taparahi
1. (noun) ceremonial haka - posture dance performed without weapons. At some stage during this type of haka the men descend to the ground.
Nā te rau o te poi i ngā ringa o ngā wāhine ātaahua, nā te taparahi, nā te peruperu, nā te reo marae o ō tātau tīpuna, nā ēnei i whakaea te taha ki te iwi Māori katoa (TTT 1/9/1925:300). / The beat of the poi in the hands of the beautiful women, the ceremonial haka, the war dance and the welcoming voices of our ancestors, these fulfilled the part for all Māori.
