About this standard
Poi is a dance form that uses a ball on the end of a chord that is performed with appropriate actions. This unit standard focuses on knowledge and essential skills of poi.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of poi, and the essential skills of poi.
Level: 2
Credits: 7
Video transcript
13367 – Poi: Video transcript
[Words on screen: This video gives examples of Poi that can be used to demonstrate the categories of: Unit standard 13367, Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Poi level 2.]
Narrator: This video gives examples of Poi that can be used to demonstrate the categories of:
- Single short poi
- Double short poi
- Single long poi
- Double long poi
Level 2 assessment requires the student to perform items from memory demonstrating appropriate movement. Level 2 assessment does not require the student to perform in public to demonstrate competency.
Students from the Skills New Zealand Rangatahi Maia programmes of Manaakitanga Aotearoa Trust in Rotorua are featured in this video.
[Words on screen:
Category: Single and double short poi
Item: Tera Matariki]
Narrator: Tera Matariki. 2 categories of poi are demonstrated in this item. The single short and double short poi.
[3 women stand on screen to perform this poi dance.]
[Words on screen:
Category: Single long poi
Item: Hinemoa]
Narrator: Hinemoa. The single long poi is featured in this item, depicting an illustrious ancestor, Hinemoa.
[2 women stand on screen to perform this poi dance.]
[Words on screen:
Category: Double long poi
Item: Kei Hea Ra Koe]
Narrator: Kei Hea Ra Koe. This double long poi sequence would normally lead to the quadruple long poi.
[3 women stand on screen to perform this poi dance.]
[An animation of the Māui productions logo being fished up by a Māori fish hook comes onto the screen with the email address maui@tvnz.co.nz at the bottom of the screen.]
Demonstrate knowledge and skills of poi video (6:49 mins)
Watch examples of poi that can be used to demonstrate the categories of: Unit standard 13367, and demonstrate knowledge and skills of poi Level 2.