Technique, strength, musicality, confidence.
In this class you will practice basic steps and learn new ones, dancing to pehe in order to develop an ear for the music and a body that is confident in the movements and techniques of ‘Ori.
Welcome to Level 2 'Ori!
This is where you will find all the information you need as well as the videos of each session, which will be posted the day after each session.
When and where: Mondays (Feb 24th - Apr 14th) 6-6:55pm.
Pepper Street, SE1 0EL or via Zoom
Password: Marama
What to wear: Please wear a pareo if you have one, otherwise wear something comfortable to move in.
What to bring: Water, a notebook, patience and enthusiasm for yourself and your process!
APRIL 15
Review Pehe and Combos.
Learning the Steps of Fakateretere part 2.
Feeling the different between Ote’a and Aparima.
APRIL 7
Practicing our hand and arm motion and technique.
Learning Fakateretere arms part 1.
MARCH 31
Working on our arms and hands for our story telling.
Learning about good posture and how to push and pull with our bodies.
Learning different hand gestures we can use for our storytelling.
MARCH 24
Working on Aparima.
Learning our Tamau Taere/Hura step.
Learning Aparima hand motions.
MARCH 17
Refining our dance technique.
Revisiting Hitoto, Puarata and Paea combos.
Adding levels and turns to the pehe combos.
MARCH 10
Revisiting the combos and pehes Hitoto and Puarata.
Learning a new pehe combo with the pehe Paea.
MARCH 3
Replacement class where we taught the Puarata combo!
FEBRUARY 24
Basics steps: Afata, Otamu, Varu, Tua ne’e and Fa’arapu.
Pehe of the week: Hitoto.
Revisiting/learning the Pehe Hitoto combo.