Islands of Light - South Pacific Dance

Samoan dance is the poetry of a people. Traditional choreography comes from place and custom; the dances tell a story of cultural values and celebrate simple events. They are graceful, exuberant, comic, and emblematic of the oldest culture in Polynesia.

– Writer Benna Crawford on traditional Samoan dance, Love to Know website

Kapa haka is in our blood...I've been doing it since I was a kid, as has my son and my moko [grandchild].

– Dr Pita Sharples on his long connection with kapa haka, The NZ Herald, 4 June 2004