Haka
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This article is about the traditional Māori dance genre. For other uses, including use in sport and popular culture, see Haka (disambiguation).
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The haka is a traditional genre of Māori dance. This picture dates from ca. 1845.
A haka (plural is the same as singular: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.[1] The New Zealand rugby team's practice of performing a haka before their matches has made the dance more widely known around the world.