Enjoying Polynesian dancing/Carlos Pueblo

Enjoying Polynesian dancing/Carlos Pueblo

We were at the Queen Kaahumanu Center Mall enjoying Polynesian

Dancing presented by the dancers of Aumankua Promotion at

Kahului, Maui Island of Hawaii. We were so impressed; therefore, we

had attended two shows of another group on the ship that night back

to back. Polynesian and Austronesian are the same origin and may be

the same race which cover Taiwanese aborigines, 480,000; Filipino

100 million; Indonesian 200 million, Malay, etc. I have identified myself

to this group due to my suspicion of some blood of Pinpu Taiwanese

in my vein and that’s why I have a Filipino last name Pueblo, means

chuang in Chinese and village in English. I have so much affectionate with

this group and their dancing and music are very lovely to me indeed.

There is a caller, Square Dancing terminology, in a 3 person band, to sing

and call the dance, can be one dancer, duel, and multi dancers group to

perform variety pf dancing including hand wave, buttocks shaking, and

foot work steps. I have seen 40 some dancers in five groups to perform

young girls, adolescent female, female, young boys, and men. Before each

dance to begin, the caller or the announcer on the platform would introduce

the dance origin and its meaning and various dance cover all of the Pacific

Ocean, New Zealand, Quam, Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, and Hawaii Islands.

I recognize Hula dancing from the 60’s and fighting dance adopted by NCAA

and NFL teams before the game.  Hula dancing is one of the Menu at regular

Hawaii Luau program, a diner party with a cost to enjoy flame, grilled pork

In the pit, music and dancing. Belly dancing and the buttocks shaking are

very unique and depends on the age of the dancers, the younger dancers

shake more aggressively. Hand wave dance is an expression of love and always

keeps on smiling while at dance.

I don’t see any of the dancing including Taiwanese aborigines and I feel very sorry.

After 400 plus years Chinese, there is no Austronesian Culture existed in Taiwan

And the Chinese rulers do not respect such culture at all while Chinese have no

such interests to maintain and develop such culture of minority group. I am glad to

see Hawaiian keeping such traditional culture and enlarge its audience on the ship

, in the mall and promote to the rest of the world. They are beautiful and lovely.