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The Samoan, Igbo, and Iban cultures, all have many similarities and differences. One similarity they all have is that they all preform music and dance for some sort of religious or ceremonial purpose. For example, the Samoan people will preform dances such as the such as the Sasa, the Siva, and the Taualuga, which all have religious meanings to them. The Igbo people will do dances such as the Atilogwu, which is a dance that involves high kicks and elaborate costumes, once again for religious purposes. The Iban people use religion the most in their dance and music. They will write spiritual poetry and preform it over a variety of drum beats. Almost like a version of Iban hip hop. Just like these three cultures, my American culture also has religious song and dance. Especially around this time of year, Christian music gets played a lot in public and people will dance to it. The differences are that in American culture, there are many different genres of music and dance. There are thousa