Matakaiariki Cook Islands Dance and Culture | Public figure
Matakaiariki Cook Islands Dance and Culture
Phone: +61 406 183 522
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24.01.2022 Cook Islands to the World
23.01.2022 Hey fam & friends, listen to this new track My Zope by Tumai Troy Nooroa & Salty Media
21.01.2022 Kia Orana Cook Islands Here is our line up for tonight’s JUNIORS AND INTERMEDIATES Section of this years TE MIRE URA. Doors open at 6pm Show starts at 7pm... Food stalls available GOLD COIN DONATION ** LIVE-STREAMING WILL BEGIN AT 7pm CI Time ** 5pm NZ TIME ** 3pm AUS EST Meitaki Maata
20.01.2022 Just trying to keep up with my smelly brother @unclelukeyyy & nephew @mrsummertimemusic’s drumming #gayboys #maneapacifica #maukeurapau2018 #maukeenuadrummers #moanaroadrummers #cookisland #cookislands
18.01.2022 Happy Bday to my mummy who plays a major role in helping me keep our Culture alive
18.01.2022 My girl’s first competition experience with KuraUirangi Bishop Moetaua and team. You blew me away Tori Sosene So proud of you!
18.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE : CLIENTS - WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO PERFORM INDOOR ACADEMY - OUR STUDIOS CAN HOLD 30 PERSONS PER CLASS NOT INCLUDING TUTOR... As a registered COVID-19 Safe Organisation we receive the latest updates from our NSW Government and are thrilled to confirm that we are able to take bookings as per normal provided we comply with the COVID-19 Safety guidelines (4m2 rule, sanitising etc) Great news for all clients who have placed tentative bookings! We are also super happy that we can increase numbers for in-studio classes! Here’s a snippet of our Angels earlier on this year featured in Episode 1 of Australian Television Series HEYYA TV.
17.01.2022 Manea Releasing this Sunday 12th July 6PM NZST
16.01.2022 Seeking X2 female dancers. See post below for more info
16.01.2022 FREE ONLINE URA TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS! If you’re still sitting on the fence on learning more about our Cook Islands Culture join me on the following dates below (I have organised different sessions to suit all dancers around the world so you no longer have to attend my classes at 2am in the morning lol) : WORKSHOP 1 OPEN LEVEL:... TUES 7TH JULY 6.30-7.30 PM PST (Suitable for dancers located in US) WORKSHOP 2 OPEN LEVEL: TUES 7TH JULY 7.30-8.30PM GMT - 10 (Suitable for dancers located in Cook Islands, Tahiti 7 Hawaii) OR WED 8TH JULY 6.30-7.30AM GMT + 1 (Suitable for dancers located in UK & Europe) WORKSHOP 3 BEGINNERS LEVEL: WED 8TH JULY 4.30-5.30PM AEST (Suitable for dancers located in Aus, Japan, Guam & China) WED 8TH JULY 6.30-7.30PM GMT +12 (Suitable for dancers located in NZ) WORKSHOP 4 INT - ADV LEVEL: WED 8TH JULY 5.30-6.30PM AEST (Suitable fo dancers located in Aus, Japan, Guam & China) WED 8TH JULY 7.30-8.30PM GMT +12 (Suitable for dancers locared in NZ) Register to attend by heading over to the following link www.maneapacifica.com.au/uraworkshop (see link in my bio) This is my favourite Ura Penu beat. I always have fingers and toes crossed when I get the opportunity to compete in International. Of the 4 times I’ve competed I’ve only had this beat once S/O to the Manea Pacifica drummers for hitting this beat composed by the Ministry of Cultural Development Cook Islands. They bring home (Raro) to home (Australia) when they hit this I also changed my brother-in-law @lx_nicholls choreo to to this to add some Jasmine flavour, forgive me bro See you all in a week and a half! #cookisland #cookislands #maneapacifica #maneauraacademy
14.01.2022 Massive shout out to my sis Ernestina Bonsu Maro for giving me the opportunity to share what we do in Manea Pacifica & the Manea Ura Academy & also the importance of connecting to our roots. Ever so grateful!!! Besides believing in dispersing our culture on a global scale to highlight to the world that yes we do exist and yes our culture will be in existence in the next 50-100 years, being involved in our Cook Islands Culture has kept many of our kids off of the streets. If ...you are close to Raven and I you would know we talk about financials financials financials (business start-ups, first car purchase tips, employment & self-employment income etc) and also the physical and mental well-being of the body.. all from our past experiences. Achieving your absolute best in all that you do is common talk in Manea and quite frankly we are with our team more than we are with family and friends. Seeing our Manea youth branch into the big world (purchasing their first cars, moving out from home) is what we need to see more of in our wider communities. If we are infusing this kind of talk into cultural groups and sit as a living example for our kids, we will see those Pacific Island Youth Offending statistics decrease. It isn't just a matter of preventing them from going out on weekends with their friends by getting them to attend dance practices etc They will come if there are other interests there. I wish I had touched more on this in my interview.
