Examples of 'haka' in a sentence
Meaning of "haka"
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance, or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet
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- A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.
- To perform the haka.
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Haka haschosen the path of the GreatJourney.
Music for kapa haka is primarily vocal.
She was honored with a ceremonial haka dance.
Haka is a celebration of culture and of people.
Observe the traditional dances known as haka.
This is the haka he performed.
They even have their own haka.
The haka is a war dance.
All three services have their own haka.
And do the haka respectfully.
The boys then perform a haka.
Haka is also used to challenge to the opponent in the battlefield.
Many of our students performed a haka as they arrived.
These everyday activities were influential to the development of kapa haka.
Haka looks at me again.
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This dance is called a haka.
A haka performed by the national rugby union team before a game.
I will learn the haka.
Haka in english.
And they do the haka.
The haka is a challenge with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet.
He wanted to explore the ways and means of the haka.
Manawa wera haka were generally associated with funerals or other occasions involving death.
Even casual fans of rugby are familiar with the haka.
This is not the first time the haka has received international attention.
This is your haka.
The haka is an ancient Māori war dance.
Thank goodness we do not have to watch that haka thing this weekend.
The haka is a traditional genre of Māori dance.
The right to use the word Haka.
Haka is the generic name for all Maori dance.
Find out more about Haka during our conferences.
And you could hear every word of the Haka.
Students perform haka to pay tribute to classmates killed in Christchurch.
We were greeted with a traditional Haka.
The Haka is a war dance which was performed before going into battle.
The BYU rugby team performs a haka that was specially created for them.
A haka performed by the New Zealand national rugby league team before a game.
We are now down to the big game and we await the haka of New Zealand.
The earliest Europeans to witness the haka were invariably struck by its vigour and ferocity.
A dance performance takes place several times a day with a demonstration of the Haka.
A Haka is a Maori war chant and dance.
I have to teach the Sunday school a Maori haka.
The Haka was their idea.
They performed the traditional Haka.
Haka has chosen the path of the Great Journey.
All Blacks performing the haka.
Haka is a traditional Māori dance.
Piri Weepu leads the haka.
The Ka Mate haka was not well known at this time.
