Tamure

The tāmūrē, or tamouré as popularized in many 1960s recordings, is a dance from Tahiti and the Cook Islands.

[citation needed] Their feet should stay flat on the ground and their shoulders should remain stationary.

The girls are largely standing still, the boys move around their partner, either facing her in front or hiding behind her back (as seen from the public).

The tempo of the music is continuously increased up to the point where only the most experienced and fittest dancers can keep their shakings up.

[citation needed] Shortly after the World War II a soldier of the Pacific battalion, Louis Martin, wrote a song on a classic rhythm in which he used the word tāmūrē quite often as a tra-la-la.