Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip
Children have fun at the Rasa School of Dance disco fundraiser on Saturday night.
The dance school was fundraising to get its Allies Crew to Phoenix, Arizona next month for the Hip-Hop World Championships.
The crew finished fourth at the New Zealand Hip-Hop Dance Championship in April.
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