TAUPOU.

T A U P O U. 

The TAUPOU is a samoan lady or a samoan maiden.  In the samoan culture the Taupou is usually a daughter of a Matai or High Chief with in their own village or community.  The Taupou is also the main lady in the village she is the one who leads example for the other ladies as well, whenever the village or the community get together, the Taupou is expected to take care of the kava ceremony and also when it comes to serving food. when it comes to dancing the Taupou is expected to perform or dance for the village or community known as the siva samoa, with her help the taupou has a group of boys or a crowd who Surround her are the "aiuli" dancers who do animated dances, make lots of noise, and distracting the taupou from her slow dance - taunting her to move faster, and to copy them.  The Taupou is a single lady or girl who leads a big roll for other ladies when she is married she is no longer a Taupou she will be called AUGAFA APAE.