Te Whanau Raukura Performance.

LI: to learn more about how Maori natives used to dance.

Today we were visited by  Bekah and five other people who came and showed us some Maori dances. Te Whanau Raukura is a group of people who preform certain dances in New Zealand. One of the places they have preformed at is the Auckland Museum. They preformed at our school and showed us he tools they used in the dances. The first one they showcased was the poi. They swung the poi in directions to go with the beat of the music. The second one they used was a te rakau, they used the te rakau in a way to sway it in different angles to go with the music. They then showed us the Taiaha, a Taiaha was used for intimidation or offense. We then learnt a little more about the group whilst learning to play a game called "Pukana". I found interesting how they used the different tools in different ways to go with the music.