Hui O Hula
Hui O Hula is LW’s Hawaiian dance club. Classes are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday’s class meets in the mirror room upstairs in Clubhouse 6; and Thursday’s class is held outdoors at Veterans Plaza, but the class meets inside Clubhouse 3 if the weather is unfavorable. For more information about classes, call 562-431-2242.
Anyone can enjoy the hula. Those who would like to have a gentle workout by swaying to Hawaiian music are welcome to “walk-in-hula-out” on Tuesday or Thursday at 1. Dancing is a fun and healthy way to promote better balance and grace. All, including men, are invited to try this Hawaiian artform. Traditional hula is danced barefoot. Bring a pair of socks for warmth or booties for support as the floor/ground can be cold and hard.
After “walk-in-hula-out,” dancers may stay on to hula with more specific instructions. The current subject is “He Aloha No O Honolulu.” Aloha in Hawaiian means love, hello or goodbye. In this song, it means goodbye as composer Lot Kauwe is leaving Honolulu as he sails to the Big Island onboard Mauna Loa. Dancers are learning how to tell—with their hands and expressions—the different winds and rains from different parts of the islands.
—Jojo Weingart
