Polyfest 2019

Have you ever been to Polyfest before? Polyfest is a cultural event that includes a variety of events/activities such as, cultural performances, food stalls, and many other activities. Polyfest has been up and running for forty-four years now and has been held at Manukau Sports Bowl, and luckily for Team 5 we had the opportunity to go ahead and check out 'The Polyfest School Day'.

We had the chance to go and check it out. We were there since around 10am to 2:30pm. We were put into groups/pods. I was in Pod 3 with Mrs Stone and had Sam as my group leader. Firstly when we got to school we had to proceed with our normal routine till about 9am. Then we had to separate into our pods and get ready to get on our bus. As soon as we arrived we all met up to let the officials add the finishing touches.

Once everything was set we split off into our pods and went to different stations to start our rotations. Our first rotation was with 'FLAVA', We learnt a couple dance moves with a tutor named Josh from ID CO (Identity Dance Company). It was very fun and interesting to see how educated you can be from other subjects.

After that we had about four more rotations, to be honest my favorite station was the AUT two beat station. It was really cool to meet the volunteers and participate in their activity. Also I got to meet a new person named Cassidy Mans. We had to make up a two beat combination that would make it into the beat of two paces.

Then after that we had the chance to check out the Maori stage. We got there just in time to see Otahuhu College perform, we also got to see an old teacher aid from our school Ms Wai. Their performance was so amazing and cheerful.

After that we made our way back to our meeting point. Once we got there we found Anna and Jozlo dancing on the stage with other school kids. It was really cool to see them represent our school in a dance competition. Suddenly the music stopped and everybody cheered for Jozlo and Anna.

Once everybody was ready we went around to the food stalls and bought some food and cold refreshments. I bought me a Mango smoothie and a Tropical slushy. Also Paikea and some other girls bought some more food and we all shared. After that there were also some stations where we could get some free stuff for doing certain activities. We were going around to other stations to try different things and soon enough it was time to go. I was gutted to leave but then I was also so happy that we got to experience this event and experience.