Mangere BEATZ 2021

LEARNING HUB RUA have been practicing dances for Mangere BEATZ - which is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the culture and diversity within our Mangere Community through all aspects of performing arts. We made up 2 groups to do 2 different dances, as part of our school-wide theme "The Evolution of Dance". We have been using the the concepts of Te Whare Tapa Wha to create dances to be perform. Some of the concepts we have been particularly working on have been Taha Whanau (self esteem) and Taha Hinengaro (self-confidence). The concepts have not been easy for everybody, but the more we have practiced and performed, the confidence in all our students grew and the dancing improved dramatically!! Unfortunately, BEATZ was postponed due to bad weather, but we were asked to perform for Finlayson Park, which meant all the hard work was not in vain. LH RUA along with 6 other classes at JBS did an amazing job. Finlayson Park School were blown away by how fantastic and confidently our students performed. And Mrs Setera and Mr Matthews were especially proud to see how the concepts were evident in the performances (and what great role-models they were for JBS). WELL DONE !!!