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===Music===
{{Main|Music and dances of the Federated States of Micronesia}}
[[File:Yapese men dancers in traditional dress celebrating Yap Day.jpg|thumb|Yapese men dancing in traditional dress]]
[[File:Ponape Handicraft Shop.jpg|thumb|A shop in Pohnpei selling traditional souvenirs]]
Traditional dances on the main islands includes "stick dancing" on [[Pohnpei]], [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] and [[Yap]], standing dances on [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] and sitting dances on Yap<ref name=dance>{{cite web|work=Jane's Oceania Page|url=http://www.janesoceania.com/micronesia_music_anthology/|access-date=September 27, 2005 |title=Micronesia Music Anthology|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101073112/http://www.janesoceania.com/micronesia_music_anthology/|archive-date=January 1, 2006}}</ref> and [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]]. The Yapese are particularly known for their skills in dancing. The Yapese stick dance is performed by men, women and children together, while standing dances are performed either by women or men and boys, but never both together. The men participate in various dancing competitions, which are segregated by [[caste]]; the lower castes have some distinct dances, such as a woman's standing dance, but can only dance when authorized by a person of a higher caste.<ref name=Yap>{{cite web|work=Jane's Oceania Page|url=http://www.janesoceania.com/micronesia_yap/index.htm|access-date=September 27, 2005 |title=Aspects of Yap|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227045237/http://www.janesoceania.com/micronesia_yap/index.htm|archive-date=February 27, 2005}}</ref>