{"id":604,"date":"2022-10-21T16:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funnyvideo.us\/?p=604"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:21:24","slug":"the-rock-shows-off-tribal-dance-as-tribute-to-his-cultural-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"The Rock Shows Off Tribal Dance As Tribute To His Cultural Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you hear the name Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, you either think of him as a charismatic wrestler or as a famous actor.Indeed, The Rock has made a name for himself, not just once but twice in the industry, but what his fans love about him is that he never forgot about his roots.<\/h4>\n

In fact, Dwayne is passionate about his heritage, and he is proud to show this to the entire world.Dwayne\u2019s mother is actually Samoan. Her maternal grandparents, Ofelia \u201cLia\u201d Fuataga and Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia were Samoans and also had wrestling histories.His father is of Black Nova Scotian descent, thus making Dwayne a part of the African-Americans who fled from the U.S after the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

Dwayne loved his family and embraced all of his family\u2019s cultures. He\u2019s proud and always open to answering any questions about his roots.<\/p>\n

Six years ago, while Dwayne was promoting his hit movie Moana, he had the chance to show off a tribal dance called the Samoan Slap, or \u201cFa\u2019ataupati.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fa\u2019ataupati literally translates to \u2018forcefully clap or to slap\u2019.
\nIn the Samoan culture, each member values their day-to-day lives, and their dance and music also reflect the same.<\/p>\n

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Around the 16th century, mosquitos invaded their kingdom. Everyone, of course, had a hard time getting used to this.
\nThe people in Samoa would forcefully slap their bodies to kill or get rid of the pesky mosquitos. This is where the dance Fa\u2019ataupati was created.<\/p>\n

Who would have thought that with the invasion of these invasive insects, the Samoans would be able to come up with such beautiful dance steps?<\/p>\n

The anchors of Good Morning America interviewed Dwayne and were pretty excited about his special treat.<\/p>\n

Dwayne said that he wanted to show everyone a \u201ctaste of their Polynesian culture.\u201d
\nThen Dwayne disappears from the screen.<\/p>\n

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We see two men prepare their wood sticks and ignite them with fire. Though Fa\u2019ataupati doesn\u2019t require this step, the two men added this as Dwayne prepared.<\/p>\n

It mesmerized everyone as the two men exhibited their fire dance skills.
\nAfter a minute, Dwayne comes back wearing only a lavalava skirt and lots of coconut oil.<\/p>\n

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Dwayne, along with the two men started dancing and clapping in sync. Their movement was amazing and really fast.
\nIt didn\u2019t require any musical instrument because the sound of their hands slapping against their bodies and their feet stomping creates a unique rhythm.<\/p>\n

The Fa\u2019ataupati is often performed on special occasions like church meetings, birthdays, Independence Day, and even weddings.<\/p>\n

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The Fa\u2019ataupati dance is performed as a group.
\nAnother thing you would notice is that all the dancers have an ample amount of coconut oil smeared on their bodies.<\/p>\n

This is crucial since the powerful slaps usually create marks on the body, and coconut oil helps minimize this.<\/p>\n

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We just love how rich their culture is, and Dwayne is proud of his roots.<\/p>\n

The hosts of Good Morning America enjoyed the performance.<\/p>\n

Please SHARE this with your friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you hear the name Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, you either think of him as a charismatic wrestler or as a famous actor.Indeed, The Rock has made a name for himself, not just once but twice in the industry, but what his fans love about him is that he never forgot about his roots. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[273],"class_list":["post-604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-the-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}