy by how graceful and beautiful you represent the Samoan culture and art.If ask to perform they'll probably run away or look ferocious like they are doing Karate moves or staring a cat to death hahahahah!!!!
I'm sure she's not used to dancing the Samoan way but give our kids credit for trying and representing our heritage!!! Don't hate because she had shoes on or whatnot! Dislike the fact that you, yourself is hating is hating on a child that DOESN'T have do the dance at all!!! Great job little one!! You did your thing on that floor and I, for one am proud of you!!
Indeed, a beautiful and graceful young lady. Excellent body control and an elegant smile are her best qualities as a Polynesian Dancer. Ms Beautiful, an excellent performance! May you grow up receiving a double portion (a Blessing) of grace and of elegance; thus, contributing continously to the future of this unspoken language in the arts. Many thanks for a "beautiful and magical" moment; for me - it's truly worth of praise.
Well as a samoan in the army based here in Germany.I take my hat of to this young beautiful samoan girl.She cud have any dance but she choose dis one.U luk very beautiful their will alwasy be critics.U do wat makes u happy
I give credit to her for trying and representing our Samoan culture by performing her Taualuga dance. Most of us Samoan always judge when someone makes mistakes.This young and beautiful girl did what is best from her heart. I don't care if it wasn't her best performance, but she was a proud young Samoan lady who admires her Samoan Culture. Well, at least she got paid for that performance. She will learn more about the Samoan Taualuga dance and get better at it. O le mea lea e pau maualalo ai tagata Samoa. E vaai atu loa o taumafai se isi, o mai loa faitio ae ai a se aivalea e leiloa siva. Afai ete ita ile siva Samoa a sia teinetiti, alu oe e fai sau siva ae post ile TH-cam. Tuu le loto leaga!
Word. I'm so shocked to be reading some negative comments on here then I realized they sound more like haters and aren't actually knowledgable about the art.
hahahahahaha oh my goodness its true what they say " it not what you do it's how you do it " this was truely awesum for a girl that age, she's a credit to her family and her upbringing, great performance for sure. I'a o ou mama na o ou manu na!
I myself, am african but i love the Samoan culture and lovey you glide across the floor with such grace and your had movements and gestures are just beautiful the Puletasi is very pretty for sure :)
There will always be people hiding behind their computer screens with their negative comments. I commend you for a beautiful dance. I admire your courage and your passion to continue and practice your culture outside of Samoa. I loved this. Keep it up. And to those who dislike this, your entitled to your own opinion. But if you think you can do better than post up a video to prove it. If not, sit back and encourage others.
u dance beautifully like a true samoan born, despite what negative suggestions the world says....be proud of yourself and what talent gifted that the Lord had given to yourself.
this is beautiful esp for someone living all the way in alaska. Calm your farm haters shes only 13 and shes definitely only gona get better. keep doing your thing sis!
You know what growing up in Samoa everyone had their own version of the Taualuga and its traditional moves. Performing for a non Samoan crowd who didnt know any better, who didnt care that you were wearing socks, must have said the same thing I did...Graceful,beautiful, and Awsome!! Keep dancing young lady dont let anyone discourage you from your heritage and culture.
I love the Samoan culture. My only comment, and please don't take it in a wrong way, the Samoan dance and its movement is been around for ages. Yes, you can make some changes with the moves but not to the extent where it can change its meaning and its originality losses its taste. If I am Samoan, I will be proud to represent my culture and stick to the tradition and carry on with the legacy of our forefathers, high chief, etc. Critique: Polynesian dancers never wear socks when dancing.
I dnt get why people are hating ? lol yeah her run in was a bit different but we should be supporting each other its our culture duuudes ! Girl i think u did great :) really made me proud to be samoan ! ONE LOVE GUYS xx
You did a great job sweet girl. You were graceful in most of your hand movements and you put your own flavor in to this siva samoa. I liked your movement for the beginning of the song, something different instead of the regular sway from side to side. Well done, keep it up.
