The Weka Team were visited by the Pacifica team, who taught us how music and dance can tell stories about life and culture in the Pacific Islands. First we learnt to about music and the messages spread by the drums. We were lucky enough to all have a go playing them too. Next we learnt about the language of flowers, and how Pacific people fashion flowers into leis to give to someone they love. Because it is the middle of winter in New Zealand, we used fabric flowers and spacers made from straws, instead of real flowers, but the method of stringing them together was similar.
