Haka Energisers

The Haka is a cultural Maori tribal dance that is best known for being performed by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team prior to international matches. As a conference energiser it is a fun, empowering and uplifting 10 – 20 minute activity that can be done with any sized group as an ice breaker, after lunch or finale event. It is ideal for uniting and motivating delegates and the Haka incorporates many traditional conference themes such as Passion, Working Together, One Team, First Class, Unity and Strength.

To request a film of the Haka being performed at a conference, please email: info@corporatedrumming.co.uk

Delegates are taught the Haka move by move and sound by sound in an engaging and energetic way. The session starts with the Haka being demonstrated live. A PowerPoint presentation has the words on the screen, which are learned in a fun way using call and response. The actions are then gone through slowly, with a lot of humour but also with respect to the cultural provenance. To finish off, the words and actions are put together, with a rousing and uplifting finale in which everyone is exhilarated and motivated as a unified and highly galvanised team.

Create Your Own Haka for Brand Launches and Team Building

For brand launches the Haka can be used as a powerful tool for galvanising a team behind the new brand. A session will start with the traditional Ka Mate Haka being performed and taught to the delegates.

They will then be instructed on how to work together to create their own Haka, using brand themes and company values to write words for the chant, and come up with their own choreography to accompany the words. This can be serious, aggressive, humorous, fun - the sky's the limit – but however it is done the group will be energised, motivated and above all in tune and fully behind the new brand and its core values.

For larger conferences, delegates can be split into groups and go to break out rooms to work on their own Haka. The delegates will then return to the main auditorium where each group will perform their Haka to their colleagues – this is highly entertaining and enriches the bonding behind the company values. It is even possible to create a composite company Haka using choice lines from each group's Haka that can be performed by all the delegates at the end of the conference.

In addition, face paints can be used to create facial tattoos and logos for rugby shirts can be designed in brand colours.

For more information please contact Mark Walker: mark@corporatedrumming.co.uk