🌺 Tau'olunga of the day 🌺 Step into the world of Tongan traditions through the eyes of our little ones. The tau'olunga, a dance deeply rooted in Tongan culture, comes alive today in a truly special way. 😍 Meet the talented children from Akoteu Kato Kakala Early Childhood Education Centre, who are performing their tau'olunga to celebrate Tonga Language Week. 🇹🇴 #TongaLanguageWeek | Ministry for Pacific Peoples

16K views · 260 reactions | Beautiful Tongan Dance ❤️ Tau'olunga Senita 'a Mamani   Tupou College 157th Anniversary Celebration  Guests of Honour: Hon Gennaro Kalaniuvalu Fotofili & Her Serene Highness Princess Marcella Kalaniuvalu Fotofili Sydney, Australia. 29th April, 2023. #Tonga #dance #love | Tonga Vision | Facebook

The Tongan Tau’olunga, influenced by the Samoan taualuga and the ancient ‘ula’ dance, became a key part of Tongan culture, particularly among the aristocracy. The ‘ula’ was a group dance for chiefly daughters, but with the introduction of the Samoan taualuga in the 19th century, it became institutionalized within the Tu’i Kanokupolu lineages. In the 1950s, Queen Salote enhanced the tau’olunga, incorporating wrist flourishes and lakalaka leg transitions, shaping the modern version we see today. F