Ko te mōhio o te kaikanikani ki te āhua, te tū, me te kare ā-roto o tōna tinana i a ia e kanikani ana. Ko te aroā tinana tētahi o ngā huānga matua o te kanikani.
The awareness of a dancer regarding the appearance, the stance and the emotion of their body while dancing. Body awareness is one of the principal elements of dance.
Ko te aroā tinana tētahi āhuatanga ka āta tirotirohia e ngā kaiwhakamātautau.
Ka pai hoki tana aroā tinana - kua noho tangata whenua ki tōna hinengaro, nā tana tautōhito ki te mahi kapa haka.
Ko ngā whakaata i ngā pātū o te whare, koia hei āwhina ki te whakapakari i te aroā tinana o ngā kaikanikani.