Ngā Toi

whakatautau ~ria

move in an enchanting way in a performance

tūingoa, tūmahi whiti

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te āhua o te nekeneke o tētahi kiriwhakaari, o tētahi kaihaka rānei (i te nuinga o te wā, he wahine), hei tāruru, hei whakawai i te hunga mātakitaki kia manawarū. 

The way an actor or haka performer (usually female), moves to entice, enrapture and sometimes seduce the audience so that they are enthralled. 

Tauira KŌrero

He whakatautau te mahi a te kuia, e haere tonu ana te kapa i muri i a ia.

E kitea ana te piu o te hope, te hiki o te tukemata, te tupere o ngā ngutu me te piko o ngā turi i te whakatautau a Te Rina.

Ko te kanikani whakatautau a ngā wāhine e haere tahi ana me te whakatangitangi o ngā taonga papā.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Ko tētahi wāhanga o tā te wahine whakatautau, ko te parepare i tōna hope hei whakapoapoa i te hunga mātakitaki. Ko te kopikopi, koirā te pana whakamua i tōna puku.

Tauira KŌrero

He whakatautau te mahi a te kuia, e haere tonu ana te kapa i muri i a ia.

E kitea ana te piu o te hope, te hiki o te tukemata, te tupere o ngā ngutu me te piko o ngā turi i te whakatautau a Te Rina.

Ko te kanikani whakatautau a ngā wāhine e haere tahi ana me te whakatangitangi o ngā taonga papā.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga