Stick dances were introduced from the other islands east of Yap and marching dances were formed in Palau then brought to Yap during the Japanese time. The latter two may be performed by young men and women together.
Churuq/Traditional Dances
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Traditional dancing, called Churuq is a highly developed and complex art form in Yap. Dances and the chants which accompany them were once used to pass stories from one generation to another and were taught with great care. |
| Some of the dances still practiced today are so ancient that the present generation cannot translate their meaning but the chants and the movements are the same as in the past. |
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All dancers are beautifully decorated, colored and ornamented. Even though the decoration is generally uniform, each dancer adds to it according to his/her own taste, forming thus a stunning group. There are several dance forms: sitting dances and standing dances originated from Yap and were always performed by men and women separately. |
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Stick dances were introduced from the other islands east of Yap and marching dances were formed in Palau then brought to Yap during the Japanese time. The latter two may be performed by young men and women together. |
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Paerbuut/Sitting Dance
Tayoer/Begging Dance
Gasraw/Standing Dance
Gamel'/Stick Dance
Maas/Marching Dance