The haka is a ceremonial Māori war dance or challenge.
Haka are usually performed in a group and represent a display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity.
Actions include the stomping of the foot, the protrusion of the tongue and rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant..
Aotearoa New Zealand is a small, South Pacific island nation of four and a half million people.
Māori are the indigenous people who signed the Treaty of Waitangi, the nation’s founding document, with the British Crown in 1840.
Conscious Dance Aotearoa Festival is a gathering for all who love to dance their own dance, and every “body’ is welcome .
At this festival the dance floor is a place to move, play, learn, and grow.
You can choose from a smorgasbord of cutting edge conscious movement and dance workshops facilitated by amazing teachers from New Zealand and beyond.
Keep Reading Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is a not-for-profit support organisation for dance in New Zealand.
Our vision is to support and develop organisations and individuals in the New Zealand dance industry.
Dance Aotearoa NZ (DANZ) had earlier argued in the High Court in Wellington that it was unlawfully denied funding, alleging the funding authority among other things altered DANZ’s scores on a funding application.
But a decision released this week by Justice Christine Grice, who overheard the proceedings in June, dismissed the review application.
