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POI DANCE

POI DANCES ARE PERFORMED BY THE MAORIS PEOPLE IN NEW
ZEALAND, WHICH ARE DONE VERY CLEVERLY AND RHYTHMICAL.
EACH ONE IN THE DANCE SWINGS ONE TO TWO POIS. A POI IS
A BALL OF FLAX TIED TO A STRING, WHICH THE DANCER CLEVERLY
MOVES TO THE TIME OF THE MUSIC.

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance

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