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Jacksonville Jaguars try to pronounce Tyson Alualu's son's middle name

When you are an islander, chances are you will have a middle name that is a challenge for most people to pronounce - so check out the boys from the Jacksonville Jaguars having a go!

Jaguars defensive lineman Tyson Alualu and his wife named their son Tyten Fa'apaleleali'iiviiga Alualu to tribute their Samoan heritage. His teammates tried to pronounce the newest Alualu's name.


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JLO's Live AMA Performance featuring ReQuest Dance Crew

Check out JLo's amazing Opening number at this year's American Music Awards, featuring ReQuest Dance Crew and choreographed by Parris Goebel.


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Tributes flood in for the late great Jonah Lomu

Messages of condolences and fond memories from all over the globe have flooded in after news broke yesterday of the passing of All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu in Auckland.

A condolences book has been set up at the NZ Rugby House for the public to share messages and memories of Jonah Lomu.


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What Do You Mean - PURPOSE The Movement

Our girl Parris Goebel does it again with Justin Bieber's latest music vid for What Do You Mean!

Filmed on location in West Auckland, NZ, check out one of the 13 music vids that Justin Bieber dropped earlier this week, featuring dancers from The Palace Dance Studio!

Check out the rest of the vids from his latest album Purpose!


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Parris Goebel drops 13 new dance videos for Justin Bieber

The release of Justin Bieber's fourth album is accompanied by a special short film, choreographed by none other than the Kiwi Kween of Poly-Swagg, Parris Goebel.

Individual clips, which make up a 45-minute short dance film when played consecutively, were revealed on Bieber's VEVO account at the weekend.

The first of the vids to drop was his hit single 'Sorry', which was filmed, edited and delivered in 3 days.

Parris directed the project, and worked on the different fast-paced and slow burning dance scenes that appear throughout.

She took to Instagram to share her pride at the achievement.

Check out all the videos here!


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What The Rock Learned After Being Booed by 20,000 Wrestling Fans

Like his father and his grandfather before him, Dwayne Johnson decided to jump in the ring as a professional wrestler when he was in his 20s. In 1996, Dwayne made his WWE debut as "Rocky Maivia" at Madison Square Garden. By the end of his first match, Dwayne says the crowd was cheering him on and chanting his name...but that all soon changed.


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How a Bout of Depression Led to Dwayne Johnson's Career-Defining Moment

After playing football for four years at the University of Miami, Dwayne Johnson was passed over by the NFL. While he played for the Canadian Football League for a short time, he was ultimately cut from his team, the Calgary Stampeders, and sent packing. At 23, Dwayne found himself living in his parents' small apartment, battling depression.


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Rip Curl choose Samoa

Check out this beauty of an ad, for Rip Curl in Samoa.

Explore the beautiful colours and prints of the My Bikini Collection, as worn by Alana, Gigi and Gabby in the paradisian waters and sun-kissed white-sand coastlines of Samoa.

Music: Hypersleep
Track: Emigre

Director/DOP - Andrew Buckley
Post Production - Short Films AU


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Manu Samoa sings beautiful hymn for Springboks legend Joost Van Der Westhuizen

A moving hymn performed by members of the Samoan rugby team for terminally ill Springboks legend Joost van der Westhuizen during their 2015 World Cup campaign in England.

Manu Samoa posted on their Facebook page a video of the team singing the hymn "Fa'afetai i le Atua" (Thank you, God, our Creator) sung in Brighton, England.  The video shows the players dressed in blue training gear standing and singing to van der Westhuizen who sits in a wheelchair dressed in a Springboks hoodie. 

Van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011 and given between two and five years to live.
The hymn is well-known in the Samoan community. The chorus says: "Sing hallelujah, thank you, hallelujah" and the second verse includes the sentence, "Thank you to your son Jesus, who came down from above. The one who is our refuge."

In the Facebook post, Manu Samoa wrote: "Totally humbling experience to meet Springboks legend Joost Van Der Westhuizen in Brighton today.…more


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Mater Dei High Samoan drumline

This isn't your typical drumline. This Mater Dei High School football player carries his Samoan heritage with him on the field every week through his family and their music.

Tupua Productions is a Polynesian entertainment company and they share their pacific muscial styling at events like High School Football games which entertain thousands of spectators

-Los Angeles Times