On Monday the 11th of August. That Pt England school will be watching a these 5 amazing people perform for us, They name is “kahurangi”. They are going to be showing us a kapa haka performance, on behalf of the Maori people and their family’s. The senior kids from class 8 to class 1, will be watching their performance straight after morning tea time. Before we watched the performance, we had to bring a koha to school.
(A koha is something like, when a person say’s bring a gold coin to school for their fundraise. You can either bring a $1.00 coin or a $2.00 coin. It is just bringing something that you can bring, that is what a Koha is. It’s something powerful and friendly. Giving them what you can give).
The Kahurangi people were waiting patiently and clam for them to perform. They weren’t stressed or nervous, they were ready to begin. As we were walking into the hall and taking our seat, we sat down quietly waiting for the rest of the senior kids to come. Everyone made their way into the hall and the show began! Wow. “This is going to be so exciting” Everyone said.
There was only five people who is performing for us, and their voices are so loud that they can over sing 100 people. It’s not only their voices that was spot on, it was also their move’s. They do the actions properly, the way people should be doing their dance. And the thing that everyone enjoyed the most was that they gave everyone a big “SMILE”. That is the most important thing that should be in your head.
When they finished performing for us, they told us a little bit of themselves. They showed us some different kinds of sticks that they use sometimes. There was a small stick and it is called “ iti tokotoko” (maori word for small stick). Then there was another stick they showed us which was a tall stick called “ roroa tokotoko” (maori word for tall stick). And a Taiaha that they used in the performance.
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