Taane Mete
New Zealand dancer, choreographer, yoga teacher
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Taane Mete is a New Zealand dancer, choreographer and yoga teacher.[1]
Early life and education
Mete affiliates with Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Koroki-Kahukura.[2] He graduated with honours from the New Zealand School of Dance in 1988.[3] In 2008 he completed the Leadership New Zealand Programme, Pūmanawa Kaiārahi o Aotearoa.[4]
Work
Mete is a dancer, choreographer and yoga teacher,[2] and was a founding member of Black Grace Dance Company.[3] 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.[3] Mete formed the Okareka Dance Company in 2007 with Taiaroa Royal.[3]
Mete has taught at UNITEC New Zealand and the New Zealand School of Dance.[3]
Mete featured in Shona McCullagh's short film Hurtle, and Peter Jackson's King Kong,[3] and has appeared as a presenter for the television programme Takataapui.[3]
