Your Stories - Tales From Waka Students

Tell us your stories…

Here are just some of the emails from kids (and a few parents, grandparents, nextdoor neighbours…) letting us know what they think about Wakakirri! (Keep scrolling down the page, there are quite a few of them!)

Email your own stories, rehearsal photos, links to your school’s wakakirri webpage or comments to nathan@wakakirri.com and we’ll post them up.


Gilmore PS ACT 2004

• I had the most enjoyable time at Wakakirri 2004 and I will never forget the wonderful people I met, what a great time I had and how fun it was to perform my school's Story-Dance. I am looking forward to next years Wakakirri! So THANKYOU for making it possible! Jessica, Malak Primary School, NT

• I loved the performance of some of the schools. The lights were bright and our school crowd cheered soooooooooooooooooooooooooo loud. It was the best performance I have ever done and I can’t wait till next time, I had the best night thanks to everyone. From Shannon, Langwarrin Park Primary School WA

• This is a story about what I'm doing in WAKAKIRRI. Me, my class, the other class, and the year 4's go to the Alphington Scout hall to practise. Our item is called 'CIRCUS'. I hope I'm a horse because I think I'm good at pointing my toes, and keeping my head up at all times. LOVE YOUR STAR, TAMARA

• Hi! I had one of the main parts in Wakakirri this year. It was beyond words! Awesome, fun, every outrageous word you could ever think of! I was also a speaker. It was incredible! From Nat xoxo

• I loved it this year I would defiantly do it again I had soooooo much fun. Wow. Amy, SA


Elderslie High School NSW 2004

• Hi Wakakirri, I just wanted to say that I had the best time in the world!!!! Me and my friends had a great time on stage and off!! My school got one of the Behaviour awards which was a great achievement to everyone in the team! I also loved watching other schools. Karlee. P.S. Thanks for setting up a great time all you staff and keep it up! You’re letting kids show their TALENT!

• Thank you to Wakakirri for organising this event. This was the first time I have participated in it and I had a great time on the night. Everyone at my school, Chipping Norton, said it was awesome. Dimi

• My school was in the heats in Victoria. The first second I stepped on stage I was so nervous. But when I got up and danced I wanted to do it all again. I was one of the 3 representatives for my school to come up and talk to the audience about my item. Again, I was nervous, but in the end, I felt like doing a jiggly dance in front of the whole audience! Meghan, Surrey Hills Primary School

• Hi. I just like to say that this year was more exciting than last year. The Wakakirri Story-Dance was a great experience. I loved dressing up as a mummy this year. I just can't wait to see what our teachers had got for us for next year’s show.. Alicia, Our Lady of Mercy Primary, WA

• This was the first time Mount Clear College have done Wakakirri Story Dance and I know I'll be doing it again it was so fun. Sonja


Blackwell PS NSW 2004

• Hi, I’m in grade six at St Anthony’s Kedron. I’d just like to say thanks a heap for making the Wakakirri story dance night possible. It was a great experience for us because it was my schools first time. We made new friends and I want to do it next time. Madeleine

• My friend and I were visiting this site as we did Wakakirri in 2000 - 2003 and wanted to see what you all have been up to. My friend’s sister participated in this year’s event and we went along to watch. It has changed so much since we did it and we were very pleased to see that you are now taking on high schools to participate. We had so much fun in primary school that we are going to try out for it next year. 3 hip hip hoorays for Wakakirri as you gave us the chance to GROVE ON STAGE and we would like to do it again!!! Rock on!!!! We love you heaps!!! Kayla and Candice , ex Tullawong State Primary schoolies.

• Wakakirri was the best experience in my life so far. I would like to thank Mrs Menghi and Mrs Carlon for all their work, support and all the time they gave up to teach us Wakka. Do you think I will be in Wakka next year? The answer is ......................YES, DEFINITELY! From Georgia

• Thank you for the opportunity, for letting us perform at Wakakirri. It was really nerve racking but it was really fun. From Aaron & Doug


Duffy PS ACT 2004

• Wakakirri was the best experience I have ever had in my life. It was so fun I recommend it to all students who were not in Wakka. Everyone did an excellent job and everybody put so much time and effort to create wonderful performances. Everyone should be very proud of their performances. It is the first time I have ever been in Wakka. I had the best time of my life. Hannah, St Joseph's Bulli NSW

• Hi, my name is Ryan and I had a great experience in Wakakirri Story Dance. My favourite part in Wakakirri was going on stage it was nerve-racking but fun when I got on. I thought we had the best one because it was my schools and because I was in it. I had a fabulous time and the best night of my life.

