Should the Black Caps do the haka?

[Natman20]

Whats worse - Vettori doing the Haka or Neil?

 

[Richard]

Thought I'd bump this...

No?

 

[Smudge]

Thought I'd bump this... Last couple of weeks in Dance we've been looking at the Haka as an example of a dance from another culture. Culminated in our teaching group (20 of us, age 21 to 40, mainly female) performing it to a bunch of year threes (8 year olds) last Thursday.

They found it hilarious.

Super. How closely did you study the haka (assuming it was Ka Mate)? Because women are not supposed to perform it.

 

[thierry henry]

Thought I'd bump this... Last couple of weeks in Dance we've been looking at the Haka as an example of a dance from another culture. Culminated in our teaching group (20 of us, age 21 to 40, mainly female) performing it to a bunch of year threes (8 year olds) last Thursday.

They found it hilarious.

How wonderfully culturally insensitive.

 

[Richard]

They're 8, what'd'ya expect?

 

[thierry henry]

not the kids....

 

[Richard]

What, performing the dances (the thing the "adults" [21 is scarcely adult age IMO - may have something to do with me now being nearer 22 than 21 these days] did) is culturally insensitive?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Super. How closely did you study the haka (assuming it was Ka Mate)? Because women are not supposed to perform it.

Not closely enough to pick that up; we did the words/actions through to whiki te ra and covered the back ground story behind it. Not at any point was that mentioned.

I also don't buy it as 'culturally insenstive'. Is it culturally insensitive to do Japanese and African folk dances too? This is one of the most effective ways of engaging reluctant boys with the medium of dance...

 

[Dick Rockett]

Maori have very strong views about the use of and representation of their culture. Whether you agree with their point of view or not, it's something to be mindful of.

 

[Richard]

Oh, right, now I see what yao're on about, th... cheers 16toS.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Exemplar of how it can be used within a scheme of work. Note the references to Maori culture.

 

[Smudge]

Not closely enough to pick that up; we did the words/actions through to whiki te ra and covered the back ground story behind it. Not at any point was that mentioned.

Whiti te ra.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Whiti te ra.

I knew I'd do that. I was too busy agonising over whether there was an "h" in it. Damn phonics.

 

[marc71178]

Thought I'd bump this... Last couple of weeks in Dance we've been looking at the Haka as an example of a dance from another culture. Culminated in our teaching group (20 of us, age 21 to 40, mainly female) performing it to a bunch of year threes (8 year olds) last Thursday.

They found it hilarious.

pics?

 

[Richard]

NFC.
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[Richard]

Actually...

 

[Smudge]

Is Mike Brewer a fan of the Exorcist?

 

[marc71178]

Wrong thread, and surely you could've got a picture where he's facing the right way

 

[Richard]

Couldn't BF, TBH. Just grabbed the nearest thing - and the best known as well.

I thought the more terrible the funnier, really... just my *idiosyncratic* sense-of-humour... again...

 

[Sw1fty]

No not the Haka, but I think before Test Matches they should sing the national anthems