China

This term, Room 1 have been learning about the Olympic Games which is held in Beijing China.

Today, we told the teacher everything we knew about China. I learnt in the year 206BC China exported lacquer ware and silks. In 1959 China invaded Tibet and Dhali Lama went into exile. The Great Wall in the Qin dynasty had an origin , not till the Ming dynasty that it was built to current form. There is NO freedom of speech and lack of human rights. You are only allowed 1 child per family. Its a communist country and China was the name given by the west. It was all very interesting .

Ballroom dancing

I learnt that there are many types of dances that link to Ballroom dancing like Tango, Jive, Salsa, and ChaCha. Ballroom dancing is all about flashy costumes and make up. You have to be fit and learn complicated dance skills, such as turns and dips. There are two different types of tango, the American Tango and the International Tango. Tango came from Argentina and made its way to Europe and gained popularity in Paris. As the European dancers enjoyed the music and the passion of the dance, they began to inject their own culture, style and technique. In an effort to teach a standardized version of Tango, the English eventually codified their own version of Tango for instruction in dance schools and for preformance in competitions in 1922.

Dunedin

Today I learned that Dunedin is the oldest city in New Zealand.
Dunedin also has a street which is the steepest street in the world.
The earliest setterls that came to Dunedin was the scottish.