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garuawahia
High School
dancers
are
the first out-of-towners
to make it to the
nationals of Auckland’s
Bring It On dance
competition.
More than 20
teenagers
have
dedicated
their
holidays to perfecting
e v e ry
st e p
in
preparation for their
final performance at
the Trust Stadium in
Waitakere.
With the help of
English teacher Susie
Foster, year 13 student
Cruze
Nahu-Nikau
suggested
and
organised entering a
hip-hop competition to
bri ng
s ome t hing
different to the school.
“It was a good alternative to sport for the students who
aren’t into it,” Cruze said. She also said she wanted to
celebrate her last year at high school with style.
“I want to go out with a bang and represent our
community too,’’ said Cruze.
The group of 22 dancers is the smallest team to enter
Bring It On but year 12 choreographer Chase Nahu-Nikau isn’t

phased. “We rehearse
every day, we practise
hard and we leave here
sweating,” Chase said.
Chase
is
no
stranger to the stage,
having been dancing for
four
years
and
performed in the 2010
New Zealand Street
Dance championship.
Ms Foster is
proud of the students
she
has
been
coordinating and is
blown away by their
dedication.
“We’re
here
every day during the
holidays, except for
Sundays, so none of
them are having a break,
they’re all just going for
it,” she said.
She
is
also
grateful to the community for its support and encouragement.
“We’ve had many local businesses and groups donate money
to make it all possible,” said Ms Foster.
Cruze said they were proud of their achievement so far
but wanted to win on August 6.
“It’s cool that a school from just a little town can make it
somewhere like Auckland.”
by Melissa Martin