Island Entertainers

One of the most unusual show business troupes ever assembled will be visiting Nelson soon, complete with interpreter, native chef and copious supplies of taro and yams. They are Polynesian entertainers from Tahiti, New Caledonia, Bora Bora, Moorea and remote Wallis Island.

Dancers, musicians and knife-dancers, they are being imported for a New Zealand tour by Auckland promoter David A. Dunningham in association with Benny Levin and Tai Air France. The show is titled "South Sea Island Festival '63".

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Fifi, widely acknowledged as Tahiti's leading dancer, is with the touring troupe.

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Timi and Tahitian dancer Noeline demonstrate the tamoure ...... the traditional Polynesian dance of love.

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George Tumahai, a Tahitian by birth, will be compere for the show.

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This tranquil bay in Tahiti is typical of the surroundings the Islanders will leave behind them for their New Zealand tour.

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Wallesian knife-dancers can twirl their heavy knives around their heads and legs as if they were as light--and as harmless--as a feather.