Samoan dance
# Samoan dance

Samoan dance traditions reflect contact between Samoan culture and other cultures from the East and West. The space in which dance is conducted has been interpreted as a microcosm of Samoan society.

Samoan dance has been characterized as a means of maintaining Samoan identity in contact with other civilizations.

## Traditional dances

* Fa'ataupati
* Maulu'ulu
* Sasa
* Siva afi
* Siva tau
* Taualuga
* Matamatame
* 'Ailao