Well done girl. Beautiful siva, it brought tears to my eyes seeing that you're brought up in Alaska and you're keeping the Samoan siva alive! Malo lava and proud of you and don't even know you ha! Practice makes perfect so keep at it girl and then you won't have to concentrate too hard on the actions but it will flow naturally as you listen to the song and dance what comes to you. You have the grace so keep it up and you'll be a natural siva dancer. Practise at home to ur Samoan songs:)
im sorry...you are 13 yrs old!? that is a great job for a 13 yr old. i thought you were older. Malo lava le kaumafai. keep at it girl..you are on ur way.
Good job for a thirteen yr old. its not easy doing a siva on stage esp by yourself , I know I always get nervous even when Im performing with others.. keep at it. PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT :)
Great job Annett! You are amazing don't mind the haters because haters are just going to hate! I really love your dress and everything! So awesome, and beautiful!☺👍 Great Job and keep up the fantastic work!👍👍👍
Taupou dance it's not as easy as most people imagine..but just as like other Polynesian dances we tell our story.. use our feet and hands movements..but i've never seen a taupou dance with shoes on..lol...much respect tho...
Well I just saw your video and must say..I really enjoyed it...it was with grace and beauty, love the puletasi outfit..and one of the best i've seen perform and im sure there are others out there who does just as wonderfully as u..so don't fret...and to the one abusing the scripture if I were you I would look into what that really entails...the scripture plainly speaks about God's word not being thrown to those who will not except or even throw is word away...NOT HER PERFORMANCE!!
I love this song. At school on every Friday not every friday but nearly every friday we have samoan class wich is called Fa'asamoa if your samoan you go to Fa'asamoa you can come if your Tongan you can come if you want too. If you wanna come you can come too Fa'asamoa our teacher who teaches us is called Mrs Masoe shes my friend nana my friend is called Pearl ive been friends with Pearl since i was 1 and a half. I go to Pomare School i live in New Zealand and my full name is Anneliese . Mariane. Vailepa
Hey there i would like to congratulate you again for that performance for what it is it's woncerful to watch and you make me proud to be Samoan so who cares what these haters think just love to see our culture in another part of the world used with sure grace and love so keep your chin up. Malo le sa'a sa'a LOL
omgg, i love the dance, very beautiful outfit gurl, no buts or complains about this. and falealili was my mum village, my mum used to always dance to this song, and you did a very good job ;) work it gurll! xxx
She's young and still learning so I'll give her credit for even taking an interest in learning the art of the Samoan Siva. I am disappointed with the choreographer though. Some of the choreography is clearly not Samoan. You might argue that it's modern, but tacky is not modern. Like all our customs and traditions, they cannot be tampered or altered. They can only be accentuated or exaggerated. We Samoan love the flair but we keep it conservative for the most part.... " the Samoan Siva is perfect as it is" stop trying to bedazzle art!"
Lol...I make the same excuse as you did. I would type swear words to people, then post another comment later on telling them it wasn't me "it was my sister or brother but not me"...I see what you're doing there lol
great job. to showcase our culture and where we come from on the other side of the planet, is something so amazing and makes others, such as myself, feel proud of being Samoan. I am proud of you dear, keep up the good work! and whoever thinks they're better, they're just jealous of your beautiful dance.
This is a great comment because instead of outright insulting her like other supposed 'grown folk' on here have, it is encouragement and constructive criticism.
@SuperKakashiSenpai Thanks for your open mind and understanding. I saw your uploads and my dad loves rugby. HaHa Manu Samoa all the way in the World Cup..
@sagalei Why there are so many changes in our culture and way of life that are accepted now a days. The values are still remain the same but the mechanics and practice are adjusted accordingly. It is a fact of life that we live to appreciate. On the other hand, I respect your view and values hopefully you mean the core values demonstrate in our dance not the technicality.
I watched this video with the biggest smile on my face it was so great, you were sooo graceful !! Then reading the hating comments man you guys r saad . You should all be happy that young poly children these days are proud of our samoan culture And want to show it to the world ! Because its slowly fading away . Big ups to you girl u did a great job keep it up ! Keeep practicing !!!
Thank you for your wise words, I will take if wholeheartedly with great respect. You sound very intelligent and educated and I would be willing to use your advice to improve my personality in dealing with life challenges. You sounds like my dad and I am sure you have beautiful daughters as well. Good luck and thank you.
