But remember that you will get the rapport of the Polynesians more easily by using some words from the Tahitian language rather than trying to speak French. Also, it will make your trip easier (and less embarrassing) if you know some of the following Tahiti French phrases:
Best Answer: Nastic Movement: Nastic movements are non-directional responses to stimuli (e.g. temperature, humidity, light irradiance). The movement can be due to changes in turgor or changes in growth. Nastic movements differ from tropic movements in that the direction of tropic responses depends on the direction of the stimulus, whereas the direction of nastic movements is independent of the stimulus.
The new work is not the first time Miss Graham has poked fun at herself or her movement idiom. ''Every Soul Is a Circus,'' ''Acrobats of God'' and even some sections of her ''Owl and the Pussycat'' come to mind. But certainly ''Maple Leaf Rag'' is the most abstract work, most concerned with movement as movement, within this genre. The joggling board, a colonial plaything, was discovered by Miss Graham last summer when her company appeared at the Spoleto U.S.A. Festival in Charleston.