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(ｔｏ　ｓｈａｒｅ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｈａｒｖｅｓｔ．)

to share their harvest.

(ｎｅｗ　ｚｅａｌａｎｄ　ｈａｓ)

New Zealand has

(ａ　ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ)

a traditional performance

(ｃａｌｌｅｄ　ｈａｋａ．)

called haka.

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ａ　ｃｅｒｅｍｏｎｉａｌ　ｄｉｓｐｌａｙ)

It's a ceremonial display

(ｏｆ　ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ　ａｎｄ　ｕｎｉｔｙ)

of strength and unity

(ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｏｒｉ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．)

of the Maori people.

(ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｋｎｏｗ)

Do you know

(ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ　ｉｔ？)

how to perform it?

(ｔｈｅ　ｄａｎｃｅｒｓ)

The dancers

(ｓｔａｍｐ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｆｅｅｔ)

stamp their feet

(ａｎｄ　ｐｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｃｈｅｓｔｓ)

and pound their chests

(ａｓ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｃｈａｎｔ．)

as they chant.

(ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｚｅａｌａｎｄ)

The New Zealand

(ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｒｕｇｂｙ　ｔｅａｍ)

national rugby team

(ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｓ　ａ　ｈａｋａ　ｂｅｆｏｒｅ)

performs a haka before

(ｅｖｅｒｙ　ｇａｍｅ．)

every game.

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌ)

It's powerful

(ａｎｄ　ｗｏｒｔｈ　ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ．)

and worth watching.

(ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｓｔ，)

In the past,

(ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ　ｍｏｔｉｖａｔｅｄ)

the performance motivated

(ｍａｏｒｉ　ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ　ｔｏ　ｆｉｇｈｔ．)

Maori warriors to fight.

(ｔｏｄａｙ，　ｉｔ)

Today, it

(ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｓ　ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ！)

encourages everyone!

(ｉｎｄｉａｎ　ｆｏｌｋ　ｄａｎｃｅｓ　ａｒｅ)

Indian folk dances are

(ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｌｄｅｓｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ．)

perhaps the oldest in the world.

(ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｍａｎｙ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ)

There are many different

(ｄａｎｃｅ　ｓｔｙｌｅｓ　ｉｎ)

dance styles in

(ｅａｃｈ　ｒｅｇｉｏｎ．)

each region.

(ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，　ｍｏｓｔ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｎｃｅｓ)

However, most of the dances

(ａｒｅ　ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ)

are religious

(ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ｂａｓｅｄ　ｏｎ)

and they are based on

(ｍｙｔｈｓ　ｏｒ　ｐｏｅｍｓ．)

myths or poems.

(ｄｉｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｋｎｏｗ)

Did you know

(ｔｈａｔ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｍａｎｙ　ｄａｎｃｅ　ｓｃｅｎｅｓ)

that there are many dance scenes

(ｉｎ　ｉｎｄｉａｎ　ｍｏｖｉｅｓ？)

in Indian movies?

(ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｎｃｅｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｖｉｅｓ)

Although the dances in the movies

(ａｒｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｍｏｄｅｒｎ)

are more modern

(ｔｈａｎ　ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ，)

than traditional,

(ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｄａｎｃｅｓ　ａｒｅ　ｓｔｉｌｌ)

these dances are still

(ｐａｒｔ　ｏｆ　ｉｎｄｉａｎ　ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ．)

part of Indian culture.

(ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｄａｎｃｅ　ｇｅｎｒｅ　ｉｓ)

Which dance genre is

(ｙｏｕｒ　ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ？)

your favorite?

(ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｍａｎｙ)

Although there are many

(ｅｘｃｉｔｉｎｇ　ｇｅｎｒｅｓ，　ｂｒｅａｋｄａｎｃｉｎｇ，)

exciting genres, breakdancing,

(ｏｒ　ｂｒｅａｋｉｎ，)

or breakin,

(ｉｓ　ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ　ｕｎｉｑｕｅ．)

is especially unique.

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ｖｅｒｙ　ａｃｒｏｂａｔｉｃ)

It's very acrobatic

(ｌｉｋｅ　ｇｙｍｎａｓｔｉｃｓ．)

like gymnastics.

(ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，　ｉｔ　ｄｏｅｓｎ’ｔ　ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ)

However, it doesn't require

(ａｎｙ　ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ．)

any equipment.

(ｔｈｅ　ｄａｎｃｅｒｓ　ｐｕｔ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｈｅａｄｓ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ)

The dancers put their heads on the

(ｆｌｏｏｒ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｓｐｉｎ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｂｏｄｉｅｓ．)

floor and they spin their bodies.

(ｄａｎｃｅｒｓ　ｏｆｔｅｎ　ｈａｖｅ)

Dancers often have

(ａ　ｄａｎｃｅ　ｂａｔｔｌｅ)

a dance battle

(ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｔａｋｅ　ｔｕｒｎｓ　ｄａｎｃｉｎｇ．)

and they take turns dancing.

(ｓｏ，　ｈｏｗ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｂａｔｔｌｅ　ｊｕｄｇｅｄ？)

So, how is a battle judged?

(ｔｈｅ　ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｉｎｎｅｒ！)

The audience decides the winner!

(ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ，　ｔｈｅ　ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ　ｅｎｊｏｙｓ)

Therefore, the audience enjoys

(ｔｈｅ　ｂａｔｔｌｅ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｍｏｒｅ．)

the battle even more.

(ｂｒｅａｋｉｎ　ｗａｓ　ｂｏｒｎ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｕｓａ)

Breakin was born in the USA

(ａｎｄ　ｉｔ　ｓｐｒｅａｄ　ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ．)

and it spread quickly.

(ｔｏｄａｙ，　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ)

Today, it's popular

(ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ．)

around the world.