Auckland, June 27
Bollywood became Polywood in New Zealand over the weekend when an Indian dance competition was won by a team made up almost entirely of Polynesians.
The Tangaroa College team of Maori, Samoan, Tongan and Nigerian students took the mainly Indian audience by surprise at the competition here yesterday as they danced in classical Indian style to music from a Shahrukh Khan movie.
It was awesome. Everyone in the Indian community is talking about it, said Bob Kumar, one of about 3,000 persons in the audience.
None compared to these Polynesians. They outclassed everyone they were better than the Indian kids it was perfect.
The Tangaroa team coach, Famida Adam, said she picked the team from her year 10 English class.
AFP
