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Empowering women through dance Okareka Dance Company is bringing a brand new performance to Tauranga this month – in a one-night-only all-female dance piece that personifies the strength of women. Directed by Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete, the company’s new work Mana Wahine is coming to Baycourt on July 29 as part of a nationwide tour. Among the female performers is 30-year-old Nancy Wijohn, who is dancing with an all-female onstage cast for the first time. “I think that’s really something that stands out. I’m working alongside some great dancers and artists who in their own right have achieved a lot of
Dancer Nancy Wijohn will be performing with Okareka Dance Company at Baycourt on July 29. Photo by Kelly Nash.
things in their career as well.” Nancy says they’re an eclectic bunch of women who each bring different elements of femininity and strength to the show. “There are so many qualities to each person and I think it’s just a completely unique experience.” An avid personal trainer and crossfit enthusiast, Nancy has been dancing for more than 10 years since “falling into the career” at age 17 when she caught the eye of Maori cabaret artist ‘Mika’ at an audition at Auckland University. “It was quite new to me because I wasn’t going there to dance. But that’s pretty much the start of my dance career,” says Nancy, who went straight from college into a dance company. Mana Wahine is at Baycourt on July 29 from 7.30pm. Tickets cost $25-$30 and are available through Ticketek.
By Zoe Hunter
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Rags to give hall riches People are being encouraged to dress in rags and riches to party the night away in Waihi Beach’s community centre this month, in a bid to support the hall. The Waihi Beach Op Shop Ball 2014’s theme is ‘Rags to riches’ – and community centre chair and ball organiser Niria Gervich says the eighth event is “not to be missed”. “It’s amazing – you get people from in their early 20s to those in their 80s attending, and everybody dresses up – and everybody dances. “It’s like a stampede to the dance floor – people just dance all night.” Niria says this year’s theme allows people a broad interpretation of what to wear on the night of July 12. “They can come in anything raggy to something quite spectacular – we’re encouraging people to get costumes from op shops, don’t hire but make
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them from bits and pieces.” New band ‘Loose Coverz’ will be performing, there’s a photobooth to capture the magic, and light supper is included. Niria says while Western Bay of Plenty District Council owns the land, the beach owns the community centre – and the annual ball fundraiser helps keep it in top shape. “The community centre is vital really, we should be proud of it, it is a beautiful venue as well as being quite big.” Niria says it’s also well-used by schools, sports groups, council and an alternate venue for funerals and weddings. “Money raised from this ball will go back into the centre; the inside needs painting and the men’s toilets need revamping." The ball is on Saturday, July 12 from 7.30pm-12.30am at the community centre, 102 Beach Rd. Tickets cost $35. For information, call 07 863 5105 or email hopes6@xtra.co.nz
Partygoers at last year’s ball fundraiser at Waihi Beach’s community centre.
By Merle Foster
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