Britain's Prince Harry visited Linton Army Camp on Wednesday, on the latest leg of his trip to New Zealand. At the camp Harry performed the traditional Maori war dance, the Haka. Photo: AP.

If you've ever watched the national rugby team, the All Blacks, perform the Haka before a match, you've witnessed a Maori war dance that's both a challenge to opponents and a tribute to ancestors.

KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated, children from a rugby club here gave a powerful rendition of the haka, famed for its iconic ...