Pasifika Mind & Body - Ura Tabu and Tempo Dance Festival

Pasifika Mind & Body - a rhythmic Pasifika dance system anchored in Hā. This will be a one-off live dance class that will focus mainly on Cook Island inspired movements to create a fun, easy to follow fitness session that will get everyone swaying in appreciation of our dances from the Pacific.

Director - Charlene Tedrow
Movement Facilitator - Nikki Upoko

This class will be online for 24 hours.

Ura Tabu was first established in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa in August 2008. The collective is made up of a diverse range of Indigenous dance practitioners from the Pacific.

The name Ura Tabu is derived from Ura : to siva, to hula or to dance and Tabu: tapu, kapu, sacred sometimes forbidden, other times taboo.

Ura Tabu's mission derives from a collective female response to reignite the sacredness of dances from the Pacific as a way of re-establishing inter-connectedness, collective well-being and unity that ultimately cultivates female empowerment, bold creativity and fine Pacific Performance art.