・Nationality is not questioned. Female 10 years old and up.

・Must have placed in the top three within the last two years at the Tahiti Heiva in Japan, Tokyo, or Osaka event. This includes the Osaka event, HEIVA I WEST 2025.

・The participant has won within the past two years, an overall championship in an overseas competition recognized by Tahiti Heiva in Japan.

[Judging Panel]

・Manouche Lehartel and two others from Tahiti

[Judging Procedures]

・Competitions are divided into groups by age.

・The competition consists of a first round, a second round, and a grand final round, which will all take place on site.

1）First Round [MEHURA]

・The contestant will use the specified audio and their own choreography.

・The contestants will dance to a live performance of random playback from the forwarded music (for approximately 90 seconds).

2）Second Round [OTEA]

・The contestants will dance to a live performance of our house drummer. (for approximately 90 seconds).

・The ranking in categories will be decided by the combined score from the first round and second round.

・The top six scoring in the combined score from the first round and second round will move on the grand final round.

3）Grand Final

・The contestants will dance to a live performance of our house drummer. (for approximately 120 seconds).

・The top-scoring contestant for grand final round will be the grand prize winners.

・The grand prize winners will be decided by the combined score from the first round, secound round and grand final.

・After sending in your completed application and fees, you will receive an email indicating that your entry has been accepted.

・Following the application processing, should a contestant decide to withdraw from competition, the contestant’s entry fee and tickets fee will be forfeited.

1） First Round [MEHURA]

・Contestants must wear a long dress.

・Contestants must wear a underwear.

2) Second Round [OTEA]

・Contestants must wear a headdress.

・Contestants must wear a brassiere or bustier above the waist.

・Contestants must wear a pareo knee-length around the waist tied at the hip (on either the left or right side).

・Rollup ties are not permitted.

・Contestants may not wear hip adornments (like hip belts) or carry handheld items (like iʻi).

・Contestants must wear a underwear.

・Nationality is not questioned. Male and Female 6 years old and up.

・Competitions are divided into groups by age and gender.

[Judging Panel]

・Manouche Lehartel and two others from Tahiti

[Judging Procedures]

・Competitions are divided into groups by age.

・The competition consists of a qualifying round, a final round, and a grand final round, which will all take place on site.

1)Qualifying Round

・Judging will be done solely on content of videos submitted. You must record and submit a video of your performance.

・The top-scoring contestant in the qualifying round will move on to the final round on the day of event.

・In the event that there is a limited number of participants in a given category, the preliminary round will not serve as an elimination round.

2)Final Round

・The contestants will dance to a live performance of our house drummer. (for approximately 90 seconds).

・The female and male top six scoring in the combined score from the qualifying round and final round will move on the grand final round.

3）Grand Final

・The contestants will dance to a live performance of our house drummer. (for approximately 120 seconds).

[Award]

・The ranking in categories will be decided by the combined score from the qualifying round and final round.

・The grand prize winners (the female and male top-scoring contestant) will be decided by the combined score from the qualifying round, final round and grand final.

・Preliminary round will be held beforehand by content of videos submitted.

・Finalists will pay the following additional fees:

・After sending in your completed application and fees, you will receive an email indicating that your entry has been accepted.

・Following the application processing, should a contestant decide to withdraw from competition, the contestant’s entry fee and tickets fee will be forfeited.

1）Female

・Contestants must wear a headdress.

・Contestants must wear a brassiere (with ties on the back) or bustier above the waist.

・Contestants must wear a knee-length pareo around the waist tied at the hip (on either the left or right side). Rollup ties are not permitted.

・Contestants may not wear hip adornments (like hip belts) or carry handheld items (like iʻi).

・Contestants must wear underwear.

2）Male

・Contestants must wear a headdress.

・Contestants must be bear-chested, and it is advised that they wear a pareo in the tihere style.

・Contestants may not wear hip adornments (like hip belts) or carry handheld items (like iʻi).

・Contestants must wear underwear.