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Title: Postcard from Samoa
Post by: Shana A on May 05, 2009, 09:17:13 PM
Post by: Shana A on May 05, 2009, 09:17:13 PM
Postcard from Samoa
Written by Garrett Bithell
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:19
http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/postcard-from-samoa-5336.html (http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/postcard-from-samoa-5336.html)
A new dance show presents tongue-in-cheek look at the cultural reality of modern-day Polynesia.
When Polynesian dancers Efeso Fa'anana and Lisa Fa'alafi formed Polytoxic in 2000, it was about filling a void in the Australian dance world.
"We realised there was no real place for us to fit," Fa'anana tells SX. "Having a football player's build with size 13 flat feet, there was no way I could have trained with a classical ballet company.
Written by Garrett Bithell
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:19
http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/postcard-from-samoa-5336.html (http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/postcard-from-samoa-5336.html)
A new dance show presents tongue-in-cheek look at the cultural reality of modern-day Polynesia.
When Polynesian dancers Efeso Fa'anana and Lisa Fa'alafi formed Polytoxic in 2000, it was about filling a void in the Australian dance world.
"We realised there was no real place for us to fit," Fa'anana tells SX. "Having a football player's build with size 13 flat feet, there was no way I could have trained with a classical ballet company.