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Auckland Hip Hop Competition 2011

Ngaruawahia High School entered a group in food-banks. In less than five days our dance group
the “Bring It On” hip hop dance competition for collected 2,878 cans generously donated by the
the first time ever this year (2011). It is a Ngaruawahia community. We asked that our cans
competition that will celebrate its 10th anniversary be donated to our local food-bank, and they were.
next year, and this year was the first year any Even though we were again pipped at the
school from out of Auckland entered. post by another school that joined forces with two
“Bring It On” is an organization that other schools, we think this is one of the best
endeavours to develop character and leadership in achievements of this whole experience - that we
young people and has very high expectations of the could give back something to the people we grew
people who enter. They provide regular mentoring
of the leaders and the dancers. The “Bring It On”
competition is considered one of the most
prestigious in New Zealand and the talent pool it
draws on is both enormous and highly experienced.
The leaders who initiated our involvement
were Cruze Nahu-Nikau and Larissa George.
The teacher in charge was Suzie Foster and this
group formed the core leadership group.
The initial heats took place on May 22nd
after three months of rigorous training. While we
didn’t place, our performance was noted for its
high standard and the enthusiasm that our dancers
brought to it.
This energy and enthusiasm was also very
useful when we tried for the “Wild Card” placing.
Entry was decided by the number of cans of food
that a school had collected for the Salvation Army