09.01.2022 Grateful to have girls who take on a responsibility that isn’t theirs. Many many more to name but I’m thanking you all not only on Manea’s behalf but also on behalf of my future off spring and our people. Thank you for helping us preserve our Culture
09.01.2022 It has been 36 hours since I released the registration link to my Cook Islands Ura Workshops and 248 individuals have already registered! Shout out to those located in the U.S. 70% of registrants are located in the U.S 8 Days until we get the ball rolling. I may need to close registrations a tad bit earlier if numbers continue to increase. Don’t miss out! ... For more info or to register visit www.maneapacifica.com.au/uraworkshop (link is in my bio)
07.01.2022 Snippet of Heyya TV Season 1 Episode 1 Manea Pacifica’s segment Also kudos to our interviewer for pronouncing Manea correctly. Not bad for a papa’a who only got to know a bit about our Culture a couple of minutes before we shot this.
06.01.2022 Moena Maiotui is the Queen of Ori Tahiti In the Cook Islands our Queen of Ura is KuraUirangi Bishop Moetaua The multi award winning dancer who changed tbe game of Ura. Uirangi has trained multiple champions and has choreographed multiple winning Te Maeva Nui items. ... My inspiration
06.01.2022 Thank you all for the support!
05.01.2022 How to make Cook Islands doughnuts with a bit of Cook Islands humour
05.01.2022 Koe Anake Remix Routine Snippet Song by: Emile Rima Mix by: Jayjay Samson Dancers: Manea Pacifica Angels
04.01.2022 When going through enrolments for our beginners ura technique courses I recognised a familiar name, my niece Stellalee (Stellalee’s grandmother and my mother are sisters). This is Stella’s Week 1 progress and first time being trained in ura. Well done on sponging all the knowledge and techniques in the Week 1 module! I hope you decide to enter a dance competition one day like myself and your aunties @elizabeth_terepita and @niipita. You are a natural and have so much potential! #proudaunty
03.01.2022 We’re recruiting male dancers For more info, see post below
02.01.2022 Grateful my partner and I were featured and our team Manea Pacifica was given recognition in my fam’s new videoclip MANEA
01.01.2022 There was an open discussion on my cousin @lydiasimonis post about Ori Tahiti and Cook Islands Ura and I have to admit there is so much our people don’t know about Ori Tahiti. Im not afraid to admit I was in the same boat until I became more open and exchanged knowledge with others. I once thought Tahitians danced with their legs apart and were able to move their shoulders... how wrong and ignorant I was! One must understand the muscles required to execute techniques and I c...an tell you that although our techniques may seem similar to the eye, our muscle engagement is quite the opposite. Please observe and better yet try the cross exchange between Ori Tahiti and Cook Islands Ura. You will only realise until you try. I personally find Ura a little more difficult due to the limitations we have and my students who were originally ori dancers (now learning ura) can tell you the same thing! Ori Tahiti however is innovative and very technical (they take their techniques up a notch with creativity). To all our Cook Island people, please take the time to learn more before making assumptions like I did. Both cultures are equally as beautiful as one another. Furthermore our ancestors came from Tahiti Thank you to the beautiful @atalinamarie for this Ori Tahiti basics demo! EDIT: For my Maukean family as I wasn't specific in which Ori I was referring to. I assumed most would understand I was referring to Ori Tahiti (my mistake)