@polyflower92 Thank you polyflower92 I truly appreciate your being positive and understanding. Hopefully my second performance promoting our Samoan dance will be much improved.
shes in alaska, !!its cold!!! gosh! I WOULD wear a fur puletasi if there was one. and a toga or siapo is only for high events. This was a school talent! SCHOOL!! LOL ... samoan traditional wear should only be used for samoan functions. that was a talent show.. everyone should just be thankful someone is doing it out there. geez ppl
@lisalevy1000 hank you with great respect. The song is about the patriotic call for the village people of Falealili in Samoa. Their heroic reputation speak volume for themselves. You can find it on youtube "Falealili Uma.
It has been quite a while since I have watched this video again. I am now 16 yrs. of age, and I would like to thank everyone for their comments. For those who are not sure if I am Samoan, I want you to know that I am. I don't mind those who have left disliking comments, but I must let you know that it doesn't effect me at all. My socks still on was an in the moment thing. I was so nervous I forgot I had them on. Thank you to everyone and again. Faafetai lava.
i love the perfomance,very very manaia hehe but seriesly i dont like what shes wearing yeah but the movements are awesome :) shot girl keep it up....... oi change the way you come in yep
Best performance? No. Best love for the dancer? Hell yeah. Looks like her first time as a taupou and she did her best. She wasnt perfect but it look like she hit all her moves. You gotta be brave to dance as taupou for a crowd and This crowd was crazy for her and thats all that matters.
@ticklemetoejam Thanks for your comments but I just want to clarify a misunderstanding on the claim as the best Samoan dance. Actually I didn't claim my performance as the best, it was the best performance in our talent show and it so happen that I performed a Samoan dance. I know there are other better performance of our traditional dance out there but I just started and hopefully develop into a better one.
@ahfook .. nodding head is not a Tongan thing, Samoan & Tongan use it.. prolly you dont know that.. it shows respect, gracefull and elegant of the taupou. It's a part of the siva Samoa...
um I think she did a great job for someone who was coached. Alot of samoans girls cant even this. I am very happy to see our dance loved and taught anywhere in the world. @ ahfookt be nice, are u 13 too?
Isn't that throwing your opinion on the net reflect your personality and citizenship. I took criticism with great respect as long as for improvement and development not just being ignorant. As for the record, I really don't care about what people say because no one is an expert or original about our dance. The world is forever changing and so to our art of performing. If you really want to keep everything as the way it was then that is your take and I respect you for it.
very pretty girl.. loved how u dance.. but im a true samoan dancer bak from the old days.. the only thing is that u cant wear shoes or socks while performing a somoan dance!!!! .. besides that.. u got the talent!!!
@ahfookt You're right this dance might not have been her best but she tried. She does need to learn a few more things. As for the head nodding that's also a Samoan action in our dances. I know, I've done a lot of taualugas back in Samoa.
@KIWIBOY6 This is a traditional song of Falealili village in Samoa. It 's a patriotic call for the village members all over the world that their heroic reputation speaks volume.
I would like to take few words to elaborate more on my performance as numbers of comments I read mistakenly view this dance as a Samoan Taualuga. This is a song performance siva just like many of the group dance prescribing according to the lyrics. The base of action is the ava preparation of the Taupou and the Tufa'ava with aumaga behind the afa. The interval action is the songs lyrics movement. Hope this will clear some misunderstanding on the general viewers. Thanks,
@187samoa Thank you I greatly appreciated. Oh, Merry Christmas to you and the family in that part of the world. I understand the demographic of different perspectives but that doesn't affect because I am proud to be a Samoan. I wish all my people either for or against our traditional mainly Samoan Dance would voice their opinion in a Samoan manner --respectful. That is what makes us unique in representation of our culture. Thank you for your dedication in serving for all of us here.
fai sao lo siva samoa. if u were a real samoan. read it and it would mean something. samoa is my peoples pride and understanding, lua le upu. misses fia samoa.
its nice to see SAMOAN kids do a SAMOAN dance for their talent rather than a TAHITI solo :) taofi mau lau aganuu SAMOA.
much love
Next time u have to preform another item gimmie a bell.Wud be proud and honoured to dance along side u.May the lord continue sharing his grace amongest his children and upon this talented gifted young lady
man, all the screaming just made me smile and so excited watching this lil girl dance. I'm part samoan, never met my samoan side of the family neither my dad and recently i just found them on the internet... and this just makes me feel so lucky to have samoan blood.. that was a beautiful dance :) i love learning about the samoan culture, it's just so beautiful..
