I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Why does the narrator (speaker) believe they are moving to Wellington? In the narrator’s point of view, he believes the reason why they are moving to Wellington was that it will help them have a better life. As a piece of evidence, he said, “We'll make lots of money and be rich as anything because Wellington is where the money is. And you have to go where the money is, ay Dad. No use staying in Waituhi and being poor all the time, ay”. What Matiu (narrator) meant was Wellington was a place where there are a lot of opportunities, a better economy and a better lifestyle, which was good for his family.
In English, we have to do a work about an interesting topic called "The Yellow Brick Road". The reason why it is intriguing is that I only know a certain brick road, which was shown in the film Wizard of Oz.
We had to read a short story titled of Yello Brick Road and answer questions in regards.
For each style of the dance below find a description of the style and a youtube clip of the dance in action.
What is a Hip-Hop Dance? Hip-Hop dance is a dance that consists of vibrant exercises, art, movements, steps, creating a freestyle movement where individuals or groups creates a platform to express self-expression, perseverance, art and talent.
What is a Jazz Dance? Jazz is a dance developed from the 19th and 20th centuries and traditional black social dances. To be a Jazz dancer, you need to have powerful movements and techniques that are also lines with a good base in classical ballet. For men, you need to be strong grounding and a masculine edge.
What is Salsa Dance? Salsa is a Latin dance associated with a music genre of the same name, it was popularised in the United States in the 1960s. It was primarily developed by Puerto Ricans and Cubans living in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
What is a Tap Dance? Tap dance originated in the United States with a combination of several ethnic percussive dances, primarily West African. It is a unique dance that uses a metal end heel of shoes. It creates a tapping sound where it creates a beat and music of art, by rhythmically striking the floor or any hard surfaces.
What is the Contemporary Dance? Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performers that developed during the mid-twentieth century. Contemporary dance draws on both classical ballet and modern dance. There are unpredictable changes in rhythms, speeds, movements and directions.
What does the word choreography mean? Choreography is a formed art composed of ballets and other dances where movements, steps, are planned and arranged, usually it consists few dancers to create a pattern. It is a technique where various movements are presented creating a meaningful impact.
What is a choreographer? A choreographer is someone who creates the dance routines and movements of sequence. They are in charge of the arrangement and forethought of the steps and patterns. Basically, they are the ones who do the choreography in stages, TV, film, performances and many more.
Find two other choreographers find three facts on each and get pictures
Rie Hata
She is the visionary behind a number of BTS's ironic dances. Such as the "Anpanman", "Airplane pt2" and "Mic Drop". She also Choreopgrahed Chris Brown's song "Party". Rie Hata is a mother of two children with her partner/fellow dancer, Kamiya Yuki.
Matt Steffanina
Matt Steffanina is an American dancer, entrepreneur, producer and choreographer. He was born and raised in VA. Matt is the most ‘followed’ dancer in the world with over 10 million subscribers on YouTube and over 1.5 billion views on his videos.
Who are the Royal Family? The Royal Family is a dance crew where Parris Goebel is involved in.
What competitions have they been involved in/won? They participated in that HHI NZ Mega Crew where they won 1st place in 2019. They have won three gold medals in 2011, 2012 and 2013. One silver medal in 2015 and one bronze medal in 2016. The group appeared at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, dancing on-stage for K-pop acts CL, 2NE1 and Big Bang.
Which famous singers have they danced for? The group performed for famous artists such as Rihanna, J-Lo, Justin Bieber. Famous Korean Pop singers such as CL, K-pop group 2NE1, and Big Bang, a k-pop band.
Add some pictures and some links to their performances.
Who is Parris Goebel? Parris Renee Goebel, also known as her name "Parris", is a New Zealand choreographer, dancer, singer, director and actress.
Where did she grow up? Ms Goebel grew up in Auckland, New Zealand and is the youngest of four children. She has a Samoan, Chinese and Scottish descent.
How/when did she study dance? Parris is an ambitious, talented, aspiring and creative girl since young. She has always been interested in dancing since she was little. She began to attend hip-hop lessons at the age of 10, where she was part of a dance group called "groupReQuest", along with her friends. A year later, their group joined the Monster of Hip-Hop Dance Convention in the United States, where Parris was selected in the finale performance.
Since her international performance, Parris dance crew won eight gold medals, with five silver and five bronze medals. She was also the creative director of the Royal Family Dance Crew who wan won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship three times. She lefts school at the age of 15 to pursue her dreams of being a dancer. She quickly gained a lot of supporters. J-Lo contacted Parris because she was amazed by her dance videos on YouTube. J-Lo asked the young lady to work on her 2012 world tour. Ever since, Parris has worked with big artists like Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith (How do you sleep?) , Little Mix, Janet Jackson and Justin Bieber (Sorry).
Choose all or some of the following Pacific Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Tahiti. Answer the following questions.
Where is the island situated in the Pacific? Samoa is a small island country, located in the central South Pacific Ocean. Samoa sits about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii.
What does the flag look like?
What is the music like? The music in Samoa is a complex mixture of cultures and traditions.
What instruments are used? Traditional Samoan musical instruments include a Fala. A Fala is a rolled-up mat beaten with wooden sticks and often accompanied with choral singing. Another instrument is a Pate. A Pate is a traditional Samoan percussion and it is named after its English word, "beat" or "clap".
Is there dancing that goes with the music? What is it like? Include pictures.
The Samoans have a unique way of displaying their culture, with their characterized dances as a representation of their Samoan identity, in contact with other civilisation such as countries from the East and West.
