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Te Varua ‘Ori Tahitian Dance

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Spirit, Strength, Family, Passion
Director: Angela Liava’a @angela_liavaa_tvo
Music Director: Kalisi Liava’a @kalisiliavaa
Buena Park, CA

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thank you @tevaruaori 🤎 I’ll always be thankful that my passion for dance was reignited when I joined TVO 2 years ago. This family and community will always be special to me(: Thank you to all the girls that made me feel welcomed. And thank you @angela_liavaa_tvo for sharing your heart with us, and for creating a space for people to express their love for ‘Ori tahiti. The flame will always live on ❤️‍🔥

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Gabriel of Te Varua Ori at Ori Tahiti Las Vegas 2026. He placed 3rd in his category. #oritahitilasvegas #oritahiti #tahitiandance

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FORVER TEVO ❤️‍🔥

Sappy post coming soon…

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tvo camp snap photo dumpy ❤️‍🔥

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It was Covid, I was depressed about having to postpone our wedding 2 or 3 times and antsy being stuck at home. I’m not really a homebody, I like to be out and about, connecting with people. That’s when I stumbled across an ad for virtual classes with TVO and reached out. What started out as a distraction from Covid turned into the most beautiful journey for me as a dancer. In my 6 years with TVO I’ve experienced major milestones - I got married, had a baby, and lost all of my grandparents back to back. But the studio and everyone in it never turned me away.

@angliavaa - The feeling of being home at TVO stems from you. You are the beating heart of this group and I’m so grateful to have the privilege of learning from and knowing you. Your love and dedication to us will be something I carry with me always. I know you and your family have sacrificed a lot of time throughout the years and it doesn’t go unnoticed. THANK YOU. This past weekend was the most beautiful display of love and family that TVO represents and we owe it to you and anyone that was a part of these 20 years. Forever my ra’atira, I love you! 💕

Through TVO, I’ve been able to live out my dreams as a performer and have a community of incredible people to do it with. The friendships, sisterhood, and family I’ve found here are something I never take for granted. You’re my people. Thank you for showing up, making me laugh til I cry, making me feel like I’m still 21 when we go out, and never letting me forget who I am. I love ya’ll to the moon and back forever! No matter where we go, the TVO spirit and flame lives on. ❤️‍🔥

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Always love feeling all the mana on instragram after TVO’s big shows…. So proud of @angela_liavaa_tvo and all of the dancers & drummers. I remember sitting in that light green studio when angela announced our new name will be Te Varua Ori; some of us weren’t even old enough to drink, we were kids!!! 😅 tvo will always hold a special place in my heart.

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When we found out @tevaruaori was ending in May, you could instantly feel the impact it had on everyone in the studio. The sadness came in waves, and the pressure to soak in every moment was heavy. I remember heading to every practice thinking, this is one of the last practices I’ll get to learn from Ang.

So here’s a little POV from me as a student of Te Varua ‘Ori, and the last few months we got to learn from Ang. The practices, the production, the hard work, and all the little moments in between.

This is what I wanted to remember 😭🥹

@angela_liavaa_tvo, our ra’atira… thank you for giving us everything you could. I tried to live in every moment we had at practice and cherish all the final times we got to learn from you. Thank you for sharing Tahitian dance, your story, and your heart with us. You deserve the rest and to not have to make any more decisions LOL 😂❤️

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🌺 5 WEEKS TO GO! 🌺
We are officially just 5 weeks away from the 2nd edition of A ‘Ori Mai Tahitian Dance Competition! 🏆🌴
And this one is for the TĀNE! 🔥
Last year, we were honored to see incredible tāne dancers representing from all across the U.S. 🇺🇸 Their strength, passion, and dedication inspired so many of us—and we can’t wait to see WHO will show up and inspire the next generation of tāne and tamāroa this year! 💪🏽🔥
So, we’re giving back to our tāne community with a FREE SOLOIST ENTRY GIVEAWAY! 🎉
✨ 3 LUCKY TĀNE OR TAMĀROA will win a FREE soloist entry to this year’s competition!
HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ ❤️ Like this post
2️⃣ 📲 Share this post to your story
3️⃣ 👇🏽 Tag 3 tāne or tamāroa who you think should have a chance to compete!
🏆 3 winners will be announced Sunday, 9/13!
Don’t wait—get your entries in and help us spread the word! 🌺🔥
TĀNE, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!
Who’s stepping up? 👀💪🏽

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take us back ✨❤️‍🔥

🎥: @j.holiday88 THANK YOU for capturing these sweet memories that we can hold onto forever.

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To my staff,

I’ve tried to think of the right words to say to you, and the truth is, I don’t know if there are words big enough. Because you were never just my staff.