Don't worry just continue doing what you do best.These peeps leaving negative comments are just envy by how graceful and beautiful you represent the Samoan culture and art.If ask to perform they'll probably run away or look ferocious like they are doing Karate moves
or staring a cat to death hahahahah!!!!
I'm sure she's not used to dancing the Samoan way but give our kids credit for trying and representing our heritage!!! Don't hate because she had shoes on or whatnot! Dislike the fact that you, yourself is hating is hating on a child that DOESN'T have do the dance at all!!! Great job little one!! You did your thing on that floor and I, for one am proud of you!!
Indeed, a beautiful and graceful young lady. Excellent body control and an elegant smile are her best qualities as a Polynesian Dancer. Ms Beautiful, an excellent performance! May you grow up receiving a double portion (a Blessing) of grace and of elegance; thus, contributing continously to the future of this unspoken language in the arts. Many thanks for a "beautiful and magical" moment; for me - it's truly worth of praise.
Well as a samoan in the army based here in Germany.I take my hat of to this young beautiful samoan girl.She cud have any dance but she choose dis one.U luk very beautiful their will alwasy be critics.U do wat makes u happy
I give credit to her for trying and representing our Samoan culture by performing her Taualuga dance. Most of us Samoan always judge when someone makes mistakes.This young and beautiful girl did what is best from her heart. I don't care if it wasn't her best performance, but she was a proud young Samoan lady who admires her Samoan Culture. Well, at least she got paid for that performance. She will learn more about the Samoan Taualuga dance and get better at it. O le mea lea e pau maualalo ai tagata Samoa. E vaai atu loa o taumafai se isi, o mai loa faitio ae ai a se aivalea e leiloa siva. Afai ete ita ile siva Samoa a sia teinetiti, alu oe e fai sau siva ae post ile TH-cam. Tuu le loto leaga!
that is so true. I'm Samoan too except I don't know how to dance like one. I feel so ashamed of myself
Word. I'm so shocked to be reading some negative comments on here then I realized they sound more like haters and aren't actually knowledgable about the art.
hahahahahaha oh my goodness its true what they say " it not what you do it's how you do it " this was truely awesum for a girl that age, she's a credit to her family and her upbringing, great performance for sure. I'a o ou mama na o ou manu na!
I myself, am african but i love the Samoan culture and lovey you glide across the floor with such grace and your had movements and gestures are just beautiful the Puletasi is very pretty for sure :)
There will always be people hiding behind their computer screens with their negative comments.
I commend you for a beautiful dance. I admire your courage and your passion to continue and practice your culture outside of Samoa. I loved this. Keep it up.
And to those who dislike this, your entitled to your own opinion. But if you think you can do better than post up a video to prove it. If not, sit back and encourage others.
u dance beautifully like a true samoan born, despite what negative suggestions the world says....be proud of yourself and what talent gifted that the Lord had given to yourself.
this is beautiful esp for someone living all the way in alaska. Calm your farm haters shes only 13 and shes definitely only gona get better. keep doing your thing sis!
Samoa taualuga dance Taupou le alo Sa Asomua (Atanoa)
You know what growing up in Samoa everyone had their own version of the Taualuga and its traditional moves. Performing for a non Samoan crowd who didnt know any better, who didnt care that you were wearing socks, must have said the same thing I did...Graceful,beautiful, and Awsome!! Keep dancing young lady dont let anyone discourage you from your heritage and culture.
haters..you dont even see hardly any samoan teens doing this any more..good job..very beautiful..
Luv the audience how they enjoy this was beautiful n every1 that joined in was awsum
Half the comments are saying she's bad, Honey like u can dance. This girl is AWESOME
you are a doll! i love the dance, puletasi and im glad you take interest and pride in your culture (as you should). amazing job for a 13yr old
she's amazing and she has her own unique way how to dance!!! thats beautiful ,
Malo Lava to this 13 year old..dont worry what other people say about your siva..as long as you retain your CULTURE THATS THE MAIN THING! Manuia :)
I love the Samoan culture. My only comment, and please don't take it in a wrong way, the Samoan dance and its movement is been around for ages. Yes, you can make some changes with the moves but not to the extent where it can change its meaning and its originality losses its taste. If I am Samoan, I will be proud to represent my culture and stick to the tradition and carry on with the legacy of our forefathers, high chief, etc.
