An ancient traditional Maori dance that became a popular performance art at music festivals, is now becoming popular for people looking for a fun and challenging activity ...

Five-year-old Raukura is a proud Maori. The Opotiki local showed off his talent for traditional ‘poi’. It’s obvious Raukura has the moves, and the grooves. Credit: Alycia Amai via Storyful.

LEARNING: Tawhero School students in the E Tu Te Tuakana programme practise aka, a traditional Maori movement. Photo/Stuart Munro A pilot project under way at Tawhero School aims to bring out the ...

A Rotorua family realised it was on to something when a poi dance set to Beyonce's music went viral. The extended Winitana whanau has been schooling two generations of its children in te reo ...

Pro offers poi fire dancing workshop - Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento - Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento - April 2, 2012 | 12:00am ...

Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white "poi" balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of Islands as the country ...

Poi E: The Story of Our Song centers on the life and career of charismatic singer and producer Dalvanius Prime, a Maori New Zealander who melded his people’s traditional song with 1980s pop ...

In 1984 New Zealand, one small but revolutionary and rather catchy Maori song outsold Michael Jackson's Thriller to become the biggest hit of the year.. Not only did Poi E score big in sales, it ...

During demonstrations outside Wellington parliament, some performed ceremonial Maori dance. Ngati Toa, an indigenous tribe in New Zealand, denounced a group of anti-vaccine protesters for ...

A Moari toddler has lit up the internet with the cutest performance of the traditional Maori haka ever. The video, posted to TikTok this week, has been liked by more than 130,000 people.

NOAH K. MURRAY/THE STAR-LEDGERUsing glow sticks to practice, Tom Leonard doubles as a fire artist who spins poi, Australian weights on ropes that are swung in tribal dance. On a moonless night in ...

Stray Kids’ Hyunjin surprised fans with an exciting new dance cover!. On December 30, Hyunjin shared a video of himself taking on the powerful choreography to SHINee’s Taemin’s “Criminal ...