Calicia best dancer

27m
Documentary
10

Tahiti, an island where people dance every night. We rehearse for the Heiva festivities, a dance competition where large troupes compete each July. The film follows a young girl from Raiatea, Calicia Taufa, second prize for best dancer at Heiva i Tahiti 2017, filmed day by day from the first rehearsals to the synod of the Maohi Protestant church in Taravao after the Heiva.

Cast

Calicia Taufa
Herself
John Mairai
Himself
Sem Manutahi
Himself
Heia Parau
Herself
Hirohiti Temataotoa
Himself
Teme Paraurahi
Himself
Manutahi Tetuairia
Himself
Meyli Sommers
Herself
Oscar Temaru
Himself
Moetai Brotherson
Himself

Crew

Jonathan Bougard
Director, Writer

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