Critique: Polynesian dancers never wear socks when dancing.
Wow This Is Probably One Of The Best Sivas I Have Ever Seen Your Movement And Motions Are Flawless You Go Girl!
She's elegant..beautiful teine....you go girl!!
Missing you, sister Annabelle Sina Ula Mamea.
hey im with u she is a grate dancer. She rocks in that uniform..
I dnt get why people are hating ? lol yeah her run in was a bit different but we should be supporting each other its our culture duuudes ! Girl i think u did great :) really made me proud to be samoan ! ONE LOVE GUYS xx
Waiiooh, 13 years old?! GIRl! I am PROUD of YOU!!!
You did a great job sweet girl. You were graceful in most of your hand movements and you put your own flavor in to this siva samoa. I liked your movement for the beginning of the song, something different instead of the regular sway from side to side. Well done, keep it up.
Well done girl. Beautiful siva, it brought tears to my eyes seeing that you're brought up in Alaska and you're keeping the Samoan siva alive! Malo lava and proud of you and don't even know you ha! Practice makes perfect so keep at it girl and then you won't have to concentrate too hard on the actions but it will flow naturally as you listen to the song and dance what comes to you. You have the grace so keep it up and you'll be a natural siva dancer. Practise at home to ur Samoan songs:)
All but having the shoes and socks on it was great, keep up the good work.
im sorry...you are 13 yrs old!? that is a great job for a 13 yr old. i thought you were older. Malo lava le kaumafai. keep at it girl..you are on ur way.
Awwww she's the cutest.. Well done. She look Asian to me.. and she did good..
Nice work - its nice to see our young ones practice our traditional dancing as for all the negative responses, practice makes perfect :) malo
BEAUTIFUL AND SO GRACEFUL. GREAT EFFORT :)
Good job for a thirteen yr old. its not easy doing a siva on stage esp by yourself , I know I always get nervous even when Im performing with others.. keep at it. PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT :)
this is the beautiful lovely girl l never seen this beautiful lovely girl danceing she is the best dancer
she is a wonderful dancer
And l like the beautiful song and dance
She's gorgeous! Love the puletasi - Nice job!
Beautiful dance that makes här perfect
Awesome dancing, nice of you to share the Samoan culture with your school. malo le sa'asa'a.
Great job Annett! You are amazing don't mind the haters because haters are just going to hate! I really love your dress and everything! So awesome, and beautiful!☺👍 Great Job and keep up the fantastic work!👍👍👍
this was so beautiful...amazing performance
Taupou dance it's not as easy as most people imagine..but just as like other Polynesian dances we tell our story.. use our feet and hands movements..but i've never seen a taupou dance with shoes on..lol...much respect tho...
Wow that was quite good and I know u are doing this for our own culture.
Well I just saw your video and must say..I really enjoyed it...it was with grace and beauty, love the puletasi outfit..and one of the best i've seen perform and im sure there are others out there who does just as wonderfully as u..so don't fret...and to the one abusing the scripture if I were you I would look into what that really entails...the scripture plainly speaks about God's word not being thrown to those who will not except or even throw is word away...NOT HER PERFORMANCE!!
I love this song. At school on every Friday not every friday but nearly every friday we have samoan class wich is called Fa'asamoa if your samoan you go to Fa'asamoa you can come if your Tongan you can come if you want too. If you wanna come you can come too Fa'asamoa our teacher who teaches us is called Mrs Masoe shes my friend nana my friend is called Pearl ive been friends with Pearl since i was 1 and a half. I go to Pomare School i live in New Zealand and my full name is Anneliese . Mariane. Vailepa
Hey there i would like to congratulate you again for that performance for what it is it's woncerful to watch and you make me proud to be Samoan so who cares what these haters think just love to see our culture in another part of the world used with sure grace and love so keep your chin up. Malo le sa'a sa'a LOL
omgg, i love the dance, very beautiful outfit gurl, no buts or complains about this. and falealili was my mum village, my mum used to always dance to this song, and you did a very good job ;) work it gurll! xxx
she's gonna have her collage tuition ,by the time this dance is over,very beautiful dance and culture..!
go annett!! we loved u!
She's young and still learning so I'll give her credit for even taking an interest in learning the art of the Samoan Siva. I am disappointed with the choreographer though. Some of the choreography is clearly not Samoan. You might argue that it's modern, but tacky is not modern. Like all our customs and traditions, they cannot be tampered or altered. They can only be accentuated or exaggerated. We Samoan love the flair but we keep it conservative for the most part.... " the Samoan Siva is perfect as it is" stop trying to bedazzle art!"
Samoa taualuga dance Taupou le alo Sa Asomua (Atanoa)
I just wanted to say shut the hell up okay it's none of you business maybe your just jealous that she can dance better than u ya kio aikae
Sorry I did not write that comment it must of been my sister and I do apologise.
I apologize for the rant....I was offended and I should've handled it different. I'm sorry!
Lol...I make the same excuse as you did. I would type swear words to people, then post another comment later on telling them it wasn't me "it was my sister or brother but not me"...I see what you're doing there lol
This 13 year old is a fast learner she is a nice dancer like i like and love singing and dancing i want to be a gymnast
She's awesome!
great job. to showcase our culture and where we come from on the other side of the planet, is something so amazing and makes others, such as myself, feel proud of being Samoan. I am proud of you dear, keep up the good work! and whoever thinks they're better, they're just jealous of your beautiful dance.
She's young and beautiful it's good that she's learning, although her tamoe from beginning that's not Samoan but keep on learning :)
This is a great comment because instead of outright insulting her like other supposed 'grown folk' on here have, it is encouragement and constructive criticism.
I know I never seen a Samoan dance like this before I see it all out there but this one I don't know but you'll learn quickly Good Job though
@SuperKakashiSenpai Thanks for your open mind and understanding. I saw your uploads and my dad loves rugby. HaHa Manu Samoa all the way in the World Cup..
What a beautiful dancer:)
beautiful and very talented, great job
@sagalei Why there are so many changes in our culture and way of life that are accepted now a days. The values are still remain the same but the mechanics and practice are adjusted accordingly. It is a fact of life that we live to appreciate. On the other hand, I respect your view and values hopefully you mean the core values demonstrate in our dance not the technicality.
I watched this video with the biggest smile on my face it was so great, you were sooo graceful !! Then reading the hating comments man you guys r saad . You should all be happy that young poly children these days are proud of our samoan culture And want to show it to the world ! Because its slowly fading away . Big ups to you girl u did a great job keep it up ! Keeep practicing !!!
Love the way she moves her hands. Though the socks gotta go lol malo lava
Very graceful!
Awesome siva girl!!! we love it,go hard...
I give u props, keep doin ur thing sistah... one from da ak....
Thank you for your wise words, I will take if wholeheartedly with great respect. You sound very intelligent and educated and I would be willing to use your advice to improve my personality in dealing with life challenges. You sounds like my dad and I am sure you have beautiful daughters as well. Good luck and thank you.
I learned this song when i was 6 or 7 i love this song
loved ur fingers lol nice dance suga ! most 13yr olds i know are kaea but nah u did fab:)
She is so adorable. Great job! :) I love the song. Who sings it and what is it called? Thanks for posting! :)
Great dancing! Brilliant.
Very graceful :)
Pearl is aways carring and shes nice and kind and she shares
awwww thats soooo pretty :)
Hey Annett u rocked at that performance oh yeah forgot to tell u i got a youtube isnt that awsome lol your great at dancing!!!!!
