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Easter Island, Chile 2003

The Kari Kari Native Dancers

2003-12-02

Late on December 2, after taking photos of the sunset, Peter, Allison and I attended a performance by the Kari Kari Native Dancers.  They are a local group, of dancers, singers and musicians, performing in a traditional Polynesian style (?).  They performed for 90 minutes in a small, badly lit room at the Hangaroa Hotel.  It was a great show.  They performed a number of dances, most of which are stories with dancing / pantomime, music and singing.

The male dancers jump around a lot, and must expend a hue amount of energy each night.  It obvious keeps them all very fit.