My New Dance Schedule

Monday: Hula
Tuesday: Belly Dance
Wednesday: Belly Dance
Thursday: Two Hip Hop classes and one Middle Eastern Dance class

Dance

This week, I am taking five dance classes.

Monday: Hula
Tuesday: Belly Dance (new!)
Wednesday: Hip Hop
Thursday: two Hip Hop classes

I think this will be fun! I plan on doing this for a while.

Hula in Pleasanton

Soloists and groups fro my halau, Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani, competed in the Ia 'Oe E Ka La Hula Festival in Pleasanton on November 2, 3 and 4. My Step-Mom, my Dad and I watched the soloists compete on Friday and the groups compete on Saturday. We enjoyed watching the soloists and the groups from sixteen different halaus from California, Hawai'i and Japan. In previous years, we have watched halaus from Nevada and other states; however, they didn't compete this year.

Announcement of the Aloha Races & Polynesian Festival

My hula school, Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani, will be performing from 4:00 - 5:00 at this event on the stage at the Santa Cruz Wharf.

http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/pdfs/07alohaposter.pdf

The event is free! Woo hoo!

an afternoon of hula and an evening of jazz

Today, my hula halau performed at May Day at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Two of my friends came from Oakland and San Francisco to watch me and the others dance. Our halau performed three kahiko dances, one Tahitian aparima, several 'auana dances and one ori Tahiti dance. I danced in one kahiko dance and one 'auana dance.

After the performance, the three of us wandered around the vendor area for a bit, then we went out to dinner. After we said our goodbyes, I drove home.

After resting for a bit, I went to church to see a jazz concert at my church. I'm not very familiar with jazz; however, I certainly enjoyed the concert. The young musicians are very talented.

Hula rehearsal and Cinco de Mayo

All classes in my halau had a hula dress rehearsal today. I enjoyed seeing all the different outfits and dances. I took six hours of vacation time in order to attend the rehearsal. I only worked from 4:00 – 6:00. After work, I went to church to attend the Cinco de Mayo party. I bought horchata and contributed some paper flowers as decorations. Right now, it's quiet and peaceful outside. I'm going to bed after I finish my laundry.

An Evening of Hula

Tonight, two of my relatives and I attended a special Crab Feed fund raiser for the competition Wahine group at our hula hulau. I ate pretzels, rolls, pasta with sauce, and salad. I allowed myself some fruit punch because it was a special event. I didn't eat any crab, because shellfish doesn't appeal to me. I didn't have any dessert because the fruit punch gave me too much of a sugar rush.

The music and dancing were excellent. All of the competition classes performed at least one dance. The kitchen staff and the servers (all from the halau) did a great job.

I'm falling behind on my lessons; however, I believe that I can catch up before March 30.