Games and Dances of the Maori People
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Games and Dances of the Maori People
Book by Alan Armstrong
Publisher: Viking Sevenseas NZ Ltd, 2002, softcover, 92pp.
Book by Alan Armstrong
Publisher: Viking Sevenseas NZ Ltd, 2002, softcover, 92pp.
If you have ever wanted clear instructions on how to do the Haka, twirl the pois, or perform a Maori action song, this is the book for you.
If you are fascinated by the games of other cultures, and want to learn the Maori stick games, String games, and many other games, this is also the book for you.
Photos, clear instructions and detailed diagrams mean it really is possible to re-create these games and dances.
Here in New Zealand we still learn these games and dances in most junior schools, and older students may go on to join kapa haka groups. And even though it's a long time since I was in junior school, I still like to keep a copy of this book at hand to remind me of exactly how we played these games or did the pois.
So Games and Dances of the Maori People is a great book for New Zealanders, educators, and the tourist who might have visited New Zealand and now wants to explain to others what they saw. And I know of many a rugby enthusiast overseas who would love to be able to do the Haka that they see the All Blacks perform before an international match....and this book shows you exactly how!
If you are fascinated by the games of other cultures, and want to learn the Maori stick games, String games, and many other games, this is also the book for you.
Photos, clear instructions and detailed diagrams mean it really is possible to re-create these games and dances.
Here in New Zealand we still learn these games and dances in most junior schools, and older students may go on to join kapa haka groups. And even though it's a long time since I was in junior school, I still like to keep a copy of this book at hand to remind me of exactly how we played these games or did the pois.
So Games and Dances of the Maori People is a great book for New Zealanders, educators, and the tourist who might have visited New Zealand and now wants to explain to others what they saw. And I know of many a rugby enthusiast overseas who would love to be able to do the Haka that they see the All Blacks perform before an international match....and this book shows you exactly how!
