Haka
A rugby player or Maurie warrior. The Haka is the challenge that the All Blacks rugby team perform prior to the start of a rugby match. It originates as a Maurie war dance.
It is called a Haka because the All Blacks have a Haka for their Rugby Team
The Haka.
The hakka which is preformed before a New Zeland rugby match.
The most famous Haka is probably the one which is most often performed by the All Blacks before rugby tests. This haka is called 'Ka Mate' and is also known as 'Te Rauparaha's Haka'.
The Haka is a form of cultural expression exclusive to the Maori of New Zealand. The haka that is most familiar to pakeha (non-Maori), the haka most likely to be performed by international sports teams such as the All Blacks, is Te Rauparaha's Haka, also known as 'Ka Mate! Ka Mate!'
NZ does the Haka because its their islands tribal wardance, its like their national anthem and so instead of a normal national anthem they do a Haka
No. The Haka has become a trade mark of any All Black game and whether you are a new Zealander of not its respected and enjoyed by the rugby faithful.
If you mean Rugby dance it is called the Haka,they do the dance before they start the game to try to scare the other team.
The haka is a war dance. it is performed by the all blacks, the new zealand rugby team to frighten the opponents just as it was performed during battle to frighten off an enemy.
Other Polynesian Peoples have their own individual versions of the Haka. Tonga and Samoa both perform ritual dances before rugby games in the same way that the haka is performed by New Zealand teams.