Maori with Whaea Ode

Maori this week was about what and how to use the poi. The poi is a ball on a string, inside the ball there is light stuffing and usually the string is made of rope or flax. Whaia Ode taught us some ways of how to use a poi, all the techniques we learnt involved a lot of wrist movement. We also learnt how to do the poi with our left hand because usually you do the poi with both hands. It was hard at first but we soon got the hang of it. After learning some moves we watched 2 videos that were from kapa haka groups. The moves that they did seemed complicated but entertaining at the same time. We then tried some moves again after the video. I really enjoyed learning the poi and I can't wait for next weeks lesson.