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Showing posts with label hula. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hula. Show all posts
11 April 2008
Hula Event: Raiatea Helm's 2008 Hawaiian Blossom Tour
01 April 2008
5 Reasons Why Hula is Fabulous for Fitness
"I've lost 5 pounds in 3 weeks, and the only thing I've done is taken hula classes!", "The waistband of my jeans is getting looser!", and "Yeah, one more tahitian ote'a! I can take it! Woohoo!"
Okay, maybe that last one was a bit of an exaggeration - most of my students considered the ote'a a form of torture - but hula fitness stories really are quite common, and as a hula instructor & dancer, I've heard and witnessed many of them. In fact, I credit my hula & tahitian practice with my own weight loss in 2006.
Even Flare Magazine considered hula dance enough of a great workout to feature it - along with an interview with me as their hula expert - for their September 2005 Issue article Shall We Dance: Wake up your workout...!
Yes, the hula is much more than a pleasure to watch. Don't let the gentle, fluid movements deceive you. It truly is a killer workout!
Here are 5 reasons why your health could benefit from 20 minutes of daily island dance:
1: It builds beautiful lean muscles.
A common complaint from my new students after the first class is "My muscles were SO sore after that class!" Yes, it takes muscles to move those arms and hands to tell a story! You will feel soreness in the upper arms (deltoids), and depending on how deeply you bend your knees for each kaholo (the popular basic side-to-side traveling hula movement), you'll also give your lower body a blast.
2: It packs a great cardiovascular punch.
My dancers are always amazed at how out-of-breath they are after a 30 minute show! Make your own half hour hula dance CD and burn 119 calories every workout...
double that if you mix in some short blasts of fast tahitian ote'a (each song is about 1.5 minutes of intense hip shakes).
And you get that all without the joint-jarring common with other high-impact workouts.
For my own workout, I created a high-intensity interval training hula CD for myself by putting in an ote'a song after every 2 hula songs. Just 20 minutes of that, and I'm done!
3: It's a weight-bearing, bone-building activity.
The continual kaholo is just like walking, and one of the many health benefits of walking is its ability to turn around rapid bone loss that occurs in menopausal women.
4: It helps build grace and coordination.
Whether you're an experienced dancer or dance like Elaine, you should always start your hula education at the beginner level. Why? Because the hula makes you use muscles that most likely have never been used in combination before. Many of us call it waking your hula muscles.
With every part of your body doing something different, many times in opposite directions, you'll find your coordination and balance challenged and strengthened.
5: It's fun!
Your hula workout can be as varied as the numerous hula songs out there! Mixing it up with tahitian numbers, dancing with friends, and even performing for loved ones offers options that can make your hula workout unique every time!
Wanna try?
14 March 2008
Hula Event: Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu presents Daughters of Haumea
Tickets On Sale Now!
Daughters of HaumeaFri Mar 14, 2008 8pm
Sat Mar 15, 2008 8pm
Sat Mar 15, 2008 8pm
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center
California State University
Long Beach
California State University
Long Beach
$45 Adult
$40 Senior*, Student*, CSULB ID*$38 Groups of 15 or more, not available online.*ID required
For more information and to buy tickets online, visit the Carpenter Performing Arts Center website.
About Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu
Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu is a dynamic Hawaiian dance company based in San Francisco. The company features hula as a full theatrical experience that is visually captivating. Its performances are a rich blend of traditional and contemporary forms of hula.
10 January 2008
Hula Life
I've been dancing Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian Ote'a since the age of 6 and, for many years, had a blast sharing my hula knowledge and performing at various events.
Although I no longer teach or perform, I still love to share the Island Culture any way I can.
Want to learn to dance the hula? Have a look at our list of Canadian hula halau/schools below! (Click here for hula schools worldwide!)
Do you know of a hula workshop or event worldwide you'd like me to announce on LifeCandy? Please contact me!
Are you a Canadian Halau and would like to be listed on this site or would like to modify your information? I'd love to hear from you!
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Aldergrove:
Halau Hula O Ka Manu Kikaha `Olu
www.hulainbc.com
Contact: Carol Antonsen, Phone: 604-856-6650Burnaby:
Halau Kia`i O Ka Hula
Contact: Josie deBaat, Phone: 604-435-3489Cloverdale:
Susan's Paradise of Polynesia
Contact: Susan Madec, Phone: 778-574-4852Maple Ridge:
Ka `Uhane o ka Pakipika
www.hulaspirit.com
Contact: Paddy Kauhane, Phone: 604-466-0763North Vancouver:
Spirit of the South Seas
Contact: Marji Wallace, Phone: 604-986-5185Richmond:
The Outriggers
Contact: Kalalo Fatiaki, Phone: 604-541-1793
Urban Dance Company
www.urbandanceco.com
Contact: Sandy McBeth, Phone: 604-277-4494Vancouver:
Paul Latta Dancers
www.paullatta.com/studioinfo.html
Contact: Paul Tavai-Latta, Phone: 604-257-8100Vernon:
Hula Halau Ke Aloha
Contact: Pat Springborn, Phone: 250-379-2567Victoria:
Tiare Polynesian Dancers
Contact: Mara Summers, Phone: 250-478-0779
ONTARIO
Brampton:
South Pacific Polynesian Dancers
Contact: Simone Narasa, Phone: 905-450-8730Markham:
Halau Hula O Kaleiu'iokalani
fortheloveofhula.comMississauga:
Sionys Dance Company
www.sionysdancecompany.com
Contact: Siony Relato-Srnka, Phone: 416-255-9078Scarborough:
Hula-La! Aloha Toronto
Contact: Lourdes Sadiua, Phone: 416-332-1264Toronto:
The Spirit of Aloha
Contact: Alilei Talebian, Phone: 905-415-7258
Halau Hula 'O Walea
www.hulaintoronto.com
Contact: Joy Walea Corpuz, Phone: 416-684-2926
The Hawaiian Pacific Magic
Contact: Mela Lilia Uriarte-Tan, Phone: 416-293-1279
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