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Bouncing the Beat

Bouncing the Beat.

by Serie Barford; illustration by Phillip Paea

A poem conveying the lively movement of the Samoan sāsā dance.

Series: Junior Journal 65, Level 2, 2023

Learning area: English, The Arts, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 3

Related titles: See introductory TSM – Exploring movement

Topics: actions, beat, cultural heritage, dance, movement, onomatopoeia, personification, poetry, repetition, rhythm, Sāmoa, sāsā, similes

In: Junior Journal 65, Level 2, 2023

Publication date: July 2023

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