TwirlbackintimeatKatikati’ssettlers’dance
Thosewhowalkthroughthedoors ofKatikatiWarMemorialHallnext Saturdaynightwillliterallystepback intimeforaneveningofdancing thetown’sIrishsettlerswouldhave relished150yearsago.
Thepinnacleofnextweekend’s150th anniversaryevents–tomarkthearrival ofUlsterIrishsettlersinKatikatiin1875 –isafamily-friendlyfree-for-allSettlers’ DanceonSeptember13.
Theentertainmentforthenight–which runsfrom7pm-11pm–willbeledbya gentlemanbecomingknownas‘Katikati’s 1920sman’BrettLowe,whorevelsin everythingfromearlyera.
ConnectedwithKatikati150th AnniversaryCommitteeandSettlers’ DanceorganiserTerelleCarroll,Lowehas preparedamusicalfeastwhichinvitesthe wholecommunitytodancethroughthe decadesfrom1875tothe1950s.
“We’vegotsaxophones,violins,trumpets –allsortsofinstruments[whichwillbe played]bya12-pieceband,”saidthe multi-instrumentalist.
“Alotofbandmemberswillplaymore thanoneinstrumentandthey’llbe swappingthemaround.Mostoftheband ismadeupoflocals,fromasfarawayas TaurangaandWaihi,butwe’vegotafew comingfromAucklandtoo.”
Lowesaidthebandwouldperform inearlyeracostumes.“Manyofthe instrumentswewillplayareactuallyold instrumentsfromthattime.”
Dance-goerscanexpecttohearsongs from1875–whentheUlsterIrishsettlers arrivedinKatikati–througheachdecade tothe1950s.“Peoplewillgettoenjoya journeythrough75yearsofmusicinone evening,”Lowesaid.
First75years
“Allthesongswewillusearetheoriginal compositionthatwouldhavebeenused backthen,”saidLowe.
“We’llplaydancesliketheCharleston andthetango,andwe’lldomusicthat FredAstaireandGingerRogersdancedto inthe1930s,suchasclassicjazzstandards andshowtunes.ThentherewillbeGlenn Millerandbigbandmusicfromthe1940s –sowe’vegotabigmixofmusictoplay!”
Lowesaidifpeoplewanttocomedressed up,theycanpickanerafromthepresent rightbacktoVictoriantimes“andthey’ll lookthepartforatleastonepartofthe night”.
Theeveningwouldalsofeatureashort 25-minutesilentfilm,ablack-and-white
RobertHubble,TerelleCarroll, BrettLowe,JohnClements,Cherry Clements,DiLogan,andin frontPoppyFafita,aged2,with grandmotherLoisGleadellhavea dressrehearsalaheadofKatikati’s Settlers’DanceonSeptember13.
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screenedcomedywithBusterKeaton, togivedancersabreak.“Iwillbe accompanyingonthepianoandwe’llhave somebodyonsoundeffects–doingallof thesoundsliketheyusedbackintheday,” saidLowe.
Plus,therewillbeaskit,Irishdancing; andIrishfolksingerandstorytellerColin UrwinfromNorthernIreland–hisfirst timeinNewZealand–willperformtoo.
Settlers’danceorganiserTerelleCarroll saidshehadafantasticteambehindher tobringtheeventtolifenextweekend–includingLowe,whohasabackgroundin performingandrunningsemi-professional bandscoveringearlyeramusic.
Hugetalent
ShebelievedLowebringshugetalent totheevent–hecanplaythepiano, trumpet,saxophone,banjo,“alittlebitof guitar”plusthedrums,xylophone,ukelele “andawholelotofotherstuff!”“Itwas reallyjustanideaandI’vehadalotof supporttomakeithappen,”saidCarroll.
Theteamoptedtore-createasettlers’ danceasthepinnacleeventforKatikati’s 150thanniversaryweekendbecausesuch aneventwasoneofthesettlers’favourite past-times,Carrollsaid.
“Historytellsus,backinthosedays–if theyhadatennisclubget-togetherora roadingmeetingitusuallyalwaysended inadance.Dancingwasoneofthefew wayspeoplecouldsocialiseinwhatwould havebeenaveryentertainment-vacant
earlyNewZealand.” Backwhenthetown wasonlyjustbeingformedtherewouldn’t havebeenmanyplacesthatpeoplecould gather–“sotheydancedaftereveryevent oroccasionatpeople’shomes–suchas atHughandAdelaStewart’sAthenree Homestead”.
Carrollsaidmusicanddancewere waysthesettlerscouldconnectasthey wouldhavedonebackhomeinIreland. “Manysettlersbroughttheirmusicand instrumentswiththem.”
Carrollwantsthecommunitytoknow theeventisafamily-friendlyalcohol-free eventforallages.“Itwillbefunnight withlotsofdancing–andthesilentfilm
Katikati’s‘1920sman’ BrettLoweisleading theentertainmentfor Katikati’sSettlers’Dance onSeptember13.
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issettobejusthilarious!“Everybodyis welcometocomealong,entryisakohadonationandaplateofcoldfingerfood forsupperperfamily.”
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Sheinvitedattendeestodressupin costumetoaddtothefun.“Ifpeople don’thaveearlyeracostumesIhaveplenty –theycancallmeon078634363to arrangeloaningacostumeforfree!”
Katikati’sSettlers’Dancebegins7pmon Saturday,September13,attheKatikati WarMemorialHall.Entryisakohadonationandaplateofcoldfingerfood. Noticketsrequired. MerleCave
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