I know there were times I expected a lot from you. There were times I was overwhelmed, distracted, stressed, or so focused on getting everything done that I probably didn’t stop and tell you enough how much I appreciated you.

Because I noticed more than I probably ever said. I noticed when you stayed longer than you had to. I noticed when you loved on a dancer who needed a little extra attention. I noticed when you stepped in without being asked. I noticed when you protected the vision. I noticed when you carried something because you knew I was already carrying too much.

There were seasons when I felt like I had to be strong because everyone was depending on me. But the truth is, there were many times when you were the ones holding me up. I don’t think you will ever fully understand what that meant to me.

When I look around Te Varua ‘Ori, I see pieces of all of you everywhere. You left your fingerprints on this place. And that means when these doors close, what you gave doesn’t disappear.

That is part of YOUR legacy.

God was and is faithful. He was faithful when Te Varua ‘Ori began. He was faithful through every high and every low. He was faithful when I was strong. He was faithful when I was tired. And He was faithful when He brought each of you into this story. I don’t believe that was an accident. For a season, God allowed our lives to meet here. And what a beautiful season it has been.

So as we walk away from this chapter, please know that I am not walking away thinking, “Look what I built.” I’m walking away thinking, “Look what God allowed us to build together.” And I will forever be grateful that He chose YOU to build it with me.

Wherever life takes us from here, you will always be part of Te Varua ‘Ori. And you will always be part of me.

It’s has been a true honor and blessing to have each of you by my side.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!

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Short answer: THANK YOU @angela_liavaa_tvo @tevaruaori I love you forever!!!

Long answer:
How beautiful it is to have something THIS hard to say goodbye to. As most have already mentioned, there are no words to explain this feeling.
Jaidyn and I were interviewed and asked, “What is something that only those in Te Varua ‘Ori would understand?” I wish I could go back and change my answer, because now that the production is actually over, these emotions of grief, gratitude, hope, sadness, the overflowing memories .. that is what only those of Te Varua ‘Ori understand. None of these words and captions are doing it justice because it’s a sensation so deep down in each of us that we can only try our best to put it into words. But that’s what connects us beyond the stage from that night .. these intangible emotions that’ll just remain internally.

Ang,
You’ve cultivated a place of love, discipline, and unity. Your values spread like wildfire; look at all the lives you’ve touched, who all share their passion to their loved ones and so on!! 20 years later, your Te Varua ‘Ori legacy has impacted not only each dancer/musician that was on stage, but every past dancer, every friend and family supporter, all the way to individuals across the world!!

Although we are grieving this release of the group (not the end), I am so proud to see you walk in faith into your next chapter.
I am forever grateful to you for instilling my spark 13 years ago.

Portraying Mārama has been my dream come true to say the least. I’ve been told my time would come, but I never imagined it would be the last of TVO’s productions. I’m honored to display someone so raw, vulnerable, and relatable. We are ALL Mārama, with our own stories to tell. Our own obstacles to face, but not alone. We face them with our own Te Ahi within us. ❤️‍🔥😭 Te Varua ‘Ori will always be my spark.

@mcjaidyn — you already know. hehe. But just to reiterate.. I’d do this ENTIRE journey all over again with you in a SECOND if we got the chance. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥

@kristirome @gdotbrenner @lifeofmo0916 @charlize_faye.inc in awe of your QUICK creativity lol thank you for helping us all feel and look beautiful!!!!!! I loved to lear

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It was an absolute honor to come back and dance in @tevaruaori final show 🥹

I started dancing with TVO in 2018 and got to experience so many major stages of adulthood with the best group of people. I’ll always be grateful for the memories & friendships.

Didn’t take too many pictures so I could really live in the moment, but it was such a good day ☺️

While @c_lara6787 was holding it down in Michigan with Solène and Bantha 🙌🏽 It was so special having Brisa there to watch the show.

I danced with her until I was 7 months pregnant and came back just a few months postpartum until we moved to Michigan. So it was pretty cool having her there this time around. 🥹 She was so excited the whole time, which made it even better 🤍

Experienced every stage of womanhood with @angela_liavaa_tvo 🥹 from being single, to married, to becoming a mother of two. I truly wouldn’t be the woman I am today without her & TVO 🤍

the spirit of love,
that flows between us,
as we move as one,
@tevaruaori 🎵

@tevaruaori Alumni 🌺

first time looking into the audience and seeing my daughter! She was just as excited as I was and kept waving hi 👋🏽

first time trying to fa’arapu after two epidurals 😆
& saying hi to Brisa pt 2

the best support system 💓

first show with TVO 2018

Last show with TVO 2026

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