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SPRING SESSION, 2002
March 10 - May 19
$120/10-week session
$100/10-week session HCF Member first class free
Beginning Hula
This introduction to traditional Hawaiian dance concentrates on basic hula 'auana (modern) movements and aspects of the Hawaiian culture--language, songs, history, folklore and poetry.
Sundays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm American Indian Community House
404 Lafayette (one block south of Astor Place)
New York, NY
Intermediate Hula
Traditional Hawaiian intermediate dance classes concentrating on refining basic hula techniques. An emphasis on performance techniques, learning choreography, the kauna (meaning behind a song) will be discussed throughout the session.
Sundays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm American Indian Community House
404 Lafayette (one block south of Astor Place)
New York, NY
Instructor: Michelle Nalei Akina
Born and raised in Hawai'i, Michelle Akina is dedicated to promoting the cultural arts of Hawai'i in the Tri-state area as a Hawaiian dance instructor, entertainer, and Hawaiian cultural educator. She has performed in concerts sponsored by New York cultural institutions including the Museum of Natural History, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the World Music Institute. Taught in the traditional ways of Hawaiian dance from the age of four, Michelle studied in a hula halau (school) under renowned hula masters Ma'iki Aiu Lake and Mae Kamamalu Klein. Wishing to share her passion for the arts of Hawai'i, she co-founded the Hawai'i Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting the cultural arts of Hawai'i on the East Coast.
For more information call:
HAWAI'I CULTURAL FOUNDATION
212-966-3378
hawaiiculturalfoundation @ hotmail.com
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