Day 2 - A Decade of Sport
Activity 1 - Chasing Great
Please watch the trailer for Chasing Great and read about Richie McCaw online. On your blog tell us three things that you learned about Richie that you did not know beforehand. What else would you like to know about Richie?
1. He was a Rugby star who was in the All Blacks and he was born in 1980, 31st December
2. He was the Captain of a national team, the All Blacks.
3. He was very very famous and He lead the All Blacks to 13 victories in 14 Tests, with the team winning the Tri Nations and again achieving the Grand Slam.
Activity 2 - Sporting Heros
On your blog tell us about your sporting hero. Who are they? Why are they a hero? Include a photo of them in your blog post.
My sporting hero is Lisa Carrington. She is an incredible rower, and last year she was awarded the prestigious Lonsdale Cup for her amazing results in 2016! She spends hours training, and I think her commitment to her sport is inspiring.
I don’t have a sporting Hero but I chose Gabby Douglas. Gabby Douglas is a very famous artistic Gymnast, she has been one of the episodes on Kickin it. She was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team, She was a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships.
Bonus Activity - Shake it Off
Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above and click on the name to read more about it. Once you are done, post three interesting facts about the dance style on your blog. In which country did it originate? Who originally created it?
1. Tango is a dance that has influences from African, Native American and European culture.
2. Tango is a partner dance that originated in the 1880s along the River Plate, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay, and soon spread to the rest of the world.
3. Early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango)
Tango originated in Argentina
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