• Hi my name is Alicia and I thought it was great, it gave me lots of experience to dance in front of a big crowd. When I first got on the stage I was shaking but then when I did it again it wasn't that bad, I would like to say thanks to everyone that runs the Wakakirri story dance! Alicia, Merriwa Primary School, WA


Panania North PS NSW 2004

• Wakakirri is a magical experience, not only did we achieve so many great things, we all managed to make new friends and work with some of the best teachers in the school! Meeting Axle Whitehead was also pretty funky too! Well love yas all*~*MWAH*~* Kirsty, Bribie Island State School

• I would just like to say that our cast had an awesome experience at the Wakakirri finals! It was loads of fun and although we didn't win we felt just as proud as the winners because we know that we tried our best. We were just happy to make it to the finals. Winning isn't everything, you also have to have fun! And even though I was just a tree I know that with out the trees and the rivers our performance wouldn't have been the same! Aimee, Sandy Strait State School

• Hi -I am from Regents Park State School this year was totally great. The lights and costumes were great. You all made this the best year of Wakakirri eva so I’d totally like to thank you soooooo much. Danielle

• I think Wakakirri is so cool for kids and I know everyone at my school loved it. Also I would just like to say a big thanks to all the Blackwell PS Stage 3 teachers and like to say hi to every one at school. From Shane


Penshurst PS NSW 2004

• I love Wakakirri so much. I am from Sandy Strait State School in Hervey Bay Queensland and you should have seen our school when we got into the finals we were like OMG. I love Wakakirri lots. Love Taylor oo xx

• The lights, the crowd, the cheer. WAKAKIRRI STORY DANCE is the bomb!! The experience is overwhelming!! We all had a great day!! From Sarah, Blackwell Public School N.S.W Division one Winners!!!!

• I think that Wakakirri is great and encourages young youth to participate in an excellent story dance. I love to dance and Wakakirri has proved to me that dancing isn't just dancing. It's telling a story. So Thankyou for giving our school this great opportunity! From Adele

• Well it was the most fantastic thing in my life. I had the most fun ever. The teachers were fantastic and so was the Wakakirri team. If anyone else had this going on at their school make sure you try out for it because this is an opportunity that you don’t want to miss. Oh and boys don’t be afraid of doing Wakakirri because they have just as much fun as the girls. Thanking you a lot for this opportunity to tell others what I thought about Wakakirri. Christie, Tullawong State School, Queensland

• To Wakakirri. At Wakakirri the N.S.W State Grand Final Division 1 my School (Blackwell Public School) and I had a fantastic time we enjoyed our time at the Sydney Entertainment Centre with all the Wakakirri Staff. Thanks especially for all your hard work to make us on Network Ten in December 2004. It was all fantastic. So once again thank you for making me and my school all super stars. Jaymie from Blackwell Public School.


Padua College Eastern Campus QLD 2004

• Hi my name is Lisa and I just wanted to say WAKAKIRRI ROKS. I had the best time:) thanks to al the Wakakirri ppl that made Wakakirri happen. From Lisa Toongabbie Christian school:)

• I would like to say thank you to our Wakakirri team who have helped us put us through the grand final. THANK YOU SO MUCH I had so much fun and you are the best.

• I would like to say to all the people involved in Wakakirri a big thankyou. I have made many new friends. Thank you for giving up your time to continue to support Wakakirri and run it for all the school. Congratulations on all the winners. Caitlin, All Saints College St. Joesph's Campus Lochinvar

• This was my first meeting with Wakakirri on Monday night. I was most impressed with every single thing that I saw, from the organisers to the hundreds of children in the show. What a wonderful learning experience for everyone involved in the presentation. I look forward to my next opportunity to share with my grandchildren as they perform in Wakakirri. Keep up the excellent very hard, but worthwhile work.

• Last night I attended the Wakakirri performance of Tasmanian schools at Wrest Point Casino, Hobart. I just wanted to pass on my congratulations to the Wakakirri co-ordinators, the students and all those involved in such a wonderfully positive and visually spectacular series of performances. As the father of one of the Snug Primary School students, naturally I thought Snug's performance was exceptional but ALL schools did a marvellous job at entertaining the audience while sending a clear message of what makes our kids 'tick'. GREAT JOB EVERYONE. May the Wakakirri concept continue to grow and develop. Proud Dad & proud Hobart citizen.