Tuesday, September 14, 2010

School Waiata-a-ringa (action songs)

    Friends have asked how the children have adjusted to school in New Zealand.  Sorry about the quality of the video, but the audio turned out well.  Not to be confused with the Kapa Haka, which is traditionally a challenge to the enemy, performed with the men in the front row and the women behind them, this performance is the waiata-a-ringa for the school bazaar.  McKeely is the blur in the right front row with aqua shirt and black skirt while Joel is the tall kid in the back (yeah, I can't point him out either, but he is there!).  If you make it more than halfway through, listen to the power in the boys voices as they join the story.  None of the children are over the age of 11.
   Yes, Aotearoa is treating them well. 
  
  

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