Everywhere in town is filled with Christmas decorations.
I danced Mele Kalikimaka, which I introduced in my lesson video last year, in front of the annual Honolulu City Lights 🎄🎅.
I was actually a little tired after volunteering at Iolani Palace for 3 hours, but the Christmas song still made my heart sing 🎶.
When I was taking videos, a security guy nearby said Good👍😅.
After this day, the state of Hawaii becomes stormy and it is raining whole days. Last year it rained around New Year's, so I hope we have a sunny New Year's in 2023 ☀️.
Today's hula lesson was held outdoors with a view of Diamond Head, and it was really nice.
The number of haumana will be decreasing from this month until the New Year's holiday, but we were able to talk about the details and everyone kept saying "Oh! I got it" 😁.
No matter what the lesson takes, it should be fun and fruitful! .
Today I put the bougainvillea kupee on that I made it last week. Everyone in Hawaii often receive lei, but they don't seem to have many opportunities to make them.
Wearing flowers makes us feel better❣️The power of fresh flowers is as strong as even the most expensive jewelry.
I carefully listen to your particular needs and create your kit.
So this is the place where you can create your one-of-a-kind quilt.
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The same goes for hula.
In private lessons, I provide choreography to the song you want to dance to.
exactly just for you !!
So it's a special lesson where you can dance your own unique hula.
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In a recent online private lesson, I choreographed a song that she said, "I really love this song!"
I also gave her my interpretation of the song.
She is an instructor so she is already good at it, but when I gave her the key points, she seemed to understand it very well and said she was sad to leave her last lesson. She will ask me again after the new year 😁.
It is also a good opportunity for me to learn something new.
I started online private lessons under this pandemic. Many of them are one-shot lessons, but there is one who has been taking private lessons for 2 years now.
The other day we completed one song and when we talked about what to do next, we came to the conclusion that we should do another review from the songs we have done so far.
Well, that's great❣️👏👏.
So we are reviewing Josh Tatofi's series of songs that we have practiced several times.
Josh's songs are wonderful, but I always feel that they are more difficult to dance to than traditional Hawaiian songs.
I have heard that Kuana Tores Kahele writes and arranges his songs very consciously so that they are easy to dance in hula. (Because that would sell more CDs to Japanese hula dancers? 😅)
Steps and hand motions are of course important and basic, but I think the important point is how much you can put into your body, including the rhythm of the music and its world view.
When you can't actually move your body to practice, please listen to that music a lot. This is why I always say .
In fact, the "I tried dancing" videos on Youtube are often the assigned songs for the online private lessons.
(Waikiki Hula was not it).
The reason is obvious.
I think it's a bit different to post free lessons of it.
The same goes for in-person classes; basically, I don't teach the same songs as Youtube.
However, I have already posted some lesson videos for songs that I have taught in person many years ago + danced to many times in public.
Some of my students choose their favorite songs from Youtube videos. Some of them take lessons for catch-up lessons, and some of them learn from beginning in private.
That's why, sometimes I can't lesson on Youtube, even if someone request tutorial of "odottemita" video.
Of course, there is no problem if you apply for private lessons 🤗, but there are some who say, "I'm using this site because it's free content, and I don't intend to pay for the lessons." I hope you can use the site from various perspectives.
I will continue to do my best to enjoy hula with you as much as possible ❗️.
I sent the "hula video that can be danced while sitting down" for seniors that I told you about last time to Ms.S in Japan, and to my surprise, she replied same day "I shared it with seniors today!" What a prompt reply💕 I am so happy! I'm sure she's doing a great job at the facility with this quick action ❣️.
Ms.S, who participated in both my hula class and quilt class in California! After returning to Japan, she is working at a senior day care service, and she is using her hula experience to show hula to seniors at the facility and also to practice hula with them while sitting down!
She did not finish this quilt that she brought with her from California because she might feel sad if she finished it when she came back to Japan. ......
It makes me smile to see the subtle quilt space that remains 💕💕.
自分がやってきたことが少しでも人の生活に役立てたのだなあ〜と感じさせてもらえて嬉しいです。 なので、Hula Noho for Kupuna で一曲振り付けしようと思います!
It makes me happy to think that what I did helped others in some small way. So I'm going to choreograph a song for Hula Noho for Kupuna!