Editing French Polynesia (section)

=== Dance ===

Tahitian dance as a movement art evolved alongside Tahitian oral transmission of cultural knowledge.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oritahiti.net/en/on-ori-tahiti-teaching/tahitian-dance/index.html |title= Tahitian Dance|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> In fact, dance movement or gesture has significance, that supported the transmission of cultural knowledge.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tahititourisme.com/the-history-of-tahitian-dance/|title= Traditional Tahitian dances – cultural survivors|author=<!--Not stated-->|date= 31 August 2023}}</ref> Dance styles include [['Aparima]] and [['upa'upa]].

However, after the [[London Missionary Society]] brought their religion to the islands,  they pressured  King [[Pōmare II]] (whom they had converted from traditional beliefs to their [[Reformed tradition]]) to introduce a new legal code.<ref>Gunson, N. (1969). Pomare II of Tahiti and Polynesian imperialism. The Journal of Pacific History, 4(1), 65–82</ref> This code, now known as the Pōmare Code, came into effect in 1819 <ref>{{cite book|first=Bernard |last=Gille|title=Wistoire des institutions de l'Océanie française: Polynésie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Wallis et Futuna, L'Harmattan|date=2009 |pages=403–435|publisher=Harmattan |isbn=978-2-296-09234-1}}</ref> and banned numerous traditional practices including dancing, chants, floral costumes, tattooing and more.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.heiva.org/en/140-years-of-heiva-i-tahiti/|title= Let's celebrate 140 years of Heiva !|author=<!--Not stated-->}}</ref>