Convention
Dance
The term kapa haka derives its meaning from two words: kapa (to stand in rows) and haka (Māori dance). It is used to describe both a Māori performing arts group (a kapa haka group) and the Māori performing arts in general, which include haka, poi, and waiata ā-ringa.
Many of the dance movements involve gestures of the hands, arms, and face and originate from warrior training or images of nature (for example, the movement of wiri originated from the shimmer of heat on the land).
Costumes
Artefacts worn or carried for warmth, protection, embellishment, or symbolic purposes.
Most of the Maori costume used are practically just cultural and the they design the costumes on the meaning of the performance. Most patterns used refer to the nature and the ocean.
Music
Maoris refer to music as a waiata. Contemporary Maori music continues to evolve, using traditional practises in the conjunction with the modern tools and the methods to create a distinctive sound
Chanting
Māori used chants, song, and dance to record their history, to convey feelings, to express ideas, to tell stories, to celebrate important events, and to protest and persuade. Kapa haka, which combines movement, song, and chant, forms an integral part of Māori culture and ways of life.
Comparing
The Maori create there stories from old myths about there culture and heritage which is the same as the pasifika people. From where I'm from we create performing arts from old myths and stories from the olden days for others to hear how the culture came about and about the heritage.
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