Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Haka

Third rainy day in a row warranted a double-header morning of Baby Rock n' Rhyme at the library and the Haka exhibit at Te Papa, the museum of New Zealand. 

From wikipedia: "Haka (singular is the same as plural: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand, which has become more familiar worldwide because the New Zealand rugby union team All Blacks do the haka before every rugby game. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.[1]"

This is one of the better haka from the 2011 Rugby World Cup.  This is what it should look like: http://youtu.be/QSGTK9f3yWc  Below is Charlie and my interpretation.
 


Every picture I tried to get of Charlie "doing the Haka" -- he kind of looked bratty with tongue stuck out and snotty-faced.  This was the best shot I got...

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