e/'upa'upa

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has gloss	eng: The upaupa (often written as upa upa) is a traditional dance from Tahiti. It is already mentioned by the European discoverers, who described it as very indecent. It is not quite clear how close (or how far apart) the gestures at that time were with the now immensely popular tāmūrē. In both dances the performers form groups of pairs of a boy and a girl, dancing more or less in sexually oriented movements.
lexicalization	eng: 'upa'upa
lexicalization	eng: Upaupa
instance of	c/Dances of Tahiti

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