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Pacific Dance New Zealand is pleased to open registrations for our annual winter school holiday programme. This programme is a free event for school students tolearn the basics of dance and movement.

Open to students aged 5-17 years. Please note students aged between 5-9 years need to be accompanied by a a parent to attend these workshops.

Participants will take part in movement and dance workshops with music from the pacific, hip hop and street styles. All participants must wear loose clothing; no experience is required to attend.

Joash Fahitua will return to work with our young people to build their dance skills in this fun filled holiday programme. Joash is a former dancer from Black Grace, and it’s great to have him back on the hood to share his talents with the local kids.

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Pacific Dance NZ fosters and encourages the development of the Pacific dance sector of New Zealand. Find out more at www.pacificdance.co.nz

Joash Fahitua

Joash Fahitua performed around the world as a dancer with Black Grace Dance Company for four years and has created work for Pacific Dance NZ and Tempo Dance Festival.

Joash Fahitua grew up in Glen Innes. He returned in 2016 & 2017 with Pacific Dance NZ, to work with our young people to build their dance skills as part of their school holiday programmes.

Joash will work to create several new dance works, as part of the Dance in Residence at Te Oro, over the next 12 months