Taane Mete is a New Zealand dancer, choreographer and yoga teacher.
Early life and education
Mete affiliates with Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Koroki-Kahukura. He graduated with honours from the New Zealand School of Dance in 1988. In 2008 he completed the Leadership New Zealand Programme, Pūmanawa Kaiārahi o Aotearoa.
Work
Mete is a dancer, choreographer and yoga teacher, and was a founding member of Black Grace Dance Company. He has danced with Footnote Dance Company, the Douglas Wright Dance Company, Taiao Dance Company, and Fusion Dance Theatre, and the Atamira Dance Company, among others. Mete formed the Okareka Dance Company in 2007 with Taiaroa Royal.
Mete has taught at UNITEC New Zealand and the New Zealand School of Dance.
Mete featured in Shona McCullagh's short film Hurtle, and Peter Jackson's King Kong, and has appeared as a presenter for the television programme Takataapui.
References
- NZ OnScreen. "Kete Aronui – Taane Mete & Taiaroa Royal | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Taonga: dancer, yoga teacher Taane Mete on his treasure, a boar tusk". The New Zealand Herald. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Taane Mete". IndepenDANCE. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Taane Mete - Alumnus 2008". Leadership NZ. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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