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huānga kanikani

1. (noun) dance elements.

E rima ngā āhuatanga matua o tētahi kanikani, o tētahi rerenga nekehanga rānei, ā, ka kīia ēnei ko ngā huānga kanikani (RMR 2017). / There are five main aspects of a dance, or of a movement phase, and these are called the dance elements.

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