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Kōrero: Dancing

1980s dancing

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At the beginning of this excerpt from the 2010 New Zealand film Boy, the main character, Boy, attempts to impress a girl with his best dance moves. As stony-faced older children watch, he runs through what he’s learnt from careful study of Michael Jackson music videos, to no avail.

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Megan Cook, Dancing – Dancing, 1960s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/40972/1980s-dancing (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Megan Cook, i tāngia i te 27 February 2013.