Blog — Siva Afi Samoa
SIVA AFI TUTORIAL: 3 Actions all Siva Afi (Fire Knife Dance) Performers should know
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One thing that we try to teach in our Siva Afi Courses and workshops is the Samoan cultural ties. We feel that colonialism has made us centre much of our lives on English or western ways and language. When we teach a Samoan martial arts like Siva Afi, we don't want it all to be in English. We want to share the Samoan language as well as the art of Siva Afi. Here are three Siva Afi action moves that all Siva Afi performers should know: 1. Vili - spin 2. Togi - throw 3. Sapo - catch To see...
2 Ways to Tie a Lavalava
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If you are a Siva Afi (fire knife dance) performer you are going to want to know how to tie a lavalava. A lavalava is known as a pareo or sarong in other places. In Samoa it is called a lavalava, ie lavalava or just an ie. It is the material that is used as clothing and wrapped around the waist or body. Siva Afi performers use them in their performances as it was traditionally used by our warriors when they went to war. For those of you who don't know siva afi is an adaptation of the ailao, a...
Siva Afi (Fire Knife Dance) Beginner’s Course: What You Get
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We can go on about the Measina Siva Afi (Fire Knife Dance) Beginner’s Course all day long. But we know you have a life so we are going to give you 3 of the top things that you will get by purchasing the Siva Afi (Fire Knife Dance) Beginner’s Course. Lifetime Access You don’t just have access to the course for a term. You don’t have to complete the lessons in a set amount of time. You have access to the course for as long as it is in our system (don’t worry we plan on being here for as...
Our 5 Favourite Siva Afi Performances
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To celebrate the launch of Measina Siva Afi School we are sharing our 5 favourite Siva Afi Performances on YouTube today. If you have any suggestions on performances that we should watch leave a comment below with a link.