It was a colourful end to three days of entertainment commemorating Samoa's own, the late Allan Alo who is seen as widely responsible for introducing contemporary Pacific dance and music.

The Allan Alo festival came to an end with one final performance at the Taumeasina Island Resort on Saturday night.

The three-day celebration started on Thursday with the first show featuring a Bollywood theme, followed by a Pacific theme and finally ending with Hollywood dances.

After the performances on the first two nights, a bumper crowd gathered at the Taumeasina Island Resort making it a real gala event.

The Allan Alo Festival has been an opportunity for Samoan and Pacific choreographers and dancers to showcase the legacy left behind by Alo.

Officiating at the beginning of the festival, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa encouraged the performers and choreographers to advance the legacy left behind by the legendary performer.

Family and friends came to support and watch the dances performed by the Samoa Performing Arts and Creative Excellence (SPACE), Mata Fiji Dance group, Samadhi Hawaii and Vaiala EFKS youth choir.

Alo passed away on June 27, 2016. He has been described as a fabulous Pacific choreographer, artistic pioneer, creative visionary, proud fa‘afafine, educator and leader.

His passing was mourned across Oceania and The University of the South Pacific (U.S.P.) system where he worked for almost 20 years with the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies. He was a protégé of the late Professor Epeli Hau'ofa and inspired thousands of Pacific artists and dancers to build a space for contemporary Pacific performing arts in the islands.

After establishing the Oceania Dance Theatre at U.S.P. in Fiji and building the performance and technical capacity of a key cohort of dancers, he returned to Samoa to create the U.S.P. Polynesia Outreach Programme and pioneered the Samoa Arts Council for which he served as President until his passing.