Pacifica

For many weeks, a group of learners from Nga Rakau Nui have been learning the sasa. A sasa is group dance that is performed by boys and girls. Dancers sit for most of the time and hand movements are used to communicate everyday activities. Timing is very important as everyone does the same move at the same time and parts of the dance are very fast! Everyone in the group showed perseverance and determination to be the best sasa dancers they could be.

Last week, the group performed in front of the school to share their learning and expertise under the guidance of the wonderful tutor, Louisa. 

Thank you Louisa for sharing your culture with us and teaching us new skills. We had so much fun learning how to communicate a story of our everyday activities through sasa dance movements.