Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shares a ‘sacred’ glimpse of Samoan culture
Dwayne shared a moment with his fans and viewers showing the Samoan culture and himself performing a ‘sacred’ dance called the Taualuga.
He took to his Instagram and shared a video of himself performing the dance and showing of his chiseled body and his Polynesian tattoos.
The Fast and Furious actor captioned the video saying, “I was blessed to have this very special moment on stage with my mom, my daughters, and our aiga (family) — dancing our Samoan culture’s sacred dance, the Taualuga.”
He also explained why he took his shirt off saying, “It’s custom for Samoan men to take their shirts off to proudly show our Polynesian tatau (tattoo) and the intricate stories our ink tells. Also custom for Samoan women to lift their lava lavas up to proudly show their beautiful malu (tattoo) on their legs as well.”
He elaborated his dance saying, “I’m slapping the ground as a way to show my respect for how significant this is and how SACRED our ground becomes in this moment with our elders (and my daughters dancing next to me)."
"It’s emotional.
You can’t help but feel it.
The mana.”
The wrestler tried to convey to his fans that this was all very special for him as he said, “Life is busy for everyone - so special moments like this mean the world to me, to honor our family, our culture and always so good coming back home to Hawaii. Yesaah”
The Rock is currently working on his yet-to-be-released film The Smashing Machine which is based on the true life story of MMA fighter Mark Kerr.
Dwayne set foot in the wrestling scene in 1996 and rose to fame after surviving an eight-man tag team elimination match. He then transitioned to acting and we got to see him on screen in the 2001 film The Mummy Returns.