Class Descriptions
Intro to Keiki Hula
For Boys and Girls
Ages 5 - 8 ~ Tuesdays, 5 - 5:45 pm
Ages 9 - 12 ~ Mondays, 5 - 5:45 pm
Young dancers are introduced to basic hula steps, language, dance etiquette and simple songs.
Keiki II - Hula and Tahitian
Ages 6+, Wednesdays, 5 - 5:45 pm. By invitation only.
Dancers continue with more language and technique and are introduced to Tahitian 'Ōte'a (Tahitian drum dances) and Maori dances of New Zealand.
Keiki III - Hula, Tahitian & Maori
Ages 7+, Wednesdays, 6 - 6:45 pm. By audition/invitation only.
Keiki learn more complex Hula, Tahitian & Maori dances.
Liko Pua - Hula, Tahitian & Maori
Wednesdays, 7 - 7:45 pm. By audition/invitation only.
Advanced older keiki/young teens. Competition level.
Intro to Adult Hula
Thursdays, 6 - 6:45 pm
Men & women ages 13 & up are introduced to basic hula steps, language, cultural practices and proper technique.
Beginning Adult Hula
Mondays, 8 - 8:45 pm
Men and Women Ages 13 & up continue to learn more basic hula steps, language, cultural practices and proper technique.
Intermediate Adults Hula
Ages 13+, Tuesdays, 6 - 6:45 pm
Dancers are trained for performances and as assistants in other classes.
Mākua and Kūpuna Hula
Men and Women Ages 35+, Mondays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
(by invitation only)
Tahitian - 'Aparima & Mehura
Ages 13+, Tuesdays, 7 - 7:45 pm
'Aparima and Mehura are Tahitian dances accompanied by music and drums where dancers tell stories with their hands much like hula. Dancers also learn Tahitian cultural traditions and language, as it relates to the songs and dance interpretations.
Ori Tahiti - 'Ōte'a
Ages 13+, Wednesdays, 8:00 - 8:45 pm
Dancers learn and drill traditional dance steps accompanied by recorded tahitian drumming. Proper technique and body posture, as well as cultural history and language as it pertains to tahitian dance is also taught in this class.
Saturday Polynesian Dance Conditioning Class
Saturdays, 10:00 - 11:15 am
This class is perfect for anyone looking for a low-impact dance-oriented fitness routine. The instructor uses a combination of hula and tahitian dance basics, combined with contemporary dance. No dance background needed to participate. Our PDC class is suited for all levels.
Hula Kane (men) & Wahine (women)
Hula Kahiko
Tahitian 'Ōte'a
Polynesian Dance Conditioning Class
Peacock Gap Christmas Show 2018