Billie Paea & Crosspower Ministries Trust

Raised in a very musical family and playing piano from the age of six, Billie Paea has a background in performing arts. He plays several musical instruments including saxophone, guitar, bass and drums. Billie graduated from Excel School of Performing Arts in 2002 and is also a qualified personal trainer. On top of all this he has represented Niue in 100m sprinting at the Manchester and Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

The 24 year old will spend his World of Difference year working with Crosspower Ministries Trust to provide South Auckland youth with supportive role models.

Billie will take on the role as director of one of the Trust’s key youth programmes, hip-hop dance troupe Dziah - already making a huge impact internationally after winning silver in the 2006 Hip Hop World Championships in L.A.

Billie says Dziah has the potential to be a dance academy providing dance training, top choreographers, local dance classes and mentoring programmes for talented, but at risk, youth.

“The benefit to our community is massive as Crosspower keeps troubled young kids off the streets. We’re giving them hope and telling them to hold their head high and concentrate on their dance talent.”

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