This is the third video of the four (4) part series of the Filipino-Tongan wedding. Great to see Kalauta Kupu and Bianca Dalisay Rivera as a happy couple. You would see in this video the amazing Tongan money dance known as FAKAPALE. Based on the blog by Bobby Akoi
Fakapale is basically prize money, meant to be a gift to a dancer. As often is the case, the dance (tau’olunga) is performed by a dancer being honored for some event or milestone.
It is usual for a girl to start the tau’olunga dance, and then parents, cousins, family members and friends join in on the stage to put dollar bills on her oiled skin. Some will tuck them in the dancer’s costume, or slap the bills on their back, arms or legs. Then some will throw a huge wad of dollar bills in the air as a way of honoring her. I love to see those dollars floating in the air, hear the music and see everyone dancing.
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