Moving Oceans: Celebrating Dance in the South Pacific

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Godwits, Kuaka and the Returns of Ausdruckstanz in Aotearoa -- 2. The Role of Gunge Takwaku dance in Kraku-bandi Female Initiation of the Yangit of Papua New Guinea -- 3. Learning and Performing my Pacific Island Identity -- 4. Earthquakes and Aftershocks: Dance in Christchurch -- 5. Hip Hop Dance in New Zealand and Pacific Islands -- 6. Tracing the Steps of Modern and Contemporary Dance in Twentieth-century New Zealand -- 7. A Teacher's Story: He purakau na te kaiako -- 8. Dancing the Kolo under the Long White Cloud -- 9. Treasuring the Meke in a Modern Fiji -- 10. The Role of a Service Organization for Dance - DANZ, Dance Aotearoa New Zealand -- Artist Voices and Biographies -- Index