The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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.