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Tahiti Fête in Okinawa 2020

 

​Date:

2020/11/29(Sun)

 

Place:

HiltonOkinawa Chatan Resort

Cascade pool

*If there is rain, the competition will be held in the ballroom

Schedule

10:00~11:30 Ori Tahiti Solo workshop

11:30~17:30 Polynesian Luau

19:00~21:30 Siva Afi Competition(DAY 1)

11/28(Sat)

10:00~17:00 Tahiti Fête in Okinawa(Tahitian Dance Competition)

18:00~21:30 Polynesian Fête in Okinawa

       Ori Tahiti Solo Overall Round

       ・Siva Afi Competition(Sr Final Round)

       ・Guest Show

       ・Award

11/29(Sun)

Category

●Ori Tahiti Solo Competition

 

Men and women's Solo competition.
*There may be changes in the categories due to number of entries.

Category / Age / Qualification

・Tamaroa(Boys)【4~7yrs】【8~11yrs】
・Tamahine(Girls)【4~7yrs】【8~11ysr】

・Taure'are'a Tane(Boys)【12~16yrs】【17~22yrs】
・Taure'are'a Vahine(Girls) 【12~16yrs】【17~22yrs】

・Toa Tane(Men)【23~30yrs】【31~39yrs】
・Purotu Vahine(Women) 【23~30yrs】【31~39yrs】

・Matua Tane(Men)【40~49yrs】【50yrs+】
・Matua Vahine(Women)【40~49yrs】【50yrs+】

【Entry Fee】JPY 15,000 per person

* You must buy a [Polynesian Fete] ticket.

   If more tickets are needed, please let the office know.
* Tax is included, as well as a competition pamphlet.

●Ori Tahiti Couple Competition

 

The competition of the couple of a man and woman. It would be 2 categories by the competitors'ages.

* There is an assigned music. The Competition office will send the CD or data for the participants.

At the competition, the drummer will play the same song.

*There may be changes in the categories due to number of entries.

*The age category is average age of couple.

Category / Age / Qualification

・Tamari'i  【5~15yrs】
・Tamure  【16yrs+】

【Entry Fee】JPY 20,000 per Couple

* You must buy 2 [Polynesian Fete] tickets.

   If more tickets are needed, please let the office know.

* Tax is included, as well as a competition pamphlet.

Entry Sheet

●Group Competition

 

One group over 5 dancers and within 10 dancers.

It would be 3 categories by the competitors'ages.
*There may be changes in the categories due to number of entries.

MEHURA Category / Age / Qualification *Only women can enter.

・Tamari'i  Mehura【5~15yrs】
・Vahine Mehura【16〜35yrs】

・Tupuna Mehura【36yrs+】

OTE'A Category / Age / Qualification *Men and women can combine in this category.

・Tamari'i  Ote'a 【5~15yrs】
・Tane/Vahine Ote'a 【16〜35yrs】

・Matua Ote'a 【36yrs+】

【Entry Fee】JPY 50,000 per team

* Each group must buy [Polynesian Fete]  tickets for all members participating in competition.

   If more tickets are needed, please let the office know.

* Tax is included, as well as a competition pamphlet.

Entry Sheet

Entry Sheet

●Ori Tahiti Solo Exhibition

 

No Judgement category.
*Only for Kids (0~3yrs)

​*1 parent per 1 person can go on stage together.

Category / Age / Qualification

・Ori Tahiti Solo Exhibition【0~3yrs】

【Entry Fee】JPY 5,000 per person

* You must buy [Polynesian Fete] tickets for parent who is on stage with child.

Stage

906cm×360cm

Pool Side Stage

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Costumes

●Ori Tahiti Solo Competition

Tane(Boys and Men's)

●Maro Style or Pareo(Tihere) Style. 

●Naked to the waist and must have head accessories.
●You can use fresh flowers or artificial flowers on your head or neck.

​●Please don’t wear leg accessories.

Vahine(Girls and Women's)

Pareo Style (All Rounds)

 (No MORE skirts for this competition.)

●Tie the Pareo at your waist. You can use plain or printed pareo.
●Please don’t wear hip band or tassels.
●Please wear the brassiere (coconuts or clothe bra)

 at your upper half of the body and wear the head accessories.
●You can use fresh flowers or artificial flowers on your head or neck.

Competition

Solo Competition

  1. This competition is men and women's Solo competition. It has the some categories by competitors'age.
    * It may be change the age categories because of number of entry.

  2. The judgement has the Qualifying round (1st and 2nd round) and the Final round. Only upper score dancers can enter the final round.

  3. The dancers will dance with live drumming on the stage.

【 1st/2nd Round * 】

 The drummers will play one of the 3 assigned drum beats.

 ※Live drumming might be a little different from CD version.

 

【 Final Round * 】
 Final round, drummers will play a 90-120 second drum beat. Final round beat will be played live,

​and not available on CD that you received of drumming beats.

Couple Competition

  1. The couple of a man and woman. This category has 2 categories.

  2. One couple team will show their performance on stage. The drummers will play assigned music.

​Group Competition

<​Ote'a・Mehura>

  1. 1 team over 5 dancers and within 10 dancers.

  2. This competition has 3 age categories.

  3. No assigned music. * Please send your music CD or MP3 data to the Tahiti Fete Office in advance.

  4. The performance time is maximum 8 mins and must include entrance and exit.

For Winners

All categories of winners from the Ori Tahiti Solo competition will have and Overall round in the Polynesian Fete.

The winners of the couples and group competition will have a performance during the the guest show.

Judgements

Solo Competition(1st Round)

①Costume

Wear Traditional Tahitian costumes.

*Deduction of points if judges see your underwear.

*Please ask the office if you have questions about your costume.

②Basic steps

Traditional Tahitian basics.

Solo Competition(Final/Overall Round)

①COSTUME

Creative, neat, & according to standards

②TRADITIONAL STEPS

The coordination & execution of traditional steps and movement

of the feet, legs, knees, arms, hands & hips, impromptu & according to the beat of the drums.

③CREATIVITY

Original use of steps, as well as step and hand combinations in time and rhythm to the drum beat.

④STAMINA&ENDURANCE

The ability to sustain proper dance execution and energy throughout the performance.

⑤OVERALL PRESENTATION

Poise, stamina, timing, coordination, and execution.

Couple Competition

①COSTUME

Creative, neat, & appropriate to couple presentation

②CHOREOGRAPHY&EXECUTION

The use of traditional steps and hand combinations synchronized as a couple

and executed with precision in accordance with the beats, rhythms, and theme of the couple presentation.

③CREATIVITY

Creative use of traditional steps and hand combinations as a couple.

④OVERALL PRESENTATION

Judge’s overall impression.

Group Competition

①COSTUME

Appropriate to the theme

②CHOREOGRAPHY

Creativity in the use of the stage

③THEME INTERPRETATION

Dancers-dake in line with the theme and the lyrics of the song TO INCLUDE MOTIONS AND STEPS

④EXECUTION

The dance hand motions and steps are well synchronized & executed with precision

⑤OVERALL PRESENTATION

Judge’s overall artistic impression

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