Gang dance idea

Evening guys!

As we have been discussing the idea of gangs and religion. I was looking into how we could differentiate each gang from the idea Ben had mention in his blog about the Jabbowakeez on “ensemble work.” I thought to expand on that by researching different types of dance and movements that each gang could associate themselves with. I came across a dance called the Hakka war dance.

The Hakka dance is a traditional dance that was performed by the Maori warriors of New Zealand before they went to battle. Its purpose was to intimidate the opposition and to create a frenzy atmosphere to mentally prepare them for war. Today it is used for many different reasons for example achievements, to welcome guest, ceremonies etc.

A modern example of this could be the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team who perform the dance before every match.

Characteristics – vigorous movements, stamping of the feet accompanied by rhythmic words.

The concept of the Hakka dance could be used as a gang battle, an initiation test or rituals. The word Unison springs to mind when I see these dances performed. It would be great to experiment around the idea of that word. If possible doing some movement exercises based around mirroring each other and keeping in mind the idea of the characteristics of the Hakka, thus create a sense of being as one in your gang. Each could have a different style of hakka maybe with different sounds and movements. It could also be done with a form of mime as away of mocking the opposing side.

hopefully see you all tomorrow for some feedback, thank you :)