Daniel MacLeod and his daughter Anika, 11, travelled up from Manaia to take part in Stepup Taranaki's filming of Poi E.

Hundreds of motorbikes, a kapa haka group, surfer Paige Hareb and the public all got their groove on for a project designed to get Taranaki dancing.

Around 200 bikers rode down Broadway in Stratford on Sunday afternoon for Stepup Taranaki's music video.

The day before surfers including Paige Hareb and John McLeod were filmed dancing to the song at New Plymouth's Back Beach.

DAVID BURROUGHS/FAIRFAX NZ Around 200 bikes danced up and down Broadway for the filming.

Stepup Taranaki was launched in May last year after New Plymouth woman Sarah Lee had an idea to create a video showing people getting their groove on to the tune of Poi E, the 1982 song made famous by the Patea Maori Club.

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Bikers rode from as far as Palmerston North to be involved in the filming while Daniel MacLeod and his daughter Anika, 11, travelled up from Manaia in South Taranaki to take part.

DAVID BURROUGHS/FAIRFAX NZ Bikers travelled from as far away as Palmerston North to take part.

MacLeod said his motorcycle club, Ruahine Riders, had been asked to participate by the Stratford based Club X and Anika had also wanted to come to it.

"She's into her kapa haka and loves Poi E," he said.

Stepup Taranaki Sam Bennett they were excited about having the bikers involved.

"Obviously the main factor today is the bikes," he said.

"And down at the northern roundabout we've got kapa haka inside the roundabout there who will be dancing as the bikes go around.

"It's for getting that impact when we put it all together."