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| name             = Takalo
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| image            = Niue RL 2015 Takalo (3).jpg
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| caption          = Niue national rugby league team performing Takalo before one of their test matches
| genre            = [[War dance]]
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| origin           = Niue
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The '''takalo''' is a [[Niue]]an [[war dance]]. Performed by an individual warrior or group of warriors, the dance is a formal challenge,<ref>{{cite book |title=Weavers of Song: Polynesian Music and Dance |author=Mervyn McLean |publisher=Auckland University Press |date=1999 |page=213-214}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mpp.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Ponataki-Niue-Education-Resource-.pdf |title=Ponataki |page=14 |publisher=Ministry of Pacific Peoples |date= |accessdate=14 December 2020}}</ref> and was traditionally performed prior to engaging the enemy with traditional war clubs.
In modern times, the takalo is often performed prior to a [[Rugby football|rugby]] game or winning a game of some sport code.  The takalo is also performed to welcome dignitaries upon arrival into Niue,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/arrival-niue |title=Arrival in Niue |publisher=Government House |date= |accessdate=14 December 2020}}</ref> and signifies that the dignitaries' arrival is for the purpose of peace and harmony.
==See also==
* [[Haka]]
==References==
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[[Category:Culture of Niue]]
[[Category:War dances]]
[[Category:Dances of Polynesia]]
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