Question

Note to players: The answer is a region that encompasses multiple countries. You may give the name of the general region or any of the individual countries. (-5[1])A mosquito outbreak in this cultural region inspired a dance whose male performers repeatedly slap themselves across (-5[1])their body. The most famous composition of a dance style (15[1])from this region gives thanks to a “hairy man” who saved his life by hiding him in a pit. A dance from this region set to the beat of an ipu is celebrated in the Merrie Monarch Festival. A narrative dance from this region involves spinning a pair of tethered (*) weights that hobbyists may light with LEDs. A dance from this region involves bending at the knees and repeatedly slapping at the chest with the tongue out as a welcome. In a traditional dance from this region, (10[1])performers sway their arms while gyrating in a skirt of (“kee”) leaves and wear garlands of flowers. For 10 points, name this region whose dances (10[1])include the haka and hula. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Polynesia [prompt on the Pacific Ocean; prompt on Oceania; accept Samoa or Tonga or Tahiti or the Cook Islands or New Zealand; accept Hawai‘i; prompt on the United States of America by asking “what region?”] (The first line refers to the Samoan Slap Dance. The second line refers to Ka Mate. The powerbreak clue is about poi spinning.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Darren KellisMiltonGeorgia Tech D26-5
Towery McNeilMississippi StateInnovation Academy C43-5
Pranav SrambikkalLambertInnovation Academy B5315
Louis HarneyGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech B14010
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech DMilton16510
Michael VadakumpaddanInnovation Academy CMississippi State17110

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