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We are on passage sailing 1000 miles from Tonga to Vanuatu and came across an island in the middle of the ocean. It literally pops up out of nowhere. We went right up close but it was surrounded by rocks and coral so we were unable to anchor or get to land. Slowly a group of kids started to appear out of the jungle, staring at us. They made a fire and were waving to us, but we were too far away to interact with them. We were silently gazing at each other, with them confused about our intentions.

The Tongan Tau’olunga, influenced by the Samoan taualuga and the ancient ‘ula’ dance, became a key part of Tongan culture, particularly among the aristocracy. The ‘ula’ was a group dance for chiefly daughters, but with the introduction of the Samoan taualuga in the 19th century, it became institutionalized within the Tu’i Kanokupolu lineages. In the 1950s, Queen Salote enhanced the tau’olunga, incorporating wrist flourishes and lakalaka leg transitions, shaping the modern version we see today. F

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