I'm just disappointed I wasn't there to aiuli for you hahaha
Lol @ how she moves her fingers ... well yous did pretty good though !! love the performance
awesome
@polyflower92 Thank you polyflower92 I truly appreciate your being positive and understanding. Hopefully my second performance promoting our Samoan dance will be much improved.
wow quarters too wow that is awesome
well done sis=).i love itttttttt
shes in alaska, !!its cold!!! gosh! I WOULD wear a fur puletasi if there was one. and a toga or siapo is only for high events. This was a school talent! SCHOOL!! LOL ... samoan traditional wear should only be used for samoan functions. that was a talent show.. everyone should just be thankful someone is doing it out there. geez ppl
@lisalevy1000 hank you with great respect. The song is about the patriotic call for the village people of Falealili in Samoa. Their heroic reputation speak volume for themselves. You can find it on youtube "Falealili Uma.
Well done!!!I Love that puletasi..its beautiful:)
It has been quite a while since I have watched this video again. I am now 16 yrs. of age, and I would like to thank everyone for their comments. For those who are not sure if I am Samoan, I want you to know that I am. I don't mind those who have left disliking comments, but I must let you know that it doesn't effect me at all. My socks still on was an in the moment thing. I was so nervous I forgot I had them on. Thank you to everyone and again. Faafetai lava.
OMG this is so beautiful
i love the perfomance,very very manaia hehe but seriesly i dont like what shes wearing yeah but the movements are awesome :) shot girl keep it up.......
oi change the way you come in yep
Best performance? No. Best love for the dancer? Hell yeah. Looks like her first time as a taupou and she did her best. She wasnt perfect but it look like she hit all her moves. You gotta be brave to dance as taupou for a crowd and This crowd was crazy for her and thats all that matters.
OMG she's like a moving lotus! HOW elegant :)
@ticklemetoejam Thanks for your comments but I just want to clarify a misunderstanding on the claim as the best Samoan dance. Actually I didn't claim my performance as the best, it was the best performance in our talent show and it so happen that I performed a Samoan dance. I know there are other better performance of our traditional dance out there but I just started and hopefully develop into a better one.
@ahfook .. nodding head is not a Tongan thing, Samoan & Tongan use it.. prolly you dont know that.. it shows respect, gracefull and elegant of the taupou. It's a part of the siva Samoa...
um I think she did a great job for someone who was coached. Alot of samoans girls cant even this. I am very happy to see our dance loved and taught anywhere in the world. @ ahfookt be nice, are u 13 too?
Isn't that throwing your opinion on the net reflect your personality and citizenship. I took criticism with great respect as long as for improvement and development not just being ignorant. As for the record, I really don't care about what people say because no one is an expert or original about our dance. The world is forever changing and so to our art of performing. If you really want to keep everything as the way it was then that is your take and I respect you for it.
very pretty girl.. loved how u dance.. but im a true samoan dancer bak from the old days.. the only thing is that u cant wear shoes or socks while performing a somoan dance!!!! .. besides that.. u got the talent!!!
Who cares how you dance... you made your audience happy... that's what matters.. you look beautiful though.
@ahfookt You're right this dance might not have been her best but she tried. She does need to learn a few more things. As for the head nodding that's also a Samoan action in our dances. I know, I've done a lot of taualugas back in Samoa.
@KIWIBOY6 This is a traditional song of Falealili village in Samoa. It 's a patriotic call for the village members all over the world that their heroic reputation speaks volume.
I would like to take few words to elaborate more on my performance as numbers of comments I read mistakenly view this dance as a Samoan Taualuga. This is a song performance siva just like many of the group dance prescribing according to the lyrics. The base of action is the ava preparation of the Taupou and the Tufa'ava with aumaga behind the afa. The interval action is the songs lyrics movement. Hope this will clear some misunderstanding on the general viewers. Thanks,
Way to go baby girl. Malo lava
hey aminta u should search up omi cheerleader right now. its amazing and delightful.:) luv da dance nett.
@187samoa Thank you I greatly appreciated. Oh, Merry Christmas to you and the family in that part of the world. I understand the demographic of different perspectives but that doesn't affect because I am proud to be a Samoan. I wish all my people either for or against our traditional mainly Samoan Dance would voice their opinion in a Samoan manner --respectful. That is what makes us unique in representation of our culture. Thank you for your dedication in serving for all of us here.
I'd marry you lol u look gorgeous.. dont mind the haters..ur awesome xo
beautiful teine samoa
fai sao lo siva samoa. if u were a real samoan. read it and it would mean something. samoa is my peoples pride and understanding, lua le upu. misses fia samoa.