‘Ori Basics

7pm Mondays
Studio: Pepper Street, SE1 0EL
Zoom password: Mata

OCTOBER 2024

OCTOBER 28

  • Basics practice.

  • Revisiting Paea Pehe choreo.

  • Relax Aparima hands.

OCTOBER 21

  • Fa’arapu training.

  • Pehe of the week: Bora Bora.

  • Bora bora pehe combo.

  • Paea choreo review.

    Bora bora by Drum beat of the pacific Vol.2

OCTOBER 14

  • Basics practice.

  • Revisiting and breaking down Paea choreo.

  • Aparima cool down/improv.

OCTOBER 7

  • Practicing our basics: Tamau, Tumami, Fa’arapu, Te’i Fa’arapu, Tifene, Tua ne’e.

  • Pehe of the week: Paea.

  • Paea choreo.

  • Drum beat: Paea by Drum beat of the pacific Vol.2

    HOMEWORK

  • Practice this choreo and know it well for next week!

SEPTEMBER 2024

SEPTEMBER 30

  • Basics practice: Tamau, Amaha, Te’i fa’arapu, Nu’u tei.

  • Fa’arapu training: working on our round shape.

  • Hura practice: Working on our hips and knees movement.

  • Aparima improv.

SEPTEMBER 23

  • Basics practice.

  • Pehe of the week: Takoto

  • Learning a Pehe combo with Takoto.

  • Aparima gestures practice.

  • Words of the week: Nehenehe, Purotu and Manea. (Use to describe beauty or something beautiful).

SEPTEMBER 16

  • Basics practice.

  • Aparima practice/improvisation to work our arms positions and gestures.

SEPTEMBER 9

  • Working on our basics: Tairi’i tamau, Nu’u tei, Fa’arapu and Tumami with fun drills and combos.

  • Hawai’i trip memories.

AUGUST 2024

AUGUST 19

  • Working on our basics and refining Pehe a hine.

AUGUST 12

  • Practicing: Tumami, Fa’arapu and Varu.

  • Learning/revisiting Pehe a hine part 5 and Ending.

AUGUST 5

  • Basics practice: Tairi’i tamau, Ope, Otamu, Tumami and Fa’arapu.

  • Learning/revisiting Pehe a hine part 4.

JULY 2024

JULY 29

  • Basics practice: Varu, Otamu, Fa’arapu and Hue.

  • Learning/revisiting Pehe a hine part 3.

JULY 22

  • Combining Basic and Choreos and combos:

  • Fa’arapu training.

  • Learning/revisiting Pehe a hine part 2.

JULY 15

  • Combining Basic and Choreos and combos: Learning/revisiting Pehe a hine part 1.

JULY 8

  • Varu practice.

  • Basics across the room: Varu, Tairi’i tamau, Ope, Fa’arapu, Tua ne’e, and Hura/Tamau taere.

JULY 1

  • Working on our Ope, Otamu and Tua ne’e.

JUNE 2024

JUNE 24

  • Practicing: Haere Tifene, Tarau and Tuane’e.

JUNE 17

  • Practicing: Tairi’i tamau, Nu’u te’i, Amaha, Tumami, Ope and Tifene.

JUNE 10

  • Basic practice: Tumami, Ope and Tifene.

JUNE 3

  • Basic steps: Taere tamau, Tairi’i tamau, Nu’u te’i and Amaha.

MAY 2024

MAY 20

  • Basics steps: Fa’arapu, Tumami and